Biographies & Autobiographies - Page 2

Words of Great French Organists of the 19th and 20th Centuries, now in stock. 375 pgs, hardcover

Organ Historical Society

Voices of French Organists' Experience - by John R. Near and Rollin Smith

$44.95

The first thorough examination of the most renowned and influential organist in early 20th century Germany, and of his complex relationship to his country's tumultuous and shifting sociopolitical landscape.
2022;

Univ of Rochester Press

Karl Straube (1873-1950): Germany's Master Organist in Turbulent Times - by Christopher Anderson

$199.95

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

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

$40.00

For the span of 100 years, Peter, Theodore, and J. Fred Wolle formed an American musical dynasty. While each musician was rooted in the Moravian musical tradition, their influence extended beyond the Moravian Church and became a major force in Bach performance in America.
Paul S. Larson received a BS in MusEd from Mansfield University and an MA from Eastman also in MusEd. Hee has a DMA from Temple. He is a professor emeritus of Moravian College where he taught music ed, on-Western music, ad music history
Bethlehem: Lehigh University Press; Rosemont Publishing, 2002; 425 pgs, hardcover

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

$25.00

Saint-Saëns and the Organ - by Dr. Rollin Smith

Pendragon

Saint-Saëns and the Organ - by Dr. Rollin Smith

$75.00

This autobiography by Alfred Hollins gives a flowing account of the life of this eminent blind concert organist, pianist, and composer; who was soloist with the Berlin, London, and New York Philharmonic Orchestras, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Tracing his life from his birth in Hull in 1865, and describing his three North American Tours, and those in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Alfred Hollins, 1936, reprinted 2018 by Forgotten Books; softcover, 478 pgs.

Banks Music Publications

A Blind Musician Looks Back: An Autobiography - by Alfred Hollins

$34.95

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

Dale Wood: The Man and the Music - by James Welch

Dale Wood: The Man and the Music - by James Welch

$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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Hilborne and Frank Roosevelt - by David H. Fox

$32.95