Table of contents

CHAPTER I. GRÆCO-ROMAN ORGAN MUSIC

Antiquity of the organ – The hydraulus and its music – Differences between ancient and modern music – Rapid=978-1-902222-26-4&ity of execution referred to by ancient writers – Ephemeral nature of instrumental music in general – Three periods of modern organ music.

CHAPTER II. FORM IN MUSIC.

Necessity of form – Dance music – Early forms of organ music – Music and architecture compared – Harmony and counterpoint – Rise of tonality – Rhythm and popular music.

CHAPTER III. ITALIAN ORGAN MUSIC.

Landino – The several kinds of ancient organ – Organs at St. Mark’s, Venice – Zucchetti – Organum magnum and organum parvum – Organist and organ-builder – Sguarcialupo – Willaert – Buus – The music at St. Mark’s – The earliest printed Italian organ music.

CHAPTER IV. ITALIAN ORGAN MUSIC (continued).

Merulo – Palestrina – Gabrieli – Popular tunes in church – Diruta – Il Transilvano – Toccatas – Use of the stops Antegnati – Italian organs and organists of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

CHAPTER V. ITALIAN ORGAN MUSIC (continued).

Frescobaldi – Directions for the proper performance of his music – Rossi – Fasolo – Other Italian organists of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

CHAPTER VI. GERMAN ORGAN MUSIC.

The rise of organ music in Germany – Paumann – His Fundamentum Organizandi – Compass of German organs – Hofhaimer – Increase in the number of organs – The Koch family – Arnold Schlick –Spiegelder Orgelmacher – German Tablatures – Kleber – Coloratura –Ammerbach – Popular tunes set to sacred words.

CHAPTER VII. GERMAN ORGAN MUSIC (continued).

The Schmid=978-1-902222-26-4&s – Origin of tablatures – The fugue – Paix – Woltz – Luython – Luther’s hymns – Rise of the Choralvorspiel – Scheid=978-1-902222-26-4&t – Sweelinck – Decay of German tablatures – The organ was not at first used to accompany the choir or congregation – Scheid=978-1-902222-26-4&t’s directions for the management of the organ – His tonality – Forms of organ music settled in Germany.

CHAPTER VIII. GERMAN ORGAN MUSIC (continued).

Scheid=978-1-902222-26-4&emann – Reinken – Buxtehude – Bruhns – The South German school – Hassler – Kindermann – Schlemmer – Pachelbel – Steigleder – Erbach – Speth – Froberger and the legends concerning him – Kerl – Muffat – The Bach family.

CHAPTER IX. ORGAN MUSIC IN GERMANY (continued).

The organ works of J. S. Bach.

CHAPTER X. FRENCH ORGAN MUSIC.

The organ in France – First French publication – French tablature – Titelouze – Gigault – Raison – French preference for reed stops – Le Bègue – French organs – D’Anglebert – Chambonnières – The Couperins – Marchand – Rameau – Bedos de Celles.

CHAPTER XI. ORGAN MUSIC IN SPAIN AND THE NETHERLANDS.

Authorities for Spanish musical history – Music in a Spanish cathedral – Spanish organs – Cabezon – Spanish tablature – Hernando de Cabezon – Diego de Castillo – Cavigo – Arraujo – Lorente – Nassarre – Equal Temperament first proposed in Spain – Change of style in organ music – Eslava Portuguese music – Netherlands music – Bells and organs – Bull, Phillips, and other Englishmen in the Netherlands – Cornet – Van Gheyn – Sweelinck – Van Noordt.

CHAPTER XII. ENGLISH ORGAN MUSIC.

The organ in the English Church – University degrees – English tablature – Henry Abington – Cathedral music – Day’s Certaine Notes – Congregational singing – Tallis – Tye – Byrd – Blitheman – Bull – The Gibbons family – Abolition of the Liturgy.

CHAPTER XIII. ENGLISH ORGAN MUSIC (continued).

Re-erection of organs after the Restoration – The influence of the opera on church music – New use of the organ – Dr. Greene – John Robinson – Cornet pieces – Dr. Blow – Double and single organs – Croft – Purcell – His Toccata in A – His views of English music – Advent of Handel – Burney’s views of English instrumental music – Handel’s organ works – Mace and the organ in parish churches – Village church bands.

CHAPTER XIV. CONTINENTAL ORGAN MUSIC SINCE 1750.

Italian organ music – Vallotti – Santucci – Capocci – Terrabugio – Bossi – German organ music – W. F. Bach – Pupils of J. S. Bach – Rinck – Albrechtsberger – Vogler – The Schneid=978-1-902222-26-4&ers – Mendelssohn – Hesse – Schumann – The Fischers – Faisst – Thiele – Ritter – Merkel – Rheinberger – Fährmann – Reger – French organ music – Benoist – Lambillotte – Nisard – Lefébure-Wély – Franck – Boèllmann – Saint-Saëns – Dubois – Guilmant – Wid=978-1-902222-26-4&or – Dutch organists – Van Eijken – De Lange.

CHAPTER XV. THE PROGRESS OF ORGAN MUSIC IN ENGLAND.

Roseingrave – Arne – Stanley – Nares – Cooke – Dupuis – Beckwith – The Wesleys – Clarke-Whitfeld – Russell – Crotch – Novello – Adams – S. S. Wesley – Smart – Stirling – Spark – Ouseley – Best – The present English school.

APPENDIX A. Musical Illustrations.

APPENDIX B. A Chronological Synopsis of Organ Composers.

APPENDIX C. Bibliography and Collections of Organ Music.

INDEX.