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In music, the organ is a keyboard instrument of one or more pipe divisions or other means (generally woodwind or electric) for producing tones. The organs have usually two or three, up to five, manuals for playing with the hands and a pedalboard for playing with the feet.
organ, in music, a keyboard instrument, operated by the player’s hands and feet, in which pressurized air produces notes through a series of pipes organized in scalelike rows. The term organ encompasses reed organs and electronic organs but, unless otherwise specified, is usually understood to refer to pipe organs.
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The organ was re-introduced to the West in 757 when a Byzantine leader sent an organ as a diplomatic gift to Pepin, father of the great king Charlemagne (742-814). This organ, with an elaborate system of pipes, stops, and bellows, was celebrated as an engineering marvel, and was used for public rather than religious ceremony.
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May 28, 2018 · The organ from Hungary has a plaque which reads 228 AD as its dedication. Reconstructed first in 1958, it has four rows with 13 bronze pipes each, one row open to wind at all times and the other three able to be shut off with stops. The wind chest is made of wood lined with bronze. The organ is small, 2 ft high, 1 ft-3 in wide, and 10 in deep.
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The following is a list of organ composers. As well as citing the most regarded composers of music for the pipe organ, this list includes important anonymous and early music sources, as well as composers from under-researched regions and countries. Eras of composition are roughly categorized as follows: Medieval: before 1440; Renaissance: 1440 ...
Apr 1, 2024 · Johann Pachelbel (baptized September 1, 1653, Nürnberg [Germany]—died March 3, 1706, Nürnberg) was a German composer known for his works for organ and one of the great organ masters of the generation before Johann Sebastian Bach. Pachelbel studied music at Altdorf and Regensburg and held posts as organist in Vienna, Stuttgart, and other cities.
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