| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 151 pages) : music |
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Eastman studies in music |
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Eastman studies in music.
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| Contents |
Frontcover; Contents; List of Examples; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: "You know Bach: you know all"; Part One. Background; 1 "Art does not know the absolute"; 2 "The art of organ playing has not changed at all since Johann Sebastian Bach"; 3 "In France we have neglected performance much too much in favor of improvisation"; Part Two. Maxims; 4 Excerpts fro m Widor's Preface to Jean-Sébastien Bach-OEuvres complètes pour orgue, Vols. 1-4, and Correlative Commentary; I. Pace; II. Phrasing; III. Registration; IV. The Use of the Manuals; V. Changing Manuals |
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Appendix 1: Symphonies pour orgue, "Avant-propos"Appendix 2: Technique de l'orchestre moderne, "L'orgue"; Appendix 3: Initiation musicale, "L'orgue"; Appendix 4: L'orgue moderne; La décadence dans la facture contemporaine; Appendix 5: Key to Widor's System of Abbreviated Registration, Symphonie gothique, First Movement; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Widor's pedagogical writings, translated for the first time, offer essential guidance for interpreting his organ compositions as well as those of his followers in the French Romantic organ school |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 26, 2019) |
| Subject |
Widor, Charles-Marie, 1844-1937.
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| SUBJECT |
Widor, Charles-Marie, 1844-1937 fast |
| Subject |
Organ music -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
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Organ (Musical instrument) -- Performance
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MUSIC -- Musical Instruments -- Piano & Keyboard.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Percussion.
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MUSIC -- Individual Composer & Musician.
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Organ music -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
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Organ (Musical instrument) -- Performance
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781787445055 |
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1787445054 |
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