Early English Organ Builders
by
F. Rimbault
Details
| ISBN-13/EAN: | 978-0-9528184-2-7 |
| ISBN-10: | 0-9528184-2-6 |
| Title: | Early English Organ Builders |
| Author: | F. Rimbault |
| Price: | £14.95 |
| Description: | This book is about the Old English Organ Builders, from the fifteenth century until the Great Rebellion (English Civil War). It is based on the text of a lecture given at the [Royal] College of Organists on November 15th, 1864. |
| Pages: | ix 109 |
| Format: | Cloth A6 |
| Language: | English |
| Cover: |  |
Biography of Dr Edward Francis RimbaultRimbault, Dr Edward Francis. Ph.D. (Stockholm, 1842), Hon.LL.D. (Harvard, 1848). Pupil of his father and Samuel Wesley. Organist of the Swiss Church, Soho, 1832. A founder of the Musical Antiquarian Society, 1840. Composed an operetta, songs, &c. Joint author with Dr Edward John Hopkins of “The Organ: its History and Construction”, 1855; author of “The early English organ builders and their works from the fifteenth century to the period of the Great Rebellion”, 1865; author of other texts on musical history, &c. Son of Stephen Francis Rimbault. b. Soho, London, England, June 13th, 1816; d. Regents Park, London, Sept. 26th, 1876. Biographical information courtesy of www.organ-biography.info © 2008 |
Reviews:
"Far more interesting than may at first appear from the titles and authors" - Dr Brian Hicks - The Organ, Autumn 1997
