The Performance of Early Organ Music.
Publisher: Author
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Basingstoke, UK
Language: eng
Subjects: Organ
Genres: Music
First sentence: "Although only a few organs survive from before about 1800, particularly in Britain, an increasing number of modem mechanical action organs are being built using historical construction practices or influences. The best of these organs, both ancient and modem, give us a tremendous opportunity to try and understand and
appreciate some of the specific techniques of the creative interpretation and performance of early organ music.   Music from that Golden Age that culminated in Bach.

This little book offers a very brief summary of some of those techniques. It won't answer all the questions; it won't even ask many of them. It is not intended to be a scholarly work, but a gentle introduction to the subject. I hope to kindle interest, awareness and understanding of early music and performance practices."
Notes: A gentle introduction to some techniques of the creative interpretation and performance of early organ music on historic, or modern historically-inspired, mechanical action organs.  

Based on a series of articles first published in the Organ Club Journal during 1988 and 1989. Completely revised and enlarged.
Table of contents: title: An opportunity - hitting the right keys
class: chapter
label: Introduction; label: Curved and compact
class: part
title: Pedalboard - bench - posture - hand and finger position; label: Caressing a babe
class: part
title: Organ touch - attack and release of notes - sensitive action - finger technique; label: A string of pearls
class: part
title: Articulation - the ordinary way - plinkety-plonk and hiccups - notation; title: Articulation in performance - hierarchy of the bar - strong and weak notes
class: part
label: Di did'll did'll di; label: With the nose
class: part
title: Early fingering; label: An offensive harsh cacophony
class: part
title: Historic temperaments - musical implications; title: Wind
class: part
label: Embarrassing problems; title: Interpretation - listening - repertoire - horizons - editions
class: part
label: All the Beauties; title: Bibliography - hit the right keys
class: part
label: Nothing so remarkable