Barrel Organ
Title | Barrel Organ PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume |
Publisher | South Brunswick, N.J. : A. S. Barnes |
Total Pages | 642 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN |
The History of the Organ in the United States
Title | The History of the Organ in the United States PDF eBook |
Author | Orpha Ochse |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | 516 |
Release | 1988-08-22 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780253204950 |
Immigration, wars, industrial growth, the availability of electricity, the popularity of orchestral music, and the invention of the phonograph and of the player piano all had a part in determining the course of American organ history.
The History of the English Organ
Title | The History of the English Organ PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Bicknell |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 430 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780521654098 |
This 1996 book describes the history of organs built in England from AD 900 to the present day.
The Organ
Title | The Organ PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas Earl Bush |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Total Pages | 696 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Organ (Musical instrument) |
ISBN | 0415941741 |
Organ, Volume 3 of the Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments, includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments that predated the piano. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instruments from around the world.
Church and Chamber Barrel-organs: Their Origin, Makers, Music and Location
Title | Church and Chamber Barrel-organs: Their Origin, Makers, Music and Location PDF eBook |
Author | Lyndesay Graham Langwill |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 144 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | Barrel organ |
ISBN |
The Organ
Title | The Organ PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 336 |
Release | 1928 |
Genre | Organ (Musical instrument) |
ISBN |
Automatic Organs
Title | Automatic Organs PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume |
Publisher | Schiffer Publishing |
Total Pages | 530 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN |
Interest in automatic organs is larger now than ever before. This comprehensive, yet easy-to-read, reference unlocks the mysteries of mechanical versions of the King of Instruments and its smaller counterparts. 79 color and 538 black and white photos display examples and the text explains how automatic pipe organs work, Italian water garden organs, barrel organs, orchestrions, and street and showground organs, as well as automatic organs of the 21st century and more. The list of makers, distributors, and inventors the world over has never been available before.