Complete Organ Symphonies, Series I Revised Edition Contributor(s): Widor, Charles-Marie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486266915 ISBN-13: 9780486266916 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1991 Annotation: The greatest French organist of his day, Widor (1844-1937) composed 10 organ "symphonies" -- actually solo compositions usually consisting of 6 or 7 short movements, that treat the organ as a kind of self-contained orchestra. Series I includes Symphonies Nos. 1-4, Op. 13 and Symphonie No. 5, Op. 42. Frequently performed today. Glossary of French terms. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Music | Printed Music - Opera & Classical Scores - Music | Musical Instruments - Piano & Keyboard - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical |
Dewey: 786.5 |
LCCN: 90754754 |
Series: Dover Music for Organ |
Physical Information: 0.52" H x 8.99" W x 11.93" (1.24 lbs) 208 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937), the greatest French organist of his day, called the ten solo compositions in this two-volume edition "organ symphonies" to reflect both their secular spirit and the orchestral wealth of the timbres of the new French organs. Cast in the distinctive new form he developed, the symphonies usually consist of six or seven short movements of widely varying moods and textures, filled with lively and elegant marches and scherzos, lush pastorals and other musical forms not usually associated with organ music. Most were written specifically to exploit the capacities of the modern Cavaill -Coll organ, especially the rich-toned five-keyboard instrument at St-Sulpice in Paris. |