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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Nicholas Thistlethwaite (Royalty Account)Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: The Boydell Press Volume: v. 24 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781783274673ISBN 10: 1783274670 Pages: 577 Publication Date: 21 February 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I: The Grays Beginnings An expanding business: William Gray 'That good, honest, estimable man ... John Gray' Instruments: 1772-1840 PART II: The Davisons Frederick Davison PART III: Gray & Davison Gray & Davison Frederick Davison: 'a very straightforward and respectable tradesman' Limited Company: 1877 to 1890 Instruments: 1840-90 EpilogueReviewsThis is a splendid example of well-researched scholarship. * ECCLESIOLOGY TODAY * Gray & Davidson played a significant part in the development of the English organ... It is difficult to imagine better coverage of the topic than Dr Thistlethwaite's exposition. * BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY * It is impossible to recommend this book too highly. It discloses a tremendous level of scholarship in a most accessible way, presenting a huge amount of detailed and verified information with extremely helpful ancillary history. This is a must for any serious organ enthusiast, as well as for the general musical reader. -- Barry Williams * Laudate, the magazine of the Guild of Church Musicians * Gray & Davidson played a significant part in the development of the English organ... It is difficult to imagine better coverage of the topic than Dr Thistlethwaite's exposition. BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY Author InformationNICHOLAS THISTLETHWAITE has written extensively on the history of the English organ and other aspects of English church music, and his book, The making of the Victorian organ (1990) is recognised as the standard work on the subject. He has acted as consultant for the restoration and rebuilding of organs, most recently at St Edmundsbury Cathedral and Christ Church. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |