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BL
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853684
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Near, John Richard
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| Title & Author
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Widor on organ performance practice and technique /\ John R. Near.
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| Publication Statement
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Rochester, NY :: University of Rochester Press,, 2019.
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, ©2019
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| Series Statement
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Eastman studies in music
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1 online resource (xvi, 151 pages) :: music
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| ISBN
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1787445054
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: 9781787445055
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1580469442
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9781580469449
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Frontcover; Contents; List of Examples; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: "You know Bach: you know all"; Part One. Background; 1 "Art does not know the absolute"; 2 "The art of organ playing has not changed at all since Johann Sebastian Bach"; 3 "In France we have neglected performance much too much in favor of improvisation"; Part Two. Maxims; 4 Excerpts fro m Widor's Preface to Jean-Sébastien Bach-OEuvres complètes pour orgue, Vols. 1-4, and Correlative Commentary; I. Pace; II. Phrasing; III. Registration; IV. The Use of the Manuals; V. Changing Manuals
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Appendix 1: Symphonies pour orgue, "Avant-propos"Appendix 2: Technique de l'orchestre moderne, "L'orgue"; Appendix 3: Initiation musicale, "L'orgue"; Appendix 4: L'orgue moderne; La décadence dans la facture contemporaine; Appendix 5: Key to Widor's System of Abbreviated Registration, Symphonie gothique, First Movement; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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Widor's pedagogical writings, translated for the first time, offer essential guidance for interpreting his organ compositions as well as those of his followers in the French Romantic organ school.
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Widor, Charles-Marie,1844-1937.
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Widor, Charles-Marie,1844-1937.
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Organ (Musical instrument)-- Performance.
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Organ music-- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
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MUSIC / Individual Composer Musician
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MUSIC-- Musical Instruments-- Piano Keyboard.
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MUSIC-- Printed Music-- Percussion.
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Organ (Musical instrument)-- Performance.
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Organ music-- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
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| Dewey Classification
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786.5/193
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| LC Classification
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ML600.N43 2019
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