The Influence of the Organ in History / Inaugural Lecture of the Department of the Organ in the College of Music of Boston University

by Dudley Buck

HISTORY OF MUSIC, AND OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

STRINGED INSTRUMENTS OF THE MIDDLE AGES. Their Evolution and Development. By HORTENSE PANUM. English edition, revised and edited by JEFFREY PULVER. A detailed and comprehensive history, with illustrations, of the evolution of the mediæval stringed musical instruments from their first appearance in the records of the earliest civilisations, through their gradual development in the Greek, Roman and Christian eras down to more recent times. 400 illustrations, 8vo, cloth, pp. ix, 511, 35s.

Many years of travel and research were necessary to make the production of this work possible. The author, in addition, has most painstakingly searched mediæval literature and the records of contemporary art for references to and descriptions of the instruments dealt with, and it is believed that the account here given of them is as complete as it is possible to make it.

The book is most generously illustrated and carefully indexed by the editor. No pains have been spared to secure drawings or photographs of practically every type mentioned.

TRIBAL MUSIC AND DANCING IN THE SOUTHERN SUDAN, at Social and Ceremonial Gatherings. A descriptive account of the music, rhythm, etc., from personal observation. By DR. A. N. TUCKER. 5 illustrations, 61 music examples illustrating the dances, songs and rhythm. 57 pages, demy 8vo, 10s. 6d. net (or paper, 6s. 6d. net).

HISTORY OF THE TRUMPET of Bach and Handel. A New Point of View and New Instruments. Forming a History of the Trumpet and its Music, from its earliest use as an artistic instrument to the middle of the 18th century. Special reference given to its employment by Bach and Handel, and the correct modern performance of old parts; including a description of the new instrument invented by the author for this purpose. By WERNER MENKE. Englished by GERALD ABRAHAM. With 5 plates and music supplement. English and German text. 223 pages, crown 8vo, cloth, 15s. net.

BOWED HARP (THE). A Study showing Fresh Light on the History of Early Musical Instruments. By OTTO ANDERSSON, Ph.D., President of the Swedish University at Äbo. From the Original Swedish Edition, revised by the Author. The Translation Edited with additional footnotes by Kathleen Schlesinger. 116 Illustrations, Bibliography and Index. 340 pages, 8vo, cloth, 30s. net.

"A valuable contribution to the literature about early musical instruments."—The Strad.

MUSIC IN MEDIÆVAL SCOTLAND. By DR. HENRY G. FARMER. Introduction by SIR RICHARD R. TERRY, Mus.Doc. 8vo, sewed, 5s. net.

MUSIC OF THE MOST ANCIENT NATIONS, Particularly of the Assyrians, Egyptians and Hebrews; with special reference to Discoveries in Western Asia and in Egypt. By CARL ENGEL. This issue has large size reproductions of Harp unearthed at Ur (1928), and of Silver Military Trumpet from the Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen in the Valley of the Kings (unearthed 1926). The volume has about 100 illustrations. Thick 8vo, cloth, 30s. net.

STORY OF INDIAN MUSIC AND ITS INSTRUMENTS. A Study of the Present and a Record of the Past. Together with Sir William Jones' celebrated Treatise in full. With 19 Plates, chiefly of Instruments, 7 Music Illustrations and a Map. By ETHEL ROSENTHAL, A.R.C.M., F.R.G.S. Crown 8vo, cloth, 15s. net.

OPERA STORIES OF TO-DAY AND YESTERDAY, Retold Act by Act (including Wagner's 5 "The Ring" Operas). By EDMONDSTOUNE DUNCAN. Complete, cloth, 6s. 6d. net.

A racy account of the plots and histories of fifty famous operas, from Purcell, Gluck and Mozart, to Richard Strauss and Ethel Smyth.

OLD ENGLISH PSALMODY. By W. T. BROOKE. First Series: From the Accession of Edward VI to the Restoration of Charles II, 1547-1660. Second Series: Psalmists from 1660-1800. Crown 8vo, paper covers, 3s. 6d. net each series.

THE GIPSY IN MUSIC. By FRANZ LISZT. Englished for the first time by EDWIN EVANS, Senior, and preceded by an Essay on Liszt and his Work.

Gipsy and Jew, Two Wandering Races. Gipsy Life in Relation to Art. Gipsy Music and Musicians.

The result of the Author's long Experience and Investigations of the Gipsies and their Music. With Portraits of the Author, etc. In two handsome volumes, 8vo, cloth, 30s. net.

ARABIC MUSICAL MANUSCRIPTS IN THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY. Plate of two Musical Instruments from early Arabic Manuscripts. By H. G. FARMER, M.A., Ph.D. 8vo, sewed, 10s. net.

HISTORY OF THE HARP. From the Earliest Period. By JOHN THOMAS (Pencerdd Gwalia). 8vo, paper covers, 6s. net.

HISTORY OF RUSSIAN MUSIC. By M. MONTAGU-NATHAN. Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of the Russian School of Composers. With a Survey of their Lives and a Description of their Works. Frontispiece. 2nd Edition, Revised. Thick crown 8vo, cloth, 15s. net.

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MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE ARAB, with Introduction on How to Appreciate Arab Music by FRANCESCO SALVADOR-DANIEL (Director, Paris Conservatoire of Music, 1871). Edited with Notes, Memoir, Bibliography and thirty Examples and Illustrations, by DR. H. G. FARMER. Crown 8vo, cloth, 25s. net.

THE STUDENT'S HISTORY OF MUSIC. History of Music, from the Christian Era to the Present Time. By DR. F. L. RITTER. Third Edition. 478 pages of Letterpress and 72 Plates of Musical Illustrations. Thick crown 8vo, cloth, 12s. 6d. net.

IRISH MUSICAL HISTORY, Introductory Sketch of, by W. H. GRATTAN FLOOD. A compact Record of the Progress of Music in Ireland during 1,000 Years. Portraits. Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s. 6d. net (paper 3s. net).

RISE AND DEVELOPMENT OF OPERA. Embracing a Comparative View of the Art in Italy, Germany, France and England. By JOSEPH GODDARD. Showing the Cause of the Falling Back of the English School in the Modern Period, and the Compensation which that Involved. Numerous Musical Examples, Portraits and Facsimiles. Crown 8vo, cloth, 12s. 6d. net.

RISE AND DEVELOPMENT OF MILITARY MUSIC. By DR. H. G. FARMER. With Illustrations of Early Instruments and Musical Examples, and Short Biographical Notices of all the Staff Bandmasters. Preface by LIEUT. A. WILLIAMS, M.V.O., Mus.Doc., Bandmaster of Grenadier Guards. Crown 8vo, cloth, 15s. net.

CATECHISM OF MUSICAL HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY By F. J. CROWEST. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Tenth Thousand. 187 pages. Post 8vo, cloth, 5s. net (paper, 2s. 6d. net).

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THE TROUBADOUR AS MUSICIAN, Past and Present. By C. A. HARRIS. Cloth, 5s. net (paper, 2s. 6d. net).

POLISH MUSIC AND CHOPIN, ITS LAUREATE. A Historical Account from 995 to the Present Time, including Chopin and his Works. By E. RAYSON. Four Portraits. Square 8vo, cloth, 5s. net (paper, 3s. 6d. net).

NATIONAL MUSIC OF THE WORLD. By H. F. CHORLEY. Edited by H. G. HEWLETT. Many Music Examples. New Issue, with Index added. Crown 8vo, cloth, 10s. 6d. net.

Treats of the national tunes, folk-songs and airs of various races of the world. The chapters are undoubtedly marked in a high degree with the critic's acumen, attesting the wide range of Chorley's learning.

CHRONOMETRICAL CHART OF MUSICAL HISTORY. Presenting a Bird's Eye View from the Pre-Christian Era to the XXth Century. By C. A. HARRIS, A.R.C.O., etc. On linen, folded in case, 5s. net (on special paper, 2s. 6d. net).

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HISTORICAL FACTS FOR THE ARABIAN MUSICAL INFLUENCE ON MUSICAL THEORY. By HENRY GEORGE FARMER, M.A., Ph.D. Thick crown 8vo, cloth, 27s. 6d. net.

Dr. Farmer's researches into the MUSIC OF THE ARABS OF THE MIDDLE AGES, a period when these people led the world's culture, have universal recognition. He now throws a flood of fresh light on many obscure corners in the History of Mediæval Music.

The present work undoubtedly breaks fresh ground in history, and is from the hands of a scholar.

THE PAST AND THE FUTURE. An Inaugural Lecture at Gresham College. By SIR F. BRIDGE, Mus.Doc. Crown 8vo, sewed, 1s. net.

THE WORLD'S EARLIEST MUSIC. Traced to its Beginnings in Ancient Lands. By collected Evidences of Relics, Records, History and Musical Instruments, from Greece, Etruria, Egypt, China, through Assyria and Babylonia to the Primitive Home, the Land of Akkad and Sumer. By HERMANN SMITH. With sixty-five full-page Illustrations and Cuts, nearly 400 pages. Crown 8vo, cloth, 21s. net.

THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC. Chapters on the Study of Musical History. By EDWARD DICKINSON. With Annotated Guide to Music Literature. Over 400 pages. Thick 8vo, cloth, 18s. 6d. net.

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GENERAL HISTORY OF MUSIC from the Infancy of the Greek Drama to the Present. By W. S. ROCKSTRO. Fourth Edition, 535 pages. Thick 8vo, cloth, 21s. net.

TREATISE ON BYZANTINE MUSIC. By S. G. HATHERLEY. 208 Musical Examples. 162 pages, 4to, cloth, 25s. net.

There are upwards of 50 unabbreviated musical pieces, ancient and modern, from Greek, Russian, Turkish and Egyptian sources, given and fully analysed.