The Succession of Organists: Of the Chapel Royal and the Cathedrals of England and Wales from C.1538

by Watkins Shaw

The office of cathedral organist has perhaps the longest lineage of any branch of the musical profession in England and Wales, and its occupants, many of them among the leading musicians of their day, have done much to shape the character of musical life. This book establishes, cathedral by cathedral, the chronological sequence of these musicians from about the middle of the sixteenth century to the present time, with detailed references to historic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198161751
• ISBN13: 9780198161752
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"