RESEARCH AND FIELDWORK: REFERENCES

Category: Musical Instruments
Sub Category: Organs and Harmoniums

This is an alphabetical list, arranged by author, of the books on organs presented to the Horniman Library by the late Mr E. A. K. Ridley, former Research Associate to the Museum's Department of Musical Instruments and author of the Horniman publication, "Wind instruments of European art music."

ADELUNG, Wolfgang. Einfuhrung in den Orgelbau. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Haartel, 1955.

ANDERSEN, Poul-Gerhard. Organ building and design. London: Allen & Unwin, 1969.

ARCHER, Mildred. Tippoo's tiger. London: HMSO, 1959.

AUDSLEY, George Ashdown. The organ of the twentieth century. New York: Dodd Mead, 1919.

AUDSLEY, George Ashdown. Organ stops and their artistic registration. New York: Gray, 1921.

BARNES, William Harrison. The contemporary American organ: its evolution, design and construction. New York: Fischer, 1956.

BARNWICK, Franz. Die grosse Orgel im Munster zu Weingarten. Kassel: Barenreiter, 1922.

BARON, John. Scudamore organs: or practical hints respecting organs for village churches and small chancels, on improving principles. 2nd ed. London: Bell and Daldy, 1862.

BEDWELL, G. C. The evolution of the organ. London: Rider, 1907.

BLANTON, Joseph Edwin. The organ in church design. Texas: 1957.

BLEW, William C. A. Organs and organists in parish churches: a handbook of the law.. London: Reeves, 1878.

BONAVIA-HUNT, Noel A. The church organ: an introduction to the study of modern organ building. London: Faith Press, 1920.

BONAVIA-HUNT, Noel A. Modern organ stops: a practical guide to their nomenclature, construction, voicing and artistic use, with a glossary of technical terms.. London: Musical Opinion, 1923.

BONAVIA-HUNT, Noel A. The modern British organ. London: Weekes, 1947.

BONAVIA-HUNT, Noel A. The organ of tradition. London: Federation of Master Organ Builders; National Union of Musical Instrument Makers, 1939.

BONAVIA-HUNT, Noel A. The organ reed: the voicing and use of reed pipes; the mechanical properties of reed pipes. New York: Fischer, 1951.

BONAVIA-HUNT, Noel A. Studies in organ tone. 2nd ed. London: Waterside Music Publishing, 1915.

BORMANN, Karl. Die Gotische Orgel zu Halberstadt: eine studie uber mittelalterlichen Orgelbau. Berlin: Verlag Merseburger, 1966.

BOUMAN, A. Orgels in Nederland. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Allert de Lange, 1949.

BRISTOL. The Colston Hall. [Brochure on Grand Organ.]

BUCK, Dudley. The influence of the organ in history: inaugural lecture of the Department of the Organ in the College of Music of Boston University. London: Reeves, 1882.

BUNTING, Brian H. Miscellaneous trade literature. Epping: Brian H. Bunting.

BURGESS, Francis. The organ of fifty years hence: a study of its development in the light of its past history and present tendencies. London: Reeves, 1908.

CASSON, Thomas. Lecture on the pedal organ: its history, design and control. London: William Reeves, 1905.

CASSON, Thomas. Organ design. Journal of the Society of Arts, 1904: 52(2), 22nd Jan. 1904, 181-196.

CASSON, Thomas. Reform in organ building: a lecture delivered to the Birmingham and Midland music guild, 4th February 1888. London: Reeves, 1888.

CAVAILLE-COLL, Cecile. Aristide Cavaille-Coll: ses origines, sa vie, ses oeuvres. Paris: Fischbacher, 1929.

CELLIER, Alexandre. L'orge moderne. Paris: Delagrave, 1913.

CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR THE CARE OF CHURCHES. Organs Advisory Committee. Organs in parish churches. London: Church Information Board, 1955.

CLUTTON, Cecil. The British organ. London: Batsford, 1963.

CLUTTON, Cecil. The organ: its tonal structure and registration. London: Grenville, 1950.

COLEMAN, Henry. Peterborough Cathedral, reconstruction and restoration of the organ. London: Wm. Hill & Son; Norman & Beard, n. d.

COLLINS, P. D. Specification for a small organ chamber. St. Albans: P. D. Collins, n. d.

DAVIES, Walford. The organ of the King's free chapel of St George within his castle at Windsor. Windsor: Oxley, 1930.

DICKSON, W. E. Practical organ building. 2nd ed. London: Crosby Lockwood, 1882.

DUFOURQ, Norbert. Le livre de l'orgue francais 1589-1789. 2 vols. Paris: Picard, 1969-1971.

EBERSTALLER, Oskar. Orgeln und Orgelbauer in Osterreich. Graz: Bohlau, 1955.

EDWARDS, C. A. Organs and organ building: a treatise on the history and construction of the organ from its origin to the present day. London: "The Bazaar", 1881.

ELECTRIC ORGAN COMPANY. A brief description of the Hope-Jones electric organ now being erected in Worcester cathedral. London: Electric Organ Co., 1896.

ELLISTON, Thomas. Organs and tuning..: the construction, mechanism, tuning and care of the instrument. 3rd ed. London: Weekes, 1911.

ELVIN, Laurence. Forster & Andrews: organ builders 1843-1956, a chapter in English organ building. Lincoln: Laurence Elvin, 1968.

ELVIN, Laurence. Forster & Andrews: their barrel, chamber and small church organs. Lincoln: Laurence Elvin, 1976.

ELVIN, Laurence. The Harrison story: Harrison & Harrison, organ builders, Durham. 2nd ed. Lincoln: Laurence Elvin, 1977.

EVANS, Edwin. Technics of the organ: an illuminative treatise on many points and difficulties connected therewith. London: Reeves, n. d.

FALLOU, Robert. Essai d'une bibliographie de l'histoire de l'orgue en France. Paris: Librairie Fischbacher, 1929.

FARMER, Henry George. The organ of the ancients from eastern sources (Hebrew, Syriac and Arabic). London: Reeves, 1931.

FAUST, Oliver C. A treatise on the construction, repairing and tuning of the organ: including also the reed organ, the orchestrelle and the player-piano. Boston: Tuners Supply Co., 1949.

FREEMAN, Andrew. Church organs and organ cases. London: SPCK, n. d.

FREEMAN, Andrew. English organ cases. London: Mate & Son, 1921.

FREEMAN, Andrew. Father Smith: otherwise Bernard Schmidt, being an account of a seventeenth century organ maker. London: Musical Opinion, 1926.

FREEMAN, Andrew. St. Lawrence Jewry next Guildhall: a history of the organs from the earliest times to the present day. Revised by Noel Mander. London: St. Lawrence Jewry, 1957.

GILLINGHAM, Michael. Gloucester Cathedral organ. Gloucester: The Cathedral, n. d.

GIROD, P. L. Connaissance pratique de la facture des grandes orgues. Namur: Wesmael-Charlier, 1875.

GOODE, Jack C. Pipe organ registration. Nashville: Abingdon, 1964.

GOODRICH, Wallace. The organ in France: a study of its mechanical construction, tonal characteristics and literature with suggestions for the registration of French organ music upon American instruments. Boston: Boston Music Co., 1917.

GRABNER, Hermann. Die Kunst des Orgelbaues. Berlin: Hesse, 1958.

GRAAF, G. A. C. de. Literature on the organ: principally in Dutch libraries. Amsterdam: G. A. C. de Graaf, 1957.

GRAY & DAVISON. [Organ specifications]. London: The Cranbourn Press, 1926.

HAACKE, Walter. Orgeln. Konigstein: Langewiesche, 1965.

HAACKE, Walter. Orgeln in aller Welt/Organs of the world. Konigstein: Langewiesche, 1965.

HAYTER, A. W. & SONS. Organ-craft. Letchworth: Hayter, n. d.

HELE & COMPANY. St. John's Church, Bovey Tracey: the organ as reconstructed by Hele & Co. Plymouth: Hele & Co., n. d.

HEMSTOCK, A. On tuning the organ. 2nd ed. by Noel Bonavia-Hunt. London: Musical Opinion, 1924.

HICKMANN, Hans. Das Portativ: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Kleinorgel. Kassel: Barenreiter, 1936.

HILES, John. A catechism for the harmonium. London: Brewer, 1877.

HILES, John. A catechism of the organ. 2nd ed. London: Brewer, 1878.

HILES, John. A catechism of the organ. 3rd ed. London: Brewer, 1890.

HILL, Arthur George. The organ cases and organs of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. London: A. G. Hill, 1891.

HILL, William & SON and NORMAN & BEARD LTD. St. Helen's Church, Bishopsgate, London: the Hill, Norman & Beard organ. London: Hill; Norman & Beard, 195?

HINTON, J. W. Organ construction. London: The Composers' & Authors' Press, 1900.

HINTON, J. W. Story of the electric organ. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1909.

HOPKINS, Edward J. The English medieval church organ. London: Archaeological Journal, 1888.

HOPKINS, Edward J. The organ, its history and construction. London: Robert Cocks, 1855.

HURE, Jean. L'esthetique de l'orgue. Paris: Maurice Senart, 1923.

HURFORD, Peter. The organs of St. Albans Abbey. 3rd ed. St. Albans: The Abbey, 1969.

KINETIC COMPANY. Worcester Cathedral: the organ and its blowing apparatus. London: Kinetic Co., 1908.

KNOTT, J. R. A study of Brindley & Foster, organ builders of Sheffield, 1854-1939. 2nd ed. Bognor Regis: J. R. Knott, 1974.

KRAFT, Walter. Das Lubecker Orgelbuch: Einfuhrung von Walter Kraft, Bilder von Hildegard Heise. Lubeck: Nordischer Verlag, [1932].

KUTZING, Karl. Theoretisch praktisches Handbuch der Orgelbaukunst. Bern: J. F. J. Dalp, 1843.

LAHEE, Henry C. The organ and its masters. London: Pitman, 1909.

LEGH, Charles. The organ at Adlington Hall. London: Chiswick Press, n. d.

LEPINE, David. The music and organs of the Cathedral and Parish Church of Saint Michael in Coventry. Coventry: Coventry Cathedral Council, 1962.

LEWIS, Walter. Modern organ building: practical explanation and description of organ construction. 3rd ed. London: Reeves, 1939.

LOCHER, Carl . An explanation of the organ stops with hints for effective companions. London: Kegan Paul, 1888.

LOCHER, Carl. Die Orgel-Register und ihre Klangfarben sowie die damit verwandten akustischen Erscheinungen und wirksamen Mischungen: ein Handbuch fur Organisten. 3rd ed. Bern: Baumgart, 1904.

MACRORY, Edmund. A few notes on the Temple organ. 2nd ed. London: Reeves, 1861.

MASTERS, Alfred R. J. Scrapbooks containing notices of organs and organists and other musical curiosa. 2 vols. n. d.

MATTHEWS, Betty. The organs and organists of Salisbury Cathedral. Salisbury: The Cathedral, n. d.

MATTHEWS, J. A handbook of the organ. London: Augener, n. d.

MATTHEWS, John. The restoration of organs. 2nd ed. London: Musical Opinion, 1920.

MILLER, George Laing. The recent revolution in organ building. 2nd ed. New York: Charles Francis Press, 1913.

MOKHTAR, M. Studies of the tone quality of organ pipes II: reed pipes. Reprinted from Philosophical Magazine, series 7, 1939: 27(Feb.), 195-199.

NEVIN, Gordon Balch. A primer of organ registration. Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1920.

NICHOLSON, Henry D. The organ: its mechanism, stops etc. explained. London: Metzler, 1906.

NILES BRYANT SCHOOL OF PIANO TUNING. Tuning care and repair of reed and pipe organs. Battle Creek: Niles Bryant School of Piano Tuning, 1968.

NORBURY, John. The box of whistles: an illustrated book on organ cases with notes on organs at home and abroad. London: Bradbury & Agnew, 1877.

NORMAN & BEARD LTD. Testimonials and suggested specifications. London: Norman & Beard, 1912.

ORGAN CLUB. The Organ Club handbook. 4th ed. London: The Organ Club, 1948.

ORGAN CLUB. The Organ Club handbook, no. 5: published to commemorate twenty five years' activity. London: The Organ Club, 1951.

OUSELY, (Sir) Frederick A. Gore. Position of organs in churches. London: 1886.

PEARCE, Charles W. The evolution of the pedal organ, and matters concerned therewith. London: Musical Opinion, 1927.

PEARCE, Charles William. Notes on English organs of the period 1800-1810..taken chiefly from the MS of Henry Leffler. London: Vincent Music Co., 1911.

PEARCE, Charles William. Notes on old London City churches: their organs, organists and musical associations. London: Vincent Music Co., [190?]

PERROT, Jean. The organ: from its invention in the hellenistic period to the end of the thirteenth century. Translated by Norma Deane. London: Oxford University Press, 1971.

PESCHARD, Albert. Les premieres applications de l'electricite aux grandes orgues. Paris: Larousse, 1890.

QUOIKA, Rudolf. Das Positiv in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Kassel: Barenreiter, 1957.

RAUGEL, Felix. Les anciens buffets d'orgues du Departement de Seine-et-Marne. Paris: Librairie Fischbacher, 1928.

RAUGEL, Felix. Les orgues de l'abbaye de Saint Mihiel: anciennes orgues de la region Meusienne. Paris: L'Echo Musical, 1919.

RAUGEL, Felix. Recherches sur quelques maitres de l'ancienne facture d'orgues francaise: les l'Epine, Jean-Pierre Cavaille, Dom Francois Bedos de Celles. Paris: Herelle, Fortemps, n. d.

RICHTER, E. F. Katechismus der Orgel: erklarung ihrer Structur, besonders in Beziehung auf technische Behandlung beim Spiel. Leipzig: J. J. Weber, 1868.

RIMBAULT, Edward F. The early English organ builders and their work from the fifteenth century to the period of the Great Rebellion.. London: Reeves, [1864].

ROBERTSON, F. E. A practical treatise on organ-building with plates and appendices. 2 vols. London: Sampson Low, Marston, 1867.

ROSE, Barry. The organs of Guildford Cathedral. Liverpool: Rushworth & Dreaper, n. d.

SCHMIDT, Heinrich. Die Orgel unserer Zeit in Wort und Bild. Munchen: R. Oldenbourg, 1904.

SEARS ROEBUCK & CO. The reed organ: how to give it the proper care..with full explanation of the value of the stops and directions for their proper use. Chicago: Sears, Roebuck, 1910.

SEGGERMAN, Gunter. Klingende Schatze: Orgel-land zwischen Elbe und Weser; Aufnahmen Viktor Rihse, text Gunter Seggerman. Cuxhaven: Verlag Oliva, 1958.

SEIDEL, J. J. The organ and its construction: a systematic handbook for organists, organ builders, etc. 2nd ed. London: Ewer, 1855.

SHEPHERDSON, William. The organ: hints on its construction, purchase and preservation. London: Reeves & Turner, 1873.

SMITH, Hermann. Modern organ tuning: the how and why, clearly explaining the nature of the organ pipe and the system of equal temperament. London: Reeves, n. d.

SNOW, Herbert. The Royal Albert Hall organ, London. Durham: Harrison & Harrison, n. d.

STAINER, John. The organ. London: Novello, n. d.

STATHAM, H. Heathcote. The organ and its position in musical art: a book for musicians and amateurs. London: Chapman & Hall, 1909.

SUMNER, W. L. Father Henry Willis: organ builder, and his successors. London: Musical Opinion, 1955.

SUMNER, William Leslie. The organ: its evolution, principles of construction and use. 3rd ed. London: Macdonald, 1962.

SUTTON, Frederick H. Church organs: their position and construction. London: Rivingtons, 1872.

SUTTON, (Sir) John. A short account of organs built in England from the reign of King Charles the Second to the present time. London: Masters, 1847.

SWINYARD, Laurence. The Royal Festival Hall organ: a symposium. London: Musical Opinion, 1954.

THORNSBY, Frederick W. Dictionary of organs and organists. Bournemouth: Logan, 1912.

TOPFER, J. G. Die Orgel: Zwick und Beschaffenheit ihrer Theile. Leipzig: G. W. Korner, n. d.

TOPFER, J. G. Die Theorie und Praxis des Orgelbaues. 2 vols. 2nd ed. by Max Allihn. Weimer: Voigt, 1888.

TRUETTE, Everett E. Organ registration: a comprehensive treatise on the distinctive quality of tone of organ stops. 4th ed. Boston: Thompson, 1919.

WALKER, J. W. & SONS. Miscellaneous trade literature. Ruislip: J. W. Walker & Sons, n. d. [32 separate items].

WALKER, J. W. & SONS. New organ in the Parry Room, Royal College of Music. Ruislip: J. W. Walker & Sons, n. d.

WALKER, J. W. & SONS. Selected specimens of church and chamber organs. Ruislip: J. W. Walker & Sons, n. d.

WANGEMANN, Otto. Die Orgel: ihre Geschichte und ihr Bau. 3rd ed. Leipzig: Kuhn, 1895.

WARMAN, John W. The organ: its compass, tablature, and short and incompatible octaves. London: Reeves, 1884.

WARMAN, John Watson. The organ: writings and other utterances on its structure, history, procural, capabilities etc.. 4 vols. Thornton Heath: J. W. Warman, 1898-1904.

WARREN ,Joseph, ed. Hamilton's catechism of the organ. 2nd ed. London: Cocks, 1842.

WARREN, Joseph, ed. Hamilton's catechism of the organ. 4th ed. London: Cocks, 1865.

WATKINS, John J. F. A history of the Schulze organ, Church of St. Bartholomew, Armley, Leeds. Armley: Church of St. Bartholomew, 1956.

WEDGWOOD, James Ingall. A comprehensive dictionary of organ stops: English and foreign, ancient and modern. London: Schirmer, 1907.

WEDGWOOD, James Ingall. Some continental organs (ancient and modern) and their makers. London: Reeves, 1910.

WEDGWOOD, James Ingall. Tonal design in modern organ building. London: Houghton & Co., 1904.

WEHREAN, Augustus. An essay on the theory and practice of tuning in general, and on Schieber's invention of tuning pianofortes and organs by the metronome in particular. London: Cocks, 1853.

WESTERBY, Herbert. The complete organ recitalist: British and American. London: Musical Opinion, 1927.

WHITWORTH, Reginald. Organ stops and their use. London: Pitman, 1951.

WHITWORTH, Reginald. The electric organ: a historical introduction and a comprehensive description of modern usage of electricity in organ building. 3rd ed. London: Musical Opinion, 1948.

WICKS, Mark. Organ building for amateurs: a practical guide for homeworkers. London: Ward Lock, 1887.

WILLIAMS, C. F. Abdy. The story of the organ. Detroit: Singing Tree Press, 1972.

WILLIAMS, Peter. The European organ 1450-1850. London: Batsford, 1966.

WILSON, A. W. Ely Cathedral: the organs and organists. Ely: Tyndall, 1908.

WILSON, Michael. The English chamber organ: history and development 1650-1850. Oxford: Cassirer, 1968.

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