Organ
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"The
largest and most complex of all musical instruments, the organ
is an aerophone (wind instrument) controlled by a keyboard, consisting
of one or more sets of pipes connected to a wind supply system
and controlled by an action mechanism connected to a keyboard."(Grolier,
1994). The pipe organ is a vast battery of single-pitched pipes,
blown with air from mechanical bellows and controlled from a
keyboard by mechanical action. The largest medieval organs could
be heard over a mile away. These were used in the churches and
cathedrals. A smaller organ, like that pictured at the left,
was called a "portative organ" and was a small high
pitched medieval organ with a single row of pipes and a range
of not more than 3 octaves. It was slung from the players body
with a strap or rested on his knee. It was blown by a gravity
bellows operated by the left hand while the right played the
keyboard.
- Benedict on the Organ
For the Mac (AIFF) 113K
or (SND) 113K
For the PC (WAV) 113K
For the Unix (AU) 113K
- RealAudio
(RA) 13K
(Photos and sound courtesy of Jim Hill at website Lark
in the Morning - see credits)
References:
Baines, Anthony. European & American Musical Instruments.
Viking Press, New York, 1966.
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- Buchner, Dr. Alexander (translated by Iris
Urwin). Musical Instruments Through the Ages. Batchworth
Press Limited, London, England, 1961.
Haas, Karl. Inside Music: How to understand, listen to,
and enjoy good music. Doubleday, New York, 1984. ISBN:
0-385-18536-7
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- Hill, Jim. "Lark in the Morning".
http://www.larkinam.com/ (20 June 1996)
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- Hindley, Geoffrey (ed.). The Larousse
Encyclopedia of Music. Excalibur Books, New York, 1982.
Authors: The VirRen Team led by C.S.Marszalek & B.Panagakis
Created: 8 August 1996; Modified: 23 August 2004
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