All the stops : the glorious pipe organ and its American masters / Craig R. Whitney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitney, Craig R., 1943-

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organ (Musical instrument)--United States--History.

Organ (Musical instrument).

Organ builders--United States.

Organ builders.

History.

United States.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xxv, 323 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Public Affairs, [2003]

Summary:

A distinguished "New York Times" editor explores the history of the pipe organ in America in a book that will intrigue and delight anyone interested in classical music and culture. Photos.

Contents:

1 Ernest M. Skinner and the Orchestral Organ in New England 1

2 Monster Organs, Mammoth Audiences 21

3 G. Donald Harrison and Aeolian-Skinner: The American Classic Organ 51

4 The Invention of E. Power Biggs 81

5 "The Fox" 121

6 "The Way God Intended Organs to Be Built" 161

7 "Heavy Organ" 187

8 Back to the Future 215

9 Reborn 241

Recordings 273.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-303) and index.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

1586481738

OCLC:

51059298