ebooks German Requiem in Full Score (Dover Music Scores) by Johannes Brahms in Arts-Photography

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Sir John Stainer is remembered today as a pioneer of English musicology. Beyond his duties as organist of Londons St. Pauls Cathedral; he was a founder and president of the Musical Association; professor of music at Oxford; vice president of the Royal College of Organists; and later president of both the Plainsong and Medieval Music Society and the London Gregorian Association.In this highly readable volume; Stainers objective was "to place the true principles of organ playing before the beginner;" so that the student would "face at once the special difficulties of the instrument and persevere until they are surmounted." He begins with a brief history of the instrument followed by an explanation of organ construction; a thorough discussion of the various stops and their management; and a major section devoted to practical study mdash; including detailed pedal technique; precision in manual touch; hand-foot independence; pedal scales; trios; and finger substitution to achieve a perfect legato. With the authors meticulous explanations and accompanying illustrations; students can actually teach themselves to play.Sir Johns book; first published in 1877; quickly became the classic for beginners mdash; so popular that publishers Schirmer; Ditson; and Presser each issued its own "Americanized" edition in the early twentieth century. In addition to the seven organ pieces of the original edition; including five of Stainers own works and two pieces by Guilmant; three additional works round out this Dover edition.