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Pulling out the stops : a history of the organ /

The organ is one of the oldest, most complex and most glorious musical instruments known to man. The four-part series tells the history of this magnificent instrument, displaying the beauty of the sound it produces, the wealth of music written for it, the craftsmanship involved in building such a co...

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Other Authors: Lilenstein, Nat (Director), Darasse, Xavier, 1934-1992 (interviewee (expression)), Alain, Marie-Claire, 1926-2013 (Instrumentalist), Robilliard, Louis, 1939- (Instrumentalist), Saorgin, René, 1928-2015 (Instrumentalist), Green, Garard (Narrator), Hardy, Tim (Narrator), Marinker, Peter (Narrator), Ridler, A. L. (Anne L.) (Narrator), Scoular, Christopher (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
French
Language Notes:This edition in English and French with French and Spanish subtitles.
Published: Germany : ArtHaus Musik, 2012.
Subjects:
Organ (Musical instrument) > Construction > History.
Organ (Musical instrument) > History.
Organ music.
Orgue > Facture > Histoire.
Orgue > Histoire.
Orgue, Musique d'.
Organ (Musical instrument)
Organ (Musical instrument) > Construction.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Documentary films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Latin origins
  • 2. From Sweelinck to Bach
  • 3. The golden age
  • 4. The modern age.