Behold the Mighty Wurlitzer: The History of the Theatre Pipe Organ (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313238277)

John W. Landon, himself a theatre pipe organist, has written the first history of the theatre pipe organ. He traces its development from church organ to a theatrical instrument that took the place of a piano. Landon also discusses the pipe organ's later emergence as a solo instrument, its use in radio broadcasting and phonograph records, and its present uses. The book also includes a history of those companies that built theatre organs and biographical sketches of some of the leading theatre organists. The appendixes list theatre organ installations around the world.

Author: John Landon
ISBN-10: 0313238278
ISBN-13: 9780313238277
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 11/02/1983
Pages: 231
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.85w x 1.05d