pipe organ

pipe organ
The largest of all musical instruments, played from an organ console which produces its sound by sending air through whistles and/or reeds called organ pipes, by direct mechanical action, or modernly, electrically.

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  • pipe organ — ► NOUN ▪ an organ using pipes instead of or as well as reeds …   English terms dictionary

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  • Pipe Organ —    Principal instrument of many Christian traditions. How an instrument associated with outdoor political and secular festivals of ancient Rome became the sole instrument allowed inside Christian churches by the 13th century remains mysterious,… …   Historical dictionary of sacred music

  • pipe organ — noun wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard • Syn: ↑organ • Derivationally related forms: ↑organist (for: ↑organ) •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pipe organ — pipe′ or gan n. mad organ 1), a) • Etymology: 1880–85, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • pipe organ — organ (def. 1). [1880 85, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Pipe organ tuning — This article describes the process and techniques involved in the tuning of a pipe organ. Electronic organs typically do not require tuning. A pipe organ produces sound via hundreds or thousands of organ pipes, each of which produces a single… …   Wikipedia

  • pipe organ — /ˈpaɪp ɔgən/ (say puyp awguhn) noun an organ with pipes, as distinguished from a reed organ. See organ (def. 1) …  

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