| Description |
xv, 105 pages : illustrations, facsimilles, plates ; 30 cm. |
| Series |
OHS monographs in American organ history ; no. 17
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OHS monographs in American organ history ; no. 17.
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| Local Note |
Westminster Choir College faculty member publication. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Edwin L. Holbrook's life and organ business -- Annotated work list of Edwin L. Holbrook's organs -- Descriptions and stoplists of Holbrook organs -- Appendix A. Holbrook circulars -- Appendix B. Holograph agreement, May 19, 1862 -- Appendix C. Obituaries -- Appendix D. Three stock model organs -- Appendix E. Organ dedication program, Methodist Episcopal Church, Southbridge, Mass. |
| Summary |
"The organ building profession is filled with unsung artisans, particularly those who actually built the organs for the men whose companies are now famous, such as Erben, Jardine, Hook, and Skinner. Less unrecognized are the owners of the companies that bear their name, the completed organ retaining a place in history and the total of its parts known as the product of one man ... The story of E.L. Holbrook fits into this scenario, so much so that not only is his name unrecognized, but few of his organs have survived. He was a local builder, having as his clients churches in his immediate vicinity, within a fifty mile radius of his home in East Medway, a town midway between Worcester and Boston. His output was modest compared with the major builders of his time, but in a heroic feat of scholarship and research Stephen L. Pinel has documented 125 of them." -- Preface. |
| Subject |
Holbrook, E. L. (Edwin Lafayette), 1824-1904.
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Harding, Nathan, 1797-1854.
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Holbrook, George Handel, 1798-1875.
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Ware, Augustus L., 1838-1902.
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Ware, Josiah H., 1797-1883.
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Ware, Marcellus A., 1845-1903.
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E.L. Holbrook (Firm)
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Holbrook & Ware (Firm)
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Organ builders -- Massachusetts.
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Organ builders. |
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Massachusetts. |
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Church music -- Massachusetts.
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Church music. |
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Organ (Musical instrument) -- Construction.
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Organ (Musical instrument) -- Construction. |
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Organ (Musical instrument) -- History.
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Organ (Musical instrument) |
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History. |
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Organ (Musical instrument) -- Manufacturers' catalogs.
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| Genre/Form |
Trade catalogs.
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| Subject |
Organ (Musical instrument) -- Pictorial works.
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| Genre/Form |
Pictorial works.
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| Subject |
Organists -- Massachusetts.
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Organists. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Rollin, writer of preface.
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Organ Historical Society, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
9780913499832 |
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0913499838 |
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