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French Organ Music from the Revolution to Franck and Widor
Lawrence ( Archbold
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Description for French Organ Music from the Revolution to Franck and Widor
Paperback. Features essays by scholars and organists that examine the music of Franck and other nineteenth-century French organist-composers through stylistic analysis, study of compositional process, and exploration of how ideas about organ technique and performance-practice traditions developed and became codified. Editor(s): Archbold, Lawrence; Peterson, William J. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; AVA; AVGC; AVRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Nineteenth-century French organ music attracts an ever-increasing number of performers and devotees. The music of Cesar Franck and other distinguished composers-Boely, Guilmant, Widor-and the impact upon this repertoire of the organ-building achievements of Aristide Cavaille-Coll, are here explored through stylistic analysis, the study of the compositional process, and the exploration of how ideas about organ technique and performance practice traditions developed and became codified. New consideration is also given to the political and cultural contexts within which Franck and other French organist-composers worked. Contributors: Kimberley Marshall, William J. Peterson, Benjamin van Wye, Craig Cramer, Jesse ... Read more
Nineteenth-century French organ music attracts an ever-increasing number of performers and devotees. The music of Cesar Franck and other distinguished composers-Boely, Guilmant, Widor-and the impact upon this repertoire of the organ-building achievements of Aristide Cavaille-Coll, are here explored through stylistic analysis, the study of the compositional process, and the exploration of how ideas about organ technique and performance practice traditions developed and became codified. New consideration is also given to the political and cultural contexts within which Franck and other French organist-composers worked. Contributors: Kimberley Marshall, William J. Peterson, Benjamin van Wye, Craig Cramer, Jesse ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Series
Eastman Studies in Music
Condition
New
Number of Pages
337
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781580460712
SKU
V9781580460712
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Reviews for French Organ Music from the Revolution to Franck and Widor
Excellent scholarship; highly recommended for all academic collections.
CHOICE Lawrence Archbold and William J. Peterson have amassed the quintessential scholarly compendium. . . . For recitalists, informed teachers, and students of the Romantic period, this is required reading and study.
AMERICAN ORGANIST An enormous amount of scholarly investigation has gone ... Read more
CHOICE Lawrence Archbold and William J. Peterson have amassed the quintessential scholarly compendium. . . . For recitalists, informed teachers, and students of the Romantic period, this is required reading and study.
AMERICAN ORGANIST An enormous amount of scholarly investigation has gone ... Read more