Entrée principale:

Zobelein, Jennifer.

Titre et auteur:

A forest of pipes : the story of the Walt Disney Concert Hall organ / Jennifer Zobelein ; introduction by Jonathan Ambrosino.

Édition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Los Angeles : Balcony Press, 2007.

Description:

96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm + 1 audio disc (30 min., 34 sec. : digital ; 4 3/4 in.)

Notes:
Visual design -- Tonal design -- Building the organ -- A musical instrument -- Anatomy of the Walt Disney Concert Hall pipe organ -- The organ's public debut.
Contents of companion CD: track 1. Introduction / narrated by Manuel J. Rosales (1:10) -- track 2. Demonstration of organ stops (9:01) -- track 3. Excerpt from Master Tallis's Testament / by Herbert Howells (6:20) -- track 4. Excerpt from Second symphony / by Charles-Marie Widor (4:52) -- track 5. Excerpt from Fantasie and Fugue / by Franz Liszt (9:07).
Performers on companion CD: narrator, Manuel J. Rosales; organists, Philip A. Smith (tracks 2-4), Cherry Rhodes (track 2), David Goode (track 5).

Résumé:

"Through interviews with key figures, including tonal designer Manuel J. Rosales and organ builder Caspar von Glatter-Gotz, you will discover the elegant engineering of this instrument and the challenges in its construction. This book also pays tribute to the musicians who have created both the sublimely soft and booming tones in one of the world's best concert halls."--BOOK JACKET.

Ressources:
Connect to companion website

ISBN:

1890449431 (paperback)
9781890449438 (paperback)

Sujet:

Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) Organs.
Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Organ (Musical instrument) Construction California Los Angeles.
Orgue Facture Californie Los Angeles.
Organ (Musical instrument)
Organ (Musical instrument) Construction.
Orgel
California Los Angeles.
Los Angeles (Calif.) Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Classification/genre:

Optical disks.
Compact discs.
Sound recordings.

Vedettes secondaires:

Rosales, Manuel J.
Smith, Philip A. (Philip Allen)
Rhodes, Cherry.
Goode, David (Organist)
Goode, David, organist.
Ambrosino, Jonathan.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 249924
Cote: BIB 179461
Statut: Disponible