Widor on Organ Performance Practice and Technique

by John R. Near

Widor's pedagogical writings, translated for the first time, offer essential guidance for interpreting his organ compositions as well as those of his followers in the French Romantic organ school.

Renowned organist, composer, and Paris Conservatory professor Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) was a leading figure of the French Romantic organ school. In the extensive Preface he wrote for his edition of the complete organ worksof J. S. Bach, Widor...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580469442
• ISBN13: 9781580469449
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"