ORGANS IN TRANSYLVANIA PART 1 – THE ORGANS OF THE BAROQUE PERIOD

Noémi MIKLÓS

doi:10.24193/subbmusica.2021.1.01

Authors

Noémi MIKLÓS Lecturer professor, PhD, Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Reformed Theology and Music, Music Department. E-mail: miklos.noemi1981@gmail.com

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2021.1.01

Keywords:

Transylvania, organ, baroque period, organ builders, stops, positive organ, restoration.

Abstract

The following study represents the first chapter of a series, which is intended to shed light on the development of the Transylvanian organ landscape throughout the centuries. It offers relevant information regarding the first historical sources which indicate the presence of the organ within the Transylvanian region, and details about the organs built during the baroque period.

Rezumat. ORGI TRANSILVĂNENE. PARTEA 1 – ORGILE BAROCULUI. Următorul eseu reprezintă primul capitol al unei serii care are ca scop prezentarea dezvoltării peisajului organistic transilvănean de-a lungul secolelor. Lucrarea oferă informații relevante cu privire la primele surse istorice care indică prezența orgii în diferitele regiuni ale Transilvaniei, respectiv despre orgile construite în perioada barocului.

Cuvinte cheie: Transilvania, orga, perioada barocă, constructori de orgi, registre, pozitiv, restaurare

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