Estey Reed Organs on Parade


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Estey Reed Organs on Parade


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The Organ


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Organ, Volume 3 of the Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments, includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments that predated the piano. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instruments from around the world.




Manufacturing the Muse


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How a 19th century instrument helped to shape New World culture.




The American Reed Organ and the Harmonium


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Covers the history, construction, manufacturing, tuning, restoration, and music of these classic American and European parlor instruments.




The Organ


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The Encyclopedia of Organ includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments, and related terminology. It is the first complete A-Z reference on this important family of keyboard instruments. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instrument history from around the world.




Gellerman's International Reed Organ Atlas


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This second edition of Gellerman's classic reference work is a must for collectors and aficionados of reed organs.










Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 2


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The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 1 provides an overview of media, industry, and technology and its relationship to popular music. In 500 entries by 130 contributors from around the world, the volume explores the topic in two parts: Part I: Social and Cultural Dimensions, covers the social phenomena of relevance to the practice of popular music and Part II: The Industry, covers all aspects of the popular music industry, such as copyright, instrumental manufacture, management and marketing, record corporations, studios, companies, and labels. Entries include bibliographies, discographies and filmographies, and an extensive index is provided.