Barbara Owen, an active lecturer, teacher,recitalist, and organ consultant, is Librarian of the Organ Library atBoston University and author of The Organ in New England, E. Power Biggs: Concert Organist, and articles in the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and many organ journals. She is also co-author (with Peter Williams) of The Organ.

IntroductionPart I. Prologue: Renaissance and Reformation1. The Music, Compoers, and Organs2. England, France, Italy, and Spain3. Netherlands, Germany, and Central EuropePart II. Late Renaissance to Early Baroque4. England5. France and Catholic Netherlands6. Italy7. Spain and Portugal8. Northern Netherlands9. North and Central Germany10. South Germany, Austria-Hungary, and SwitzerlandPart III. High Baroque11. England12. France and Lower Netherlands13. Italy14. Spain, Portugal, and Mesoamerica15. Northern Germany, Holland, and Scandinavia16. Central Germany17. South Germany, Austria, and Eastern EuropePart IV. Summation: Late Baroque to Classical18. England and Coastal United States19. France, Alsace, and Lower Netherlands (Belgium)20. Italy21. Spain, Portugal, and Latin America22. Protestant Germany, Holland, and Scandinavia23. Catholic Germany, Austria, and Eastern EuropeAppendix I: Restored Historic Organs in North AmericaAppendix II: Modern Historically Based Organs in North AmericaBibliographyIndex