We are using the text book, “A History of Western Music,” so the paper has to go beyond the scope of the book and not just be a recap of what’s found in the text book. It should cover an in-depth study of the organ as the superior instrument of the Baroque period – 1750, specifically. What did great composers find so compelling about the organ? What were some of the masterpieces created on the organ from composers of this time period? Why was the organ the instrument of choice? What about its construction did composers find so fascinating?
