The History of the Organ in the United States
- Author: Ochse, Orpha
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Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part One: Organs in a New Land, 1524-1760
- I. The Spanish Missions
- II. The British Colonies
- Part Two: Organs in a Rural Society, 1760-1810
- III. Some General Observations
- IV. Pennsylvania
- V. Builders in Other Locations and Imported Organs
- Part Three: Organs in an Expanding Society, 1810-1860
- VI. Some General Observations
- VII. New England
- VIII. New York
- IX. Pennsylvania
- X. Organs and Builders in Other States
- Part Four: Organs in an Industrial Society, 1860-1900
- XI. Some General Observations
- XII. New England
- XIII. New York
- XIV. Organs and Builders in Other States
- Part Five: Organs in the Twentieth Century
- XV. The Orchestral Organ
- XVI. The American Classic Organ
- XVII. The Neo-Baroque Organ
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Index