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A pipe organ is a keyboard instrument that produces its sound by admitting air under pressure through whistles and/or reeds called pipes. Pipe organs range in size from portable instruments having only a few dozen pipes to very large organs with tens of thousands of pipes, the latter earning the instrument the epithet "King of Instruments". All but the smallest have more than one keyboard (manual), with the most common configuration being two manuals and a pedalboard. Three, four, or five manuals and pedals is not uncommon for larger instruments.
Pipe organs are most commonly found in churches, as well as in some Reform synagogues and Conservative Synagogues. They are also found in town halls and in arts centres intended for the performance of classical music. In the era of silent films, large theater organs were installed in many cinemas.
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Not enough harps played these days. They should have them in church - give the pipe-organs a break.
Rackwell17 (Rachel Girling) Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:01:53 -0000
Not enough harps played these days. They should have them in church - give the pipe-organs a break.
Read Hugh Magee's comment on my blog about Pipe Organs in Private Schools. http://tinyurl.com/ylmjmfo
privateschl (Robert Kennedy) Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:31:46 -0000
Read Hugh Magee's comment on my blog about Pipe Organs in Private Schools. http://tinyurl.com/ylmjmfo
Dark Roasted Blend: The World's Most Magnificent Pipe Organs: http://bit.ly/7F8yll via @addthis
Publicola (Publicola) Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:13:51 -0000
Dark Roasted Blend: The World's Most Magnificent Pipe Organs: http://bit.ly/7F8yll via @addthis
man i intended to just do a minimal electro dnb track and now I got an epic orchestral intro with pipe organs and timpani and everything!ARG
johnbbeta (John B) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:06:23 -0000
man i intended to just do a minimal electro dnb track and now I got an epic orchestral intro with pipe organs and timpani and everything!ARG
She said she prefers Pipe Organs over electric... LoL
PraddaGee (Aatif ) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:00:06 -0000
She said she prefers Pipe Organs over electric... LoL
uugughnn pipe organs make me so hot
penultimatum (jana) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:45:28 -0000
uugughnn pipe organs make me so hot
Dream Organs - Organ designs and proposals by builders, performers and commentators; an account of the organ in literature; essays on music and organ design; specification of the Liber Organum, an 8,276 stop [sic] dream organ.
Meta Description: [ A website devoted to the pipe-organ. Includes stoplists, essays, organs of Chesterfield, organs of Hastings and St Leonards, statistics, the organ in literature, imaginary organs. ]
Encyclopedia of Organ Stops - A comprehensive encyclopedia of organ stops. Construction details, examples, and sound files.
Flue Pipe Acoustics - The physics behind the sound of organ pipes and whistles.
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Göteborg Organ Art Center - Göteborg University center for study and research into all aspects of the organ art and the organ instrument--interpretation of the music of different periods, improvisation, research into pre-industrial organbuilding, studies of sources.
Het Orgel - Dutch/English site for magazine published by the Royal Dutch Association of Organists. Recent articles, list of editors, subscription information.
Meta Description: [ Koninklijke Nederlandse Organisten Vereniging (KNOV), informatie
over orgels, organisten en orgelmuziek ]
JAV Recordings - CDs of world famous pipe organs. Documentary series Great Organbuilders of America features the work of Aeolian-Skinner.
Meta Description: [ Recording label specializing in CDs of pipe organs. We have been driving across the US producing a documentary series of organs built one of finest organbuilders of the early 20th century the Skinner Organ Company (1901-1973). ]
MusicLink Pipe Organ Builders and Resources - List of links to organ builders, and organists' associations.
OHS Catalog - Catalog sales division of the Organ Historical Society. Sells pipe organ related books, CDs, videos and sheet music. Site is fully searchable.
Organ History - The Pipe Organ, a description in two parts: The organ and how it works and The History of the Organ
OrganFocus.com - Search a database of pipe organ events around the world. Concerts, festivals, masterclasses. Original reviews and essays.
Meta Description: [ The source for pipe organ music events, concerts and recitals worldwide. Pipe organ events listings are updated constantly. Also essays, organ performance reviews and recommended music. Free to list concerts and search. ]
Pipe Organs and Music - Extensive information on pipe organs and organ music. Museum of organs. Organs available for recycling. Japanese and English language.
Meta Description: [ Extensive information on pipe organs. Listen to classical and modern organ music with MP3 and RealAudio. View the original pictures of historical organs in Europe. ]
Pipe Organs and Music - Sound samples, photo gallery.
Meta Description: [ Extensive information on pipe organs. Listen to classical and modern organ music with MP3 and RealAudio. View the original pictures of historical organs in Europe. ]
Pipedreams - Companion site to the popular radio program. Schedule, list of radio outlets, details of instruments featured.
Meta Description: [ Celebrating more than twenty years on the air, American Public Media's Pipedreams is the only nationally distributed weekly public radio program that explores the full range of the art and potential of the pipe organ. ]
PipeOrgans.Com - Commercial site of Peterson Electro-Musical Products (see entry in Organs: Builders) advocating the retention, rebuilding and reconstruction of pipe organs.
Positif Press - Publisher of books about the pipe organ, as well as music, journals and CDs.
Meta Description: [ Visit Positif Press for all the latest books and journals related to Pipe Organ Music, History and Building. ]
The Enharmonic Pipe Organ - Description, photographs and sound samples of an organ with 48 pipes to the octave.
The Pipe Organ - A beginner's guide to the organ: how it works, a glossary of terms and a list of further resources.
Meta Description: [ Welcome! You have reached the Pipe Organ Education Project. My purpose in creating this Web site is to increase interest in the pipe organ. ]
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