Author: John Grieveson
Publisher:
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Category : Auctions
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Author: Peter Hampson Ditchfield
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 430

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Author: Frederick Litchfield
Publisher:
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Category : Furniture
Languages : en
Pages : 468

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Author: Nicholas Thistlethwaite
Publisher: Music in Britain
ISBN: 9781783274673
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Established for the building of keyboard instruments, by the mid-1790s the workshop of brothers Robert and William Gray had become one of the leading organ-makers in London, with instruments in St Paul's, Covent Garden and St Martin-in-the-Fields. Under William's son John Gray, the firm built some of the largest English organs of the 1820s and 1830s, as well as exporting major instruments to Boston and Charleston in the United States. In the early 1840s, with the marriage of John Gray's daughter to Frederick Davison - a member of the circle of Bach-enthusiasts around the composer Samuel Wesley - the firm became 'Gray & Davison'. Davison was a progressive figure who reformed workshop practices, commissioned a purpose-built organ factory in Euston Road and opened a branch workshop in Liverpool to exploit the booming market for church organs in Lancashire and the north-west. Under Davison's management, the firm was responsible for significant mechanical and musical innovations, especially in the design of concert organs. Instruments such as those built in the 1850s for Glasgow City Hall, the Crystal Palace and Leeds Town Hall were heavily influenced by contemporary French practice; they were designed to perform a repertoire dominated by orchestral transcriptions. Many of the instruments made by the firm have been lost or altered; but the surviving organs in St Anne, Limehouse (1851), Usk Parish Church (1861) and Clumber Chapel (1889) testify to the quality and importance of Gray & Davison's work. This book charts the firm's history from its foundation in 1772 to Frederick Davison's death in 1889. At the same time, it describes changes in musical taste and liturgical use and explores such topics as provincial music festivals, the town hall organ, domestic music-making and popular entertainment, the building of churches and the impact on church music of the Evangelical and Tractarian movements. It will appeal to organ aficionados interested in the evolution of the English organ in the later Georgian and Victorian eras, as well as other music scholars and cultural historians. NICHOLAS THISTLETHWAITE has written extensively on the history of the English organ and other aspects of English church music, and his book, The making of the Victorian organ (1990) is recognised as the standard work on the subject. He has acted as consultant for the restoration and rebuilding of organs, most recently at St Edmundsbury Cathedral and Christ Church

Author: Geoffrey W. Beard
Publisher: Routledge
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1088

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A reference work on furniture makers active in England between 1660 and 1840. It lists makers in alphabetical order, recording biographical details, commissions, and information about signed or documented pieces, together with full supporting references.

Author: Horace Baker Browne
Publisher:
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Category : Yorkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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Author: A D Bayne
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022465398
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This is a lively and engaging account of the history of Norwich, from its earliest beginnings to the present day. The author presents a wealth of fascinating and little-known stories alongside well-documented events, making this a valuable resource for both scholars and casual readers. Beautifully illustrated, this book is a fitting tribute to one of the UK's most historic and enduring cities. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Alfred Easther
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 360

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Author: Janet Penrose Trevelyan
Publisher:
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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Author: D. F. E. Sykes
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Category : Huddersfield (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 524

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