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    612-822-4611

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The Organ, Its History and Construction: A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure & Capabilities of the Organ, with Specifications and Suggestive Det

The Organ, Its History and Construction: A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure & Capabilities of the Organ, with Specifications and Suggestive Det

Hopkins, Edward J.

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Classical MusicMusic Instruction: PianoMusic Reference

ISBN10: 1447456475
ISBN13: 9781447456476
Publisher: Orchard Pr
Published: May 24 2012
Pages: 832
Weight: 2.29
Height: 1.84 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The Organ, It's History and Construction is a complete handbook for organists, first published in 1855. This vintage volume offers the reader a comprehensive guide to the structure and capabilities of the early organ, explaining the formation, nature, and operation of every part of the instrument. This vintage book will appeal to those with an interest in the history of the organ, as well as playing, maintaining, or building them. Contents include: First Epoch--The Ancient Organ, Anterior to the Invention of the Key-board, Its Invention, The Hydraulic Organ, The Pneumatic Organ, Its Introduction into Church, Organ-building in the Eleventh Century, Second Epoch--The Medieval Organ, after the Invention of the Key-board, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction the history of the organ.

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