Theatre Organ

Author : Jeanette Howeth Crumpler
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465324924

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The Theatre Organ Murders by Jeanette Howeth Crumpler Pdf

Travel back in time to the early days of vaudeville, nickelodeons, movies, theatre organs and stars. Theatre Row on Dallas Elm Street is bustling and alive with beautiful theatres, crowds of enthusiastic patrons and movies, movies and more movies. But there is something murderously mysterious going on at the fabulous Rivertree Theatre. A cast of villains and other characters fill the pages of this intriguing saga, along with more startling stories of the many theatres that were along the fabulous Elm Street Theatre Row and the theatre organs that were in them. Shocking events and incredible performances await the reader on this journey through seven decades of Dallas entertainment history. Brilliant imagery fills each chapter. Extra features include a history of the theatre organ, an updated list of the theatre organs that were in Dallas, and a detailed list of all of the theatres that were along Elm Streets Theatre Row during 70 years of Dallas entertainment history. Special treats are the complete specifications and history of the famous Palace Publix Theatre Organ, its final resting place and many other exciting details of those unforgettable times and places.

Author : Reginald Whitworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1932
Category : Motion picture music
ISBN : UCSD:31822012031456

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The Cinema and Theatre Organ by Reginald Whitworth Pdf

Author : David L. Junchen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Organ (Musical instrument)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004325267

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Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ by David L. Junchen Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Theater organ
ISBN : UOM:39015057459987

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Theatre Organ by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rick Altman
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Music
ISBN : 0231116624

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Silent Film Sound by Rick Altman Pdf

Based on extensive original research and filled with gorgeous illustrations, Silent Film Sound reconsiders all aspects of sound practices during the silent film period in America. Beginning with sound accompaniment and continuing through to the more familiar sound practices of the 1920s, renowned film historian Rick Altman discusses the variety of sound strategies cinema exhibitors used to differentiate their products. During the nickelodeon period prior to 1910, this variety reached its zenith with carnival-like music, automatic pianos, small orchestras, lecturers, synchronized sound systems, and voices behind the screen. In the 1910s, musical accompaniment began to support a film's narrative and emotional content, with large theaters and blockbuster productions driving the development of new instruments, new music-publication projects, and a new style of film music. A monumental achievement, Silent Film Sound challenges common assumptions about this period and reveals the complex and swiftly changing nature of silent American cinema.

Author : Douglas Bush,Richard Kassel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781135947965

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The Organ by Douglas Bush,Richard Kassel Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Organ includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments, and related terminology. It is the first complete A-Z reference on this important family of keyboard instruments. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instrument history from around the world.

Author : Michael Donald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Organ (Musical instrument)
ISBN : CUB:P101041514001

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Memoirs of the Theatre Organ by Michael Donald Pdf

Author : James Mitchell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780197645284

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The Pipe Organ by James Mitchell Pdf

The organ is one of the oldest instruments in Western music, and its sound has inspired many of the greatest composers from the past half a millennium from Bach through to Messiaen. The full possibilities of the instrument, however, have often been overlooked. Orchestration textbooks tend to mention the organ only in passing, with little practical advice for the composer to latch onto. Many organ books will explain technical jargon and how the organ is designed, but do not discuss what should actually be written in the score. This book, on the other hand, offers a practical guide for composers on how to write idiomatically for the instrument with the aim of helping them exploit the instrument's full timbral and technical potential. It provides in depth advice not only on notation but also the full resources of the modern organ, including dedicated chapters on registration, writing for manuals and pedals, and using the organ in ensembles, among others. Multiple musical examples are quoted from across the history of organ repertoire, with a particular focus on contemporary composers and music. There is advice tailored to non-classical musicians, such as guidance on virtual instruments. The online companion website to this book provides video demonstrations, chapter summaries, sample organ stop-lists and other useful further resources. In summary, the goal of this book is to show not just what organ music was, or what it is, but what it can be.

Author : James B. Hartman
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1997-12-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780887550416

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The Organ in Manitoba by James B. Hartman Pdf

Pipe organs were once a central (and sometimes hotly debated) part of Manitoba's cultural life. The Organ in Manitoba portrays that history--the instruments, builders, players and critics--from the date of the earliest known installations to the 1990s, and includes information on musical organizations such as the Royal Canadian College of Organists. It documents over a century of evolution and changes, from concepts of tonal design to styles of musical commentary and tastes, and includes an inventory of installations and specifications for over 100 organs. Well-illustrated with photographs and excerpts from historical reviews and other documents, it will be of interest to musicians, teachers, and music, church, and cultural historians.

Author : Alan S. Lenhoff,David E. Robertson
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-09
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781574417869

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Classic Keys by Alan S. Lenhoff,David E. Robertson Pdf

Classic Keys is a beautifully photographed and illustrated book focusing on the signature rock keyboard sounds of the 1950s to the early 1980s. It celebrates the Hammond B-3 organ, Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos, the Vox Continental and Farfisa combo organs, the Hohner Clavinet, the Mellotron, the Minimoog and other famous and collectable instruments. From the earliest days of rock music, the role of keyboards has grown dramatically. Advancements in electronics created a crescendo of musical invention. In the thirty short years between 1950 and 1980, the rock keyboard went from being whatever down-on-its-luck piano awaited a band in a bar or concert hall to a portable digital orchestra. It made keyboards a centerpiece of the sound of many top rock bands, and a handful of them became icons of both sound and design. Their sounds live on: Digitally, in the memory chips of modern keyboards, and in their original form thanks to a growing group of musicians and collectors of many ages and nationalities. Classic Keys explores the sound, lore, and technology of these iconic instruments, including their place in the historical development of keyboard instruments, music, and the international keyboard instrument industry. Twelve significant instruments are presented as the chapter foundations, together with information about and comparisons with more than thirty-six others. Included are short profiles of modern musicians, composers, and others who collect, use, and prize these instruments years after they went out of production. Both authors are avid musicians, collect and restore vintage keyboards, and are well-known and respected in the international community of web forums devoted to these instruments.

Author : Douglas Earl Bush,Richard Kassel
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Organ (Musical instrument)
ISBN : 9780415941747

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The Organ by Douglas Earl Bush,Richard Kassel Pdf

Organ, Volume 3 of the Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments, includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments that predated the piano. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instruments from around the world.

Author : John Landon
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1983-11-02
Category : Music
ISBN : STANFORD:36105014376714

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Behold the Mighty Wurlitzer by John Landon Pdf

John W. Landon, himself a theatre pipe organist, has written the first history of the theatre pipe organ. He traces its development from church organ to a theatrical instrument that took the place of a piano. Landon also discusses the pipe organ's later emergence as a solo instrument, its use in radio broadcasting and phonograph records, and its present uses. The book also includes a history of those companies that built theatre organs and biographical sketches of some of the leading theatre organists. The appendixes list theatre organ installations around the world.

Author : John Shepherd
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 713 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Popular music
ISBN : 9780826463227

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Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World by John Shepherd Pdf

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Author : Kenneth Spencer
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781326318840

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All about Hauptwerk by Kenneth Spencer Pdf

This book explains just what a person planning to use Hauptwerk in the creation of a virtual pipe organ needs to know. Hauptwerk is a unique piece of computer software which enables an organist to play pipe organs from all over the world, in their original acoustic, but in the home. The book details how the Hauptwerk software can be obtained and installed, and how organ sample sets can be loaded and configured in the virtual organ. It also explains how someone with minimal woodworking skills can construct a wooden console in which the keyboards other components can be housed. Drawing for a diy pedalboard are also provided. The author advises on computer resources for Hauptwerk, and describes accessories to enable stops to be drawn the organ controlled. Setting up high quality multiple channel audio and speakers is described, with details of software adjustments for voicing virtual organs. New and existing users will find what they need to get the very best out of their virtual pipe organ.

Author : Kendra Preston Leonard
Publisher : A-R Editions, Inc.
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780895798350

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Music for Silent Film by Kendra Preston Leonard Pdf

Between 1895 and 1929, more than 15,000 motion pictures were made in the United States. We call these works “silent films,” but they were accompanied by an enormous body of music, including works adapted or arranged from pre-existing works, as well as newly composed pieces for theater orchestras, organists, or pianists. While many films and pieces are lost, a considerable amount of material remains extant and available for use in research and performance. Music for Silent Film: A Guide to North American Resources is a unique resource on North American archives and English-language materials available in for those interested in this repertoire. Part I contains information about archives of primary source materials including full and compiled scores, sheet music, published anthologies of music, interviews with cinema musicians, periodicals, and instruction books. Part II surveys the English-language scholarship on silent film music in articles, book chapters, essay collections, and monographs through 2015. The book is fully indexed for ease of access to these important sources on film music.