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
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.
JSTOR
Ingram Content Group
22573/ctv1354st3
3-239-9781787445055
Widor on organ performance practice and technique.
9781580469449
Widor, Charles-Marie,1844-1937.
Widor, Charles-Marie,1844-1937.
Organ (Musical instrument)-- Performance.
Organ music-- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician
MUSIC-- Musical Instruments-- Piano & Keyboard.
MUSIC-- Printed Music-- Percussion.
Organ (Musical instrument)-- Performance.
Organ music-- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)