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Bach'S Feet - The Organ Pedals in European Culture (Book) Loot Price: R772
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Bach'S Feet - The Organ Pedals in European Culture (Book): David Yearsley

Bach'S Feet - The Organ Pedals in European Culture (Book)

David Yearsley

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The organist seated at the king of instruments with thousands of pipes rising all around him, his hands busy at the manuals and his feet patrolling the pedalboard, is a symbol of musical self-sufficiency yielding musical possibilities beyond that of any other mode of solo performance. In this book, David Yearsley presents an interpretation of the significance of the oldest and richest of European instruments, by investigating the German origins of the uniquely independent use of the feet in organ playing. Delving into a range of musical, literary and visual sources, Bach's Feet demonstrates the cultural importance of this physically demanding mode of music-making, from the blind German organists of the fifteenth century, through the central contribution of Bach's music and legacy, to the newly-pedaling organists of the British Empire and the sinister visions of Nazi propagandists.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: February 2017
Authors: David Yearsley
Dimensions: 172 x 244 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Book
Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 978-1-316-63983-2
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900)
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > Keyboard instruments
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Techniques of music > General
Books > Music > Composers & musicians
Books > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > Keyboard instruments
Books > Music > Techniques of music > General
Books > Music > Western music, periods & styles > Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900)
LSN: 1-316-63983-5
Barcode: 9781316639832

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