Catechism of the Organ
by
John Hiles
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| ISBN-13/EAN: | 978-1-902222-22-6 |
| ISBN-10: | 1-902222-22-9 |
| Title: | Catechism of the Organ |
| Author: | John Hiles |
| Price: | £31.95 |
| Description: | This book outlines in question and answer format ; the construction, history, and the playing of the organ ; it also describes the various organ stops, and contains a number of specifications of organs in Germany, England and France. |
| Pages: | vii 156 |
| Availability: | In Stock |
| Format: | Hard Back (Library Quality Cloth) A5 |
| Illustrations: | 27 diagrams |
| Published: | 2005 |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Bardon Enterprises |
| Sample Page: |  |
| Cover: |  |
Biography of John HilesHiles, John. Organist in Shrewsbury; of St. Thomas’, Portsmouth, 1853-1860; in Brighton; London. Composed piano pieces, songs, &c. Wrote books about music. Brother of Dr Henry Hiles. bap. Shrewsbury, England, Dec. 30th, 1810; d. Kensington, London, Feb. 4th, 1882. Biographical information courtesy of www.organ-biography.info © 2023 |
Table of contents :-
- I. Of the organ in general.
- II. The organ stops.
- III. The interior of the organ.
- IV. Of the pipes and their constituent parts.
- 1. Flue-pipes.
- Stopped pipes.
- Measure, or scale, of the pipes.
- 2. Reed-pipes.
- V. Of the wind-chest.
- VI. Of the manuals and their connexion with the wind-chest.
- VII. Of the registers, or stops.
- VIII. Of the bellows, wind-trunks, and their connexion with the wind chest.
- IX. Of the stops of an organ, and their character.
- Flue-work stops.
- a. Diapason-work.
- b. The flute-work proper.
- c. The stopped, or covered, pipes.
- d. Flue-work stops of peculiar and distinctive character.
- e. Flue-stops, of various lengths.
- Reed stops.
- Mixture stops.
- X. Descriptions of various english and foreign organs.
- XI. Upon the characteristic differences of the manuals.
- XII. Of the art of registering.
- XIII. General principles about playing on the organ.
- XIV. Upon the pneumatic lever ; or, the pneumatic work.
- XV. Upon intonation, temperament, tuning, and the sounds of the organ.
- XVI. Upon defects or interruptions in mechanism, and their remedy.
- XVII. Upon the origin of the organ, and its history.
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