Christoph Wolff is Adams University Professor at Harvard University and director of the Bach Archive in Leipzig. Markus Zepf, a musicologist and organist, is on the staff of the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg. Lynn Edwards Butler, who has published numerous articles on the organ, is a practicing organist with special expertise in restored baroque organs in north and central Germany.

"Replete with organ specifications, high-quality photographs, and lists of bibliographic sources.  Highly recommended."--Choice"We now have an English translation of the most comprehensive study of the Bach organs. This is a vital resource that will enrich the lives of many, and it provides an enlightening and exciting venture into the Bach realm."--Jack Mitchener, Oberlin College"Elegant and readily portable as 'a travel companion for the suitcase.'"--American Record Guide "This English translation and expansion of Wolff and Zeph's earlier research will be welcomed by all, but especially by performers, organ lovers, and those whose ability to glean technical details from German is less than idea."--Fontes Artis Musicae

• CoverTitle PageCopyrightContentsForewordPreface to the English EditionBach—Organist, Composer, Organ Expert: An Introductory SketchTmeline of Organ-Related Dates in Bach's LifePart One: The Organs of J. S. BachSection A: Organs with a Proven Connection to BachSection B: Reference Organs from Bach's WorldSection C: Overview: An Inventory of the Organs and Their Parts, Including Their State ofPart Two: Organ Tests and ExaminationsSection A: Johann Sebastian Bach's Organ ReportsSection B: Instructions for Examining OrgansPart Three: Organ BuildersSection A: Organ Builders with a Personal Connection to BachSection B: Organ Builders from the Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries Associated with Bach's OrgansSection C: Other Organ Builders and Organ-Building FirmsAbbreviationsReference ListPhotograph CreditsTranslator's NoteIndexBack Cover

Christoph Wolff is Adams University Professor at Harvard University and director of the Bach Archive in Leipzig. Markus Zepf, a musicologist and organist, is on the staff of the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg. Lynn Edwards Butler, who has published numerous articles on the organ, is a practicing organist with special expertise in restored baroque organs in north and central Germany.

"Replete with organ specifications, high-quality photographs, and lists of bibliographic sources.  Highly recommended."--Choice"We now have an English translation of the most comprehensive study of the Bach organs. This is a vital resource that will enrich the lives of many, and it provides an enlightening and exciting venture into the Bach realm."--Jack Mitchener, Oberlin College"Elegant and readily portable as 'a travel companion for the suitcase.'"--American Record Guide "This English translation and expansion of Wolff and Zeph's earlier research will be welcomed by all, but especially by performers, organ lovers, and those whose ability to glean technical details from German is less than idea."--Fontes Artis Musicae

• CoverTitle PageCopyrightContentsForewordPreface to the English EditionBach—Organist, Composer, Organ Expert: An Introductory SketchTmeline of Organ-Related Dates in Bach's LifePart One: The Organs of J. S. BachSection A: Organs with a Proven Connection to BachSection B: Reference Organs from Bach's WorldSection C: Overview: An Inventory of the Organs and Their Parts, Including Their State ofPart Two: Organ Tests and ExaminationsSection A: Johann Sebastian Bach's Organ ReportsSection B: Instructions for Examining OrgansPart Three: Organ BuildersSection A: Organ Builders with a Personal Connection to BachSection B: Organ Builders from the Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries Associated with Bach's OrgansSection C: Other Organ Builders and Organ-Building FirmsAbbreviationsReference ListPhotograph CreditsTranslator's NoteIndexBack Cover

Christoph Wolff is Adams University Professor at Harvard University and director of the Bach Archive in Leipzig. Markus Zepf, a musicologist and organist, is on the staff of the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg. Lynn Edwards Butler, who has published numerous articles on the organ, is a practicing organist with special expertise in restored baroque organs in north and central Germany.

"Replete with organ specifications, high-quality photographs, and lists of bibliographic sources.  Highly recommended."--Choice"We now have an English translation of the most comprehensive study of the Bach organs. This is a vital resource that will enrich the lives of many, and it provides an enlightening and exciting venture into the Bach realm."--Jack Mitchener, Oberlin College"Elegant and readily portable as 'a travel companion for the suitcase.'"--American Record Guide "This English translation and expansion of Wolff and Zeph's earlier research will be welcomed by all, but especially by performers, organ lovers, and those whose ability to glean technical details from German is less than idea."--Fontes Artis Musicae

• CoverTitle PageCopyrightContentsForewordPreface to the English EditionBach—Organist, Composer, Organ Expert: An Introductory SketchTmeline of Organ-Related Dates in Bach's LifePart One: The Organs of J. S. BachSection A: Organs with a Proven Connection to BachSection B: Reference Organs from Bach's WorldSection C: Overview: An Inventory of the Organs and Their Parts, Including Their State ofPart Two: Organ Tests and ExaminationsSection A: Johann Sebastian Bach's Organ ReportsSection B: Instructions for Examining OrgansPart Three: Organ BuildersSection A: Organ Builders with a Personal Connection to BachSection B: Organ Builders from the Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries Associated with Bach's OrgansSection C: Other Organ Builders and Organ-Building FirmsAbbreviationsReference ListPhotograph CreditsTranslator's NoteIndexBack Cover