Barrel Organ

Barrel Organ
Author: Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume
Publisher: South Brunswick, N.J. : A. S. Barnes
Total Pages: 642
Release: 1978
Genre: Music
ISBN:

The Organ

The Organ
Author: Douglas Earl Bush
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 696
Release: 2006
Genre: Organ (Musical instrument)
ISBN: 0415941741

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.

The History of the Organ in the United States

The History of the Organ in the United States
Author: Orpha Ochse
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 516
Release: 1988-08-22
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780253204950

Immigration, wars, industrial growth, the availability of electricity, the popularity of orchestral music, and the invention of the phonograph and of the player piano all had a part in determining the course of American organ history.

The History of the English Organ

The History of the English Organ
Author: Stephen Bicknell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 430
Release: 1996
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780521654098

This 1996 book describes the history of organs built in England from AD 900 to the present day.

The Organ

The Organ
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1926
Genre: Organ (Musical instrument)
ISBN:

Automatic Organs

Automatic Organs
Author: Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2007
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

Interest in automatic organs is larger now than ever before. This comprehensive, yet easy-to-read, reference unlocks the mysteries of mechanical versions of the King of Instruments and its smaller counterparts. 79 color and 538 black and white photos display examples and the text explains how automatic pipe organs work, Italian water garden organs, barrel organs, orchestrions, and street and showground organs, as well as automatic organs of the 21st century and more. The list of makers, distributors, and inventors the world over has never been available before.