The Classical Italian Organ Of The Eighteenth Century

Download or read book Italian Organ Music - A Classic Article on the History of Italian Organ Compositions written by C. Abdy Williams and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains a vintage article on the subject of Italian organ music, being a detailed history of its origins and development with reference to notable players and composers. “Italian Organ Music” will appeal to those with a love of this fabulous instrument, and it is not to be missed by those interested in it's colourful history and evolution in Europe. Contents include: “Landino”, “The Several Kinds of Ancient Organ”, “Organs at St. Mark's”, “Venice”, “Zuchetti”, “Organum Magnum and Organum Parvum”, “Organists and Organ Builder”, “Squarcialupo”, “Willaert”, “Buus”, “The Music at St. Mark's”, “The Earliest Printed Italian Organ Music”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of the organ.