Biographies & Autobiographies - Page 2

Richard Torrence and Marshall Yaeger, Virgil Fox (The Dish): An Irreverent Biography of the Great American Organist based on a memoir by Ted Alan Worth (Hard cover)

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Richard Torrence and Marshall Yaeger, Virgil Fox (The Dish): An Irreverent Biography of the Great American Organist based on a memoir by Ted Alan Worth (Hard cover)

$40.00

Paul S. Larson, An American Musical Dynasty: A Biography of the Wolle Family of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Paul S. Larson, An American Musical Dynasty: A Biography of the Wolle Family of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

$25.00

Rollin Smith, Saint-Saëns and the Organ

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Rollin Smith, Saint-Saëns and the Organ

$75.00

Cor L. Doesburg, Peter Koppe, Jos Laus, and Arie den Dikken, Pierre Palla Concertorgel

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Cor L. Doesburg, Peter Koppe, Jos Laus, and Arie den Dikken, Pierre Palla Concertorgel

$50.00

James Welch, Dale Wood: The Man and the Music

James Welch, Dale Wood: The Man and the Music

$19.95

A fascinating look at the Hilborne and Frank Roosevelt Organ Company, with many photos and complete appendices on the locations of Roosevelt's instruments. David Fox, 2012; 366 pgs, soft cover

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David H. Fox, Hilborne and Frank Roosevelt

$32.95

Ann Labounsky Steele, chair of organ and sacred music at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, studied with Langlais and accompanied him as guide and interpreter during his US tour in 1964. In addition to asking her to be his biographer, he authorized her to record his complete works for organ. Her definitive biography will be important for those interested in his pivotal style, connecting the traditions of Franck and Tournemire to the 20th century. Amadeus Press, 392 pages.

AMADEUS PRESS

Ann Labounsky, Jean Langlais: The Man and His Music

$55.00

OHS Press, 2015; 180 pgs (b/w), softcover

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Burton K. Tidwell: Lawrence Phelps, Organbuilder

$32.95

The second volume contains a biographical catalog of organ composers, including biographical sketches; alphabetical listings of each composer’s works; the publisher, catalog number, and copyright date of the works and a publisher’s directory. There is also a list of German chorale translations and a new list of corollary readings.

More than 900 pages, hardbound only. The Scarecrow Press, Lanham MD; 1995

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Corliss Richard Arnold, Organ Literature: A Comprehensive Survey, Volume 2: Biographical Catalog

$150.00