368 Pages
44 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
366 Pages
44 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
368 Pages
44 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This volume explores twentieth-century organ music through in-depth studies of the principal centers of composition, the most significant composers and their works, and the evolving role of the instrument and its music. The twentieth-century was a time of unprecedented change for organ music, not only in its composition and performance but also in the standards of instrument design and building.... Read more
1. The Organ in the Twentieth Century 2. The German Lands 3. Max Reger 4. The Idea of "Bewegung" in the Organ Reform Movement of the 1920s 5. France and French-speaking Switzerland 6. Olivier Messiaen 7. The Low Countries 8. Scandinavia 9. The United States 10. György Ligeti 11. Herbert Howells 1 2. Twentieth-Century Organ Music in the Christian Liturgy
Biography
Christopher S. Anderson is Associate Professor of Sacred Music at the Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, USA.
"Comprising an introduction and 12 chapters by leading international scholars, this collection is organized partly by country and region, with separate essays on the important organ composers, the instrument in the 20th century, and the organ in worship. Social and cultural perspectives are considered in all essays, with several especially notable... This well-edited volume will prove invaluable to performers and scholars alike. Summing Up: Highly Recommended" - B. Doherty, New College in CHOICE
