The Organ in France: A Study of Its Mechanical Construction Tonal Characteristics and Literature with Suggestions for the Registration of French Organ Music Upon American Instruments, with an Appendix Containing the Specifications of Prominent and Typica…

xiv, 168 pp. CONTENTS: Preface; Part I. The French Organ: The Use of the Organ in France - French Organ Composition - General Considerations - The Manuals - The Pedale - Mechanical Accessories - Nomenclature and Classification of Registers - Predominant Characteristics of Registration; Part II. The Adaptation of French Registrations to American Organs: The Manuals - The Pedale - Foreign Editions - American Editions; Appendix: Specifications of Important and Typical French Organs; Glossary; Bibliography; List of Organ Compositions Referred to; General Index; List of Illustrations.