Covers the history, construction, manufacturing, tuning, restoration, and music of these classic American and European parlor instruments.
Harmonium: The History of the Reed Organ and Its Makers
The American Reed Organ: Its History, how it Works, how to Rebuild it
F. Bedford, Joseph Bell 8: Co. Bennetts & Bennetts Blaker, A. Bliss American Bloe. C. Back, A. Boosey & Ching Bork. l-l. Boyd Ltd. Brastead. H. & R. Bridges, John Brooks, F. Butcher. J .W. Cadby. Charles Camp, Geo. Carloss, H. Carroll.
Repairing the Reed Organ and Harmonium
How a 19th century instrument helped to shape New World culture.
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Comprehensive methods published by William Barnes (School of Organ Playing, op. 31, 1921) and Clarence Dickinson (The Technique and Art of Organ Playing, 1922) also reflected their French organ pedagogical influence; Barnes states that ...
Restoring & Collecting Antique Reed Organs
The collection of 59 short works known as "L'Organiste" was written by Cesar Franck in 1889 and 1890 for the harmonium and is most often played on organ.
Heinz Blöß (Oker, LS), Jürgen Ahrend (Leer-Loga, LS-Frisia; with Gerhard Brunzema, 1954–71), Alfred Führer ... Saxony include Karl Schuke (Berlin-Zehlendorf), Rudolf von Beckerath (Hamburg), and Klaus Becker (Schleswig-Holstein).