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The first edition of The English Chamber Organ was published in
1968. This new, revised edition takes into account the considerable
research into chamber organs that has taken place over the last
thirty years. Much of the book has been completely rewritten and
expanded, and it includes a number of organs not detailed in the
first edition. As its revised title suggests, this new edition
covers foreign-make imports as well as British-made organs that
were sent overseas. Part one comprises a series of chapters that
cover the history of the chamber organ, its origins and
development. Part two provides a general introduction to the
construction of organs, while part three gives detailed
descriptions of 196 British chamber organs, with information on
their location, specifications, design, and suggestions for further
reading. As a domestic instrument the chamber organ was often
perceived to be as much a piece of furniture as an item of musical
equipment. The Chamber Organ in Britain offers an assessment of the
organ as both a musical instrument and as a decorative icon.
Nicholas Lanier (1588-1666) was not only the first person to hold
the office of Master of the Music to King Charles I, he was also a
practising painter, a friend of Rubens, Van Dyck and many other
artists of his time, and one of the very first great art collectors
and connoisseurs. He is especially remembered for the part he
played in acquiring, on behalf of Charles I, the famous collection
of paintings belonging to the Gonzaga family of Mantua. Many of
these paintings still form an important part of the Royal
Collection today. In this book the different strands of Lanier's
colourful life are for the first time drawn together and presented
in a single compelling narrative.
The first edition of The English Chamber Organ was published in
1968. This new, revised edition takes into account the considerable
research into chamber organs that has taken place over the last
thirty years. Much of the book has been completely rewritten and
expanded, and it includes a number of organs not detailed in the
first edition. As its revised title suggests, this new edition
covers foreign-make imports as well as British-made organs that
were sent overseas. Part one comprises a series of chapters that
cover the history of the chamber organ, its origins and
development. Part two provides a general introduction to the
construction of organs, while part three gives detailed
descriptions of 196 British chamber organs, with information on
their location, specifications, design, and suggestions for further
reading. As a domestic instrument the chamber organ was often
perceived to be as much a piece of furniture as an item of musical
equipment. The Chamber Organ in Britain offers an assessment of the
organ as both a musical instrument and as a decorative icon.
Nicholas Lanier (1588-1666) was not only the first person to hold
the office of Master of the Music to King Charles I, he was also a
practising painter, a friend of Rubens, Van Dyck and many other
artists of his time, and one of the very first great art collectors
and connoisseurs. He is especially remembered for the part he
played in acquiring, on behalf of Charles I, the famous collection
of paintings belonging to the Gonzaga family of Mantua. Many of
these paintings still form an important part of the Royal
Collection today. In this book the different strands of Lanier's
colourful life are for the first time drawn together and presented
in a single compelling narrative.
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