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Organist, at Your Service ISBN 9780473731403
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JUST RELEASED (NOV. 2024):

"Organist, at Your Service" 

By Tim Rishton
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​A small boy unwillingly takes on the job of church organist, and the key to the building turns out to be the unexpected key to a future filled with joy, comedy and adventure around the churches and concert halls of Europe – and to a life among the fjords, islands and mountains of Arctic Norway.
This entertaining book from Tim Rishton charts the first years of that intriguing life.
"Organist, at Your Service" is a fun and volume of stories and memories of hilarious and frequently embarassing concert experiences and travels, yet it offers insights into lesser-visited areas of the world, especially for organists. Numerous iillustrations help paint the picture of what can be a demanding life and landscape, coupled with the joy of music. 

Tim is a distinguished academic, with doctorate, senior university posts and expertise in historic performance practice; he is author of books and articles galore, but all this knowledge is used for only one purpose: to bring music to life. Tim chooses to live at an absurdly remote farm way out in the mountains of Norway in order to keep his feet firmly on the ground, but from there he travels to give concerts and lectures in many countries – most frequently in Bach’s home district of Thüringen in Germany.

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"Organs and Organists: Their Inside Stories" is the almost-sequel to "Organ-isms: Anecdotes from the World of the King of Instruments" - and is the book that shows what others only write about. 
Come with us behind the scenes of the world's largest instruments and into the lives of organists around the world.
Whether you are fascinated by the instrument, the music, or are just curious, Organs & Organists: Their Inside Stories is a compelling and fascinating peek into a hidden world.  With 416 pages of photographs, anecdotes and cartoons, this is also an ideal and unique gift for non-organists !
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Organisms book
The continued popularity of “Organ-isms: Anecdotes from the World of the King of Instruments”, published in 2008, is a testimony to the infinite fascination with the organ and organists. This was the first Pipeline Press publication
The continued popularity of “Organ-isms: Anecdotes from the World of the King of Instruments”, published in 2008, is a testimony to the infinite fascination with the organ and organists. This was the first Pipeline Press publication, followed by kindle version and an e-book version of Martin's translation of Nicole Morelle's original French Organ's Prayer.  If you need help, please don't hesitate to contact us through the online form here

Looking Up coffee table book

LOOKING UP

This opulent coffee table book provides a feast for the eyes, to be enjoyed by lovers of organs and of architecture; it will fill even the most hardened organ fan with a sense of awe and wonder. 
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ORGAN-ISMS 
​ALL AROUND

In the crazy world of the organist, from the most humble church musician to the international concert performers, the strangest - and often funniest - things happen. This is where you can read about them. . . 
Books formerly linked here such as The Haarlem Essays, ​and Festschrift - Ton Koopman, published by Butz Musikverlag in Bonn, can still be obtained through them at their website
The Organ's Prayer

The Organ's Prayer

For most of us, the organ remains unknown. The aim of this book is to unravel its mysteries, the subtleties of its inner workings, its use and its music, and to provide a better understanding of its roles in life.
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​Olivier Latry at the Organ of Notre-Dame

​Olivier Latry at the Organ of Notre-Dame, published May 2022, Dr. J.Butz, Bonn. Translation from the original French into English by Martin Setchell
​Olivier Latry is one of the top organists of the present-day world – appointed organist of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris at the age of 23! The reader gets unique insight into the self-image of the liturgical organist, organ improvisation, organ building issues, organ composers and compositions, and much more.
In addition to biographical details, the book contains valuable information about ‘his’ instrument at Notre-Dame as well as his important predecessors in the organ loft . A highly readable book, which vastly widens our knowledge, especially of the French organ world, but also occasionally beyond it.​
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