Description

Because it has always represented a rich collaboration of the music, art, architecture, handicraft and science of its day, the organ, more than any other instrument, continues to reflect the spirit of the age in which it was built. The Organ as a Mirror of its Time, the first book to consider this instrument's historical and cultural significance, reflects the efforts of twenty leading scholars of the organ.
The book chronicles the history of six organs in Scandinavia and Northern Germany, at least one specimen for every century from 1600 to the present. By considering their original contexts and their histories since they were built, as well as the extraordinary coincidences that link them together, the book offers a unique perspective on the cultural history of northern Europe. A CD with appropriate repertoire played on each of the six instruments accompanies the book.

Reviews

"[T]he authors....tell the fascinating stories that surround each instrument. Reading these essays is a little like opening a box of buried treasure; each object reveals a different, often unexpected aspect of the world in which the object lived."--Westfield

"In addition to the riches of the narrative of a horde of scholars, the package includes a CD recording of these instruments.Able writers and Scholars."--IThe American Organist

Product Details

392 pages; 54 halftones, line illus, & music ex.; 6-1/8 x 9-1/4; ISBN13: 978-0-19-514415-4ISBN10: 0-19-514415-5

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