Podrobný výpis o publikaci

This brief history of organ music includes composers from the main regions in Europe in which the organ was cultivated, namely Italy, Spain, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria and the Czech lands. It summarizes the development of the organ and of organ music up to early Baroque era, with some reference also to later centuries. It offers a concise typology of organ composers and organ music, and also offers reflections on the present state of the organ. It focusses on selected composers from the Middle Ages up to the 20th and 21st centuries, including the most prominent but also providing information on lesser-known composers and their music. Most of the information relates to composers from the Czech lands, from German-speaking regions, and from France; Italian and Spanish music (which is not often performed in the Czech Republic) is mainly omitted from consideration, except in the earlier period.