The Technique and Art of Organ Playing (Classic Reprint)
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (738 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1333793197 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 266 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Of course nothing can ever take the place of the personal guidance and example of an inspired teacher; this book simply aims to provide the next best thing for students who must continue their studies thus or not at all. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. Excerpt from The Technique and Art of Organ PlayingThis book is designed to provide the teacher with the technical material necessary to carry the student from the beginning of his studies through to the acquirement of complete command of his instrument. With their needs in view the author has endeavored, in Part I, to take up each point of technique in logical and related order, and to describe it clearly and definitely, with illustrations whenever they may aid in comprehension and application; and, in Part II, to supply, also in logical order, just as many exercises as are absolutely necessary to cover each point, and pieces which, although they demand the application of each point of technique as it is acquired and are therefore excellent studies, are never mere studies, but are such as will be of use to the organist always, and of so great variety in style that effective recital programs can be made from just these numbers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections suc
They should rename this the Bible of Organ Playing Brent Woo As soon as I checked the table of contents I knew this would be a winner. The author covers the most minute techniques of playing the organ with the greatest detail. I'm a decent pianist with about 17 years of experience and I found myself challenged with this book. It wastes no time on introductory material--the author goes over the fundamentals, yes, like chair height and position, but not the basics, such as music reading or anything like that. Its lack of the basics is probably the only drawback, as the . Technique and Art of Organ playing James Ziessler I am a College professor who has taught piano and pipe organ for over 40 years. I have used just about every organ method book out there. The Technique and Art of Organ playing is older than dirt. Written by Clarence Dickenson, it contains eveything the would be, serious organist needs to know. This is not a method book for those who want to play Theater organ music, jazz, or popular music. It is a method book for the "classical", "church" organist. He covers in detail the four basic methods of organ playing. Total Disappointment David Lorah This item contains excellent material in a format that is totally impractical and virtually unusable. It is a photostat reproduction of the original in a format that is too small for practical purposes. In many instances the copy is so poor that it is hardly readible. Do not waste your time with this one!