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The Organ in Western Culture, 750â1250 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Music) Paperback - 2005
by Williams, Peter
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- Title The Organ in Western Culture, 750–1250 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Music)
- Author Williams, Peter
- Binding Paperback
- Condition New
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date 2005-06-09
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # Q-0521617073
- ISBN 9780521617079 / 0521617073
- Weight 1.63 lbs (0.74 kg)
- Dimensions 9.69 x 7.44 x 0.85 in (24.61 x 18.90 x 2.16 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Organ (Musical instrument) - History -, Church music - 500-1400
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005284177
- Dewey Decimal Code 786.519
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From the rear cover
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 known references before 1300, covering such areas as the history of technology; music-theory art history; architecture, church and political history. Central to the story he uncovers is the liveliness of European monasticism around 1000 and the ability and imagination of the Benedictine reformers. Professor Williams's approach is new in both tactics and strategy, giving an interdisciplinary idea of musical development relevant to those both in and out of music.