Part I: 1. The English organ in 1820; 2. Organs and organ-building, 1820–40; 3. The Insular movement; 4. Three case studies; 5. The Bristol reformation; Part II: 6. Bach, Mendelssohn and the English organ, 1810–45; 7. The German system; 8. The work of William Hill, 1839–55; 9. The Transition; Part III: 10. The emergence of the Victorian organ, 1850–70; 11. Music and mechanics; 12. German influences, 1855–70; 13. Hill & Son, 1856–70; 14. Henry Willis; 15. Epilogue.
This important 1990 book provides a comprehensive survey of English organ building during the most innovative fifty years in its history.
'From his lifelong study of the nineteenth-century organ in Britain, Thistlethwaite distils the stuff of drama ... [he] joins the tiny band of seminal writers whose works are milestones in the continuing development of the art of the organ.' Peter Hurford 'The Making of the Victorian Organ is a must for everyone seriously interested in the organ, as well as for every expert. It is absolutely necessary reading for anyone in any way concerned with making decisions about organs of this period.' Musical Times 'A splendid new book ... Nicholas Thistlethwaite offers a comprehensive view of this distinctive instrument.' The American Organist
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