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Organ (biology) In a multicellular organism, an organ is a collection of tissues joined in a structural unit to serve a common function. [1] In the hierarchy of life, an organ lies between tissue and an organ system. Tissues are formed from same type cells to act together in a function. Tissues of different types combine to form an organ which ...
A mixture is an organ stop, usually of principal tone quality, that contains multiple ranks of pipes including at least one mutation stop. It is designed to be drawn with a combination of stops that forms a complete chorus, for example, principals of 8 foot (8 ′ ), 4 ′, and 2 ′ pitches. The mixture emphasizes upper harmonics of each note ...
In most modern musical notation, a trill is generally indicated with the letters tr (or sometimes simply t) [2] above the trilled note. This has sometimes been followed by a wavy line, and sometimes, in the baroque and early classical periods, [2] the wavy line was used on its own. In those times the symbol was known as a chevron. [4]
Organ, piano. Labels. Blue Note, DIW. John Patton (July 12, 1935 – March 19, 2002) [1] was an American jazz, blues and R&B pianist and organist often known by his nickname, Big John Patton. Patton was one of the most in-demand organists during the golden era of the Hammond B-3 organs between 1963 and 1970. [2] [3] He recorded extensively for ...
The morna (pronunciation in both Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole: [ˈmɔɾnɐ]) is a music and dance genre from Cape Verde . Lyrics are usually in Cape Verdean Creole, and instrumentation often includes cavaquinho, clarinet, accordion, violin, piano and guitar . Morna is widely considered the national music of Cape Verde, [1] as is the fado ...
Sonata ( / səˈnɑːtə /; Italian: [soˈnaːta], pl. sonate; from Latin and Italian: sonare [archaic Italian; replaced in the modern language by suonare ], "to sound"), in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to a cantata (Latin and Italian cantare, "to sing"), a piece sung. [1] : 17 The term evolved through the history of music ...
The musical instrument known as the regal or regalle (from Middle French régale [1] ) is a small portable organ, furnished with beating reeds and having two bellows. [2] The instrument enjoyed its greatest popularity during the Renaissance. The name "regal" was also sometimes given to the reed stops of a pipe organ, and more especially to the ...
