The Organ As a Mirror of Its Time: North European Reflections, 1610-2000 Text & CD

Because it has always represented a rich collaboration of the music, art, architecture, handicraft, and science of its day, the organ, more than any other instrument, continues to reflect the spirit of the age in which it was built. The Organ as a Mirror of Its Time, the first book to consider this instrument's historical and cultural significance, chronicles the history of six organs in Scandinavia and North Germany, at least one specimen for every century from 1600 to the present: the cabinet …