The Chamber Organ in Britain, 1600–1830

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Contents: Pitch notation
The social and musical background: Origins and early days
From Smith to status symbol
The Handel/Snetzler era
Designed to impress
A slow decline
Construction: Aspects of organ-building
The organs: A Catalogue: Introductory note
1600-1660
1660-1710
1740-1780
1780-1830
Appendices: A note on chamber organs in Scotland
Who were Longman and Broderip?
Some chamber organs on CD
Gazetteers
Supplementary bibliography
Index.

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The first edition of The English Chamber Organ was published in 1968. This new, revised edition takes into account the considerable research into chamber organs that has taken place over the last thirty years. Much of the book has been completely rewritten and expanded, and it includes a number of organs not detailed in the first edition. As its revised title suggests, this new edition covers foreign-make imports as well as British-made organs that were sent overseas. Part one comprises a series of chapters that cover the history of the chamber organ, its origins and development. Part two provides a general introduction to the construction of organs, while part three gives detailed descriptions of 196 British chamber organs, with information on their location, specifications, design, and suggestions for further reading. As a domestic instrument the chamber organ was often perceived to be as much a piece of furniture as an item of musical equipment. The Chamber Organ in Britain offers an assessment of the organ as both a musical instrument and as a decorative icon.

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It is excellent that the book is available again

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