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Author Abley, Mark, 1955- author

Title The organist : fugues, fatherhood, and a fragile mind / Mark Abley
Published Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada : University of Regina Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource
Series The Regina Collection
Regina collection.
Summary "Harry Abley was a nightmare of a father: depressive, self-absorbed, unpredictable, emotionally unstable. He was also a dream of a father: gentle, courageous, artistically gifted. Mark Abley, his only child, grew up in the shadow of music and mental illness. How he came to terms with this divided legacy, and how he learned to be a man in the absence of a traditional masculine role model, are central to this beautifully written memoir. This extraordinary story will speak to all those who love music, who struggle with depression, or who wrestle with the difficult bonds of love between a parent and a child. The organist is a rich and wonderful book, a deeply insightful and moving story of a family's journey through the 20th century."-- Provided by publisher
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 09, 2019)
Subject Abley, Harry, 1917-1994.
Abley, Mark, 1955-
Abley, Mark
Organists -- Canada -- Biography
Depressed persons -- Canada -- Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC -- Musical Instruments -- Piano & Keyboard.
MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Percussion.
Depressed persons
Organists
Canada
Genre/Form Biographies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780889775831
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