The Organ: An Encyclopedia
- ISBN-10
- 0415941741
- ISBN-13
- 9780415941747
- Series
- The Organ
- Category
- Organ (Musical instrument)
- Pages
- 679
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Authors
- Douglas Earl Bush, Richard Kassel
Description
This third volume of The Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments includes articles on the organ family of instruments. It features articles on famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction and maintenance of the instruments, and related terminology. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instrument history from around the world. This is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments and will be indispensable to any person or institution interested in the organ.
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- 1991-01-01
- 96 pages
- Paperback
- Shire Publications
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