Description
Book SynopsisA work that presents the registrational practices of organists from 1550 to 1800. Along with the many stoplists and discussions of performance traditions, it discusses the religious and political context for each period and region - and how these affected the work of composers and organ builders.
Trade Review"In this book, Barbara Owen has created a rich resource of historical information coupled with strategies for interpreting that information on today's instruments." oJournal of the American Musical Instrument Society "... Barbara Owen has succeeded admirably in distilling three centuries of organ registration practice into a volume less than three hundred pages long... Anyone with an interest in the history of the organ and its music ... will not want to ignore this book." oSixteenth Century Journal "It is rare to find a book that combines such careful scholarship with a practical focus that makes it accessible to performing musicians as well as research specialists." oNotes "An excellent volume from historical, musical style and interpretive standpoints. Highly recommended for all large academic and professional music collections." Choice " ... recommend this book to all serious organists." oThe American Organist Magazine
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Part I. Prologue: Renaissance and Reformation
1. The Music, Compoers, and Organs
2. England, France, Italy, and Spain
3. Netherlands, Germany, and Central Europe
Part II. Late Renaissance to Early Baroque
4. England
5. France and Catholic Netherlands
6. Italy
7. Spain and Portugal
8. Northern Netherlands
9. North and Central Germany
10. South Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland
Part III. High Baroque
11. England
12. France and Lower Netherlands
13. Italy
14. Spain, Portugal, and Mesoamerica
15. Northern Germany, Holland, and Scandinavia
16. Central Germany
17. South Germany, Austria, and Eastern Europe
Part IV. Summation: Late Baroque to Classical
18. England and Coastal United States
19. France, Alsace, and Lower Netherlands (Belgium)
20. Italy
21. Spain, Portugal, and Latin America
22. Protestant Germany, Holland, and Scandinavia
23. Catholic Germany, Austria, and Eastern Europe
Appendix I: Restored Historic Organs in North America
Appendix II: Modern Historically Based Organs in North America
Bibliography
Index
