The Organ in Western Culture, 750 1250
How did the organ become a church instrument? How did it develop from an outdoor, Mediterranean noisemaker to an instrument which has become the embodiment of Western music and responsible for many of that music's characteristics? In this fascinating investigation, Peter Williams speculates on these questions and suggests some likely answers. He considers where the organ was placed and why; what the instrument was like in 800, 1000, 1200 and 1400; what music was played, and how. He re-examines the known references before 1300, covering such areas as the history of technology, music theory, art history, architecture, and church and political h…
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Weitere Autoren: Peter, Williams / Fenlon, Iain (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-521-61707-9
- EAN: 9780521617079
- Produktnummer: 1518074
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 416 S.
- Masse: H24.6 cm x B18.9 cm x D2.2 cm 801 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 801
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