Table of Contents

Introduction Part One - Introducing the Organ 1. Wondrous Machines 2. Oran Actions and Organ Touch Part Two - The History - The Instrument and its Music 3. 'In the Beginning...' 4. The Middle Ages 5. The Renaissance 6. The Golden Age: The Seventeenth Century 7. The Baroque I 8. The Baroque II 9. English Organ Music 1700-1800 10. Interlude: The Classical Decline 1750-1850 11. The Romantic Revival: Germany 12. The Romantic Revival: France 13. The Romantic Revival: England and America 14. The Twentieth Century: The Classical Revival Part Three - Playing the Organ Today: Instruments and Repertoires 15. The Eclectic Organ 16. The Museum Organ? 17. Modern Organ Music: The Present and the Future 18. The Organ and Other Instruments 19. Organ Transcriptions 20. Organ Accompaniment Part Four - Acquiring the Skills 21. An Outline Course of Instruction 22. Organ Improvisation I 23. Organ Improvisation II Postscript: Deus ex Machina Glossary Music: Recommended Editions Recommended Recordings Bibliography Index