Organ Technique: A Basic Course of Study - Softcover

Ragatz, Oswald G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253171466 ISBN 13: 9780253171467

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Synopsis

Here is an organ method & anthology with a difference. In the author’s clear & systematic presentation manuals & pedals are used together from the starts, & ornaments are explained as they occur in the music. Finger substitution is postponed until the student understands simple fingering problems, finger crossing, & contraction & expansion. A unique feature of this book is the author’s precise rationale for phrasing & articulation. The teaching pieces used not only fulfill technical needs but also supply the student with some knowledge of the historic development of the organ & its music during the late Renaissance & early baroque periods. Contents: Unit I • Attack & release in manuals • Legato • Playing the pedals: Alternate toes, white keys only Unit 2 • Finger independence • Finger extension & contraction • Basic rules for ornamentation • Alternate toes, black & white keys • Basic concepts of organ mechanics • Classification of organ stops • Couplers • Comb

Edition details

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253171466
• ISBN 13: 9780253171467
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264