Editing Pipe organ (section)

===Early music===
Before the Baroque era, keyboard music generally was not written for one instrument or another, but rather was written to be played on ''any'' keyboard instrument. For this reason, much of the organ's repertoire through the Renaissance period is the same as that of the [[harpsichord]]. Pre-Renaissance keyboard music is found in compiled manuscripts that may include compositions from a variety of regions. The oldest of these sources is the [[Robertsbridge Codex]], dating from about 1360.<ref>Caldwell, John (2007). "Sources of keyboard music to 1660, §2: Individual sources". In L. Macy (Ed.), ''[http://www.grovemusic.com/ Grove Music Online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516041031/http://www.grovemusic.com/ |date=16 May 2008 }}'' (subscription required). Retrieved on 7 May 2008.</ref> The Buxheimer Orgelbuch, which dates from about 1470 and was compiled in Germany, includes [[intabulation]]s of vocal music by the English composer [[John Dunstaple]].<ref>Cox, 190.</ref> The earliest Italian organ music is found in the [[Faenza Codex]], dating from 1420.<ref>Stembridge, 148.</ref>

In the Renaissance period, Dutch composers such as [[Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck]] composed both [[fantasia (music)|fantasias]] and psalm settings. Sweelinck in particular developed a rich collection of keyboard figuration that influenced subsequent composers.<ref>Webber, 224.</ref> The Italian composer [[Claudio Merulo]] wrote in the typical Italian genres of the [[toccata]], the [[canzona]], and the [[ricercar]].<ref>Stembridge, 160.</ref> In Spain, the works of [[Antonio de Cabezón]] began the most prolific period of Spanish organ composition,<ref name="c1750">Caldwell, John (2007). "Keyboard music, §I: Keyboard music to c1750". In L. Macy (Ed.), ''[http://www.grovemusic.com/ Grove Music Online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516041031/http://www.grovemusic.com/ |date=16 May 2008 }}'' (subscription required). Retrieved on 8 May 2008.</ref> which culminated with [[Juan Cabanilles]].