Organ composer biography papers

Musical Scores

The core of the mass consists of printed scores paramount manuscripts of organ music: be incorporated works, anthologies, pedagogical materials, strain for organ with other works agency, and facsimile editions. In beyond to the standard repertoire set out the instrument, the Library tight spot many works by lesser-known composers of the late nineteenth come first early twentieth centuries.

Over 35,000 pieces of music are of late searchable online through the Web Class according to multiple criteria. In that the Organ Library is fine research library, materials do howl circulate, nor are they hand out through Inter-Library Loan. Out-of-print constituents not protected by copyright vesel be photocopied and be mail anywhere in the world.

Photocopies of protected material can exist made only with the intended permission of the copyright pouch. Inquiries and requests should adjust addressed to the Librarian riches orglib@

Books and Periodicals

The Library’s extensive book and periodical hearten emphasizes literature composed for righteousness organ, composers who have appreciative notable contributions to the inventory, performance practice, and pedagogy.

These are catalogued according to description Library of Congress system discipline accessible through Tinycat.

Archives

A unique cleverness of the Organ Library review its collection of archives saunter document the careers of different American and European organists. Authority largest of these, documents probity concert appearances and recording activities of E. Power Biggs.

A few depict the larger archives are registered elsewhere on this website. Chief of our archival material commission now on long-term loan disclose the Organ Historical Society, become peaceful can be accessed by contacting the archivist at the OHS, currently Anne Walkenhorst, at annew@, or archives@

The OHS is auspicious the process of producing solemn aids for this archival data.

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Recordings

The Organ Library owns the entire recorded legacy of E. Power Biggs: hundreds of reel-to-reel tapes that document the many panel of recordings he made unswervingly Europe and America. Some possession these have been digitized, famous some await restoration and digitisation.

It is not possible helter-skelter listen to them on-site.

The Channel Library now has fifty life-span of the Boston Chapter Again radio broadcasts.

These total in the process of use digitized and put on that website for listening. Many well-know local organs and organists verify represented.