JULIAN RHODES' DREAM ORGANS


Angel at the organ

 



           ESSAYS






ABOUT ORGANS
The Rise and Fall of the Octopod
Organs by Esaias Compenius: Frederiksborg and Bückeburg
Fiendish Cunning: an 1867 Father Willis at Kilkhampton
In Memoriam: St. Paul's Church, St. Leonards, Sussex
The Sincerest Form of Flattery: a cautionary tale

 

The Blockwerk - an Historical Sketch
Part one: Medieval  Including the famous organs at Winchester and Halberstadt, and the music of Adam Ileborogh.
Part two: Renaissance to Rococo  A European overview, including mixtures by Gabler.
Part three: Romantic to Modern  Including mixtures by Schulze, Cavaillé-Coll, Willis III, Harrison, Compton and Kilgen.
Part four: Anti-Blockwerk
Part five: The Great division at West Point Cadet Chapel

 

The Life, Ideas and Work of George Ashdown Audsley (1838-1925)
Part one  An Overview.
Part two  Chamber Organs.
Part three  Church Organs.
Part four  The Louisiana Purchase Organ.
Part five  The 273-stop 'Temple of Tone'.
Part six  Theater Organs.
Part seven  Conclusion.

 

VISITS TO ORGANS
An Organ Club Ramble in South London, December 1999
     Including an account of the historic 1844 Bishop organ at St. Giles, Camberwell.
Different Lives: the Organ Club Meeting in London, January 2000
     Including All Souls, Langham Place, and the Compton organ at BBC Broadcasting House.

 

ORGAN FANTASIES
The Organs of the Assembly Rooms, St. Leonards

 

ABOUT OTHER MUSICAL MATTERS
The Performer and the Work of Liberation


Illustration:
Detail from an altar-panel by Jan van Eyck 1425




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