Peter F. Williams (1937–2016)
Author of J.S. Bach: A Life in Music
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Works by Peter F. Williams
The Organ yearbook, Vol. 20, 1989 2 copies
Organ Yearbook Volume XXII 1991 (A Journal for the players & historians of keyboard instruments) (1992) 2 copies
The organ yearbook 2013 1 copy
The organ yearbook 2012 1 copy
The organ yearbook 2014 1 copy
The Organ Yearbook 2015 1 copy
The Organ Yearbook 2016 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Williams, Peter Fredric
- Birthdate
- 1937-05-14
- Date of death
- 2016-03-20
- Gender
- male
- Places of residence
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Education
- Cambridge University (St John’s College)
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An overview of organ history from the beginnings of the instrument.
Williams discusses the evidence and possibilities of the organ's role in the musical life of Western Europe from 750-1250.
Part of The New Grove Series, this book provides extensive information on organ construction, including the Classical and Medieval Organ and developments up to 1800.
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- Works
- 54
- Members
- 305
- Popularity
- #77,181
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 68
- Languages
- 3
Bach: The Goldberg Variations wasn't very interesting for me, but it was educational. My interest would be more strongly held by either a biography on Bach or on a work about his Cello Suites. Or perhaps if I'd ever listened to The Goldberg Variations. I'll never give a non-fiction less than 4 stars (unless I feel it is deliberately misleading or otherwise malicious), so that is what this one gets.
And it did what I hoped it would: It made me feel more smarter. ;)… (more)