The History of the Organ in the United States

This book is the best single source of information about American organ building and the content is clearly presented. There are wonderful quotations from prime sources and many photographs and stop-lists. --American Music Teacher

From the Spanish mission days of the 17th century to the present, the organ mirrors to a remarkable degree its social, economic, and cultural setting. Immigration, wars, industrial growth, the availability of electricity, the popularity of orchestral music, and the invention of the phonograph and of the player piano all had a part in determining the course of American organ history.

Author: Orpha Ochse
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 08/22/1988
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.24w x 1.80d
ISBN: 9780253204950