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  2. List of pipe organs - Wikipedia

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    The world's third largest church organ, is the largest organ in Europe. It is also the largest cathedral organ in the world. All the pipes of the organ can currently be played with the gallery console. [30] [citation needed] Italy: Duomo di Milano (Milan Cathedral) Various 15,350 pipes; 254 ranks; 185 stops

  3. Hazel Wright Organ - Wikipedia

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    The main section of the Hazel Wright Organ, in Crystal Cathedral, prior to restoration and refurbishment in Christ Cathedral. The Hazel Wright Organ is an American pipe organ located in Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, California. It is one of the world's largest pipe organs. As of 2019, it has 293 ranks and 17,106 pipes, fully playable from ...

  4. St. Stephen's Cathedral, Passau - Wikipedia

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    Passau Cathedral's used to be the largest organ in the world. It still is the largest church organ outside USA. Over time, it has been outgrown by more recent instruments, for instance Wanamaker's organ in the USA. The organ currently has 17,774 pipes and 233 registers, all of which can be played with the five-manual general console in the ...

  5. M. P. Moller - Wikipedia

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    M. P. Moller. Mathias Peter Møller, commonly known as M.P. Möller or Moeller (29 September 1854 – 13 April 1937), was a prolific pipe-organ builder and businessman. [1][2][3][4] A native of the Danish island of Bornholm, he emigrated to the United States in 1872 and founded the M.P. Moller Pipe Organ Company in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, in ...

  6. Organ (music) - Wikipedia

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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. With the use of registers, several groups of pipes can be connected to ...

  7. Allen Organ Company - Wikipedia

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    The Allen organ is a type of electronic organ that was created in 1937 and 1939. The Allen organ company was also responsible for creating the first transistorized organ in 1951. In addition to that, a new way of generating sound, by digital waves, for the organ was produced in 1971. This new technology, new at the time, is seen in many organs ...

  8. Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk (Alkmaar) - Wikipedia

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    The two organs are world-famous. The smaller one, called the "Koororgel" (choir organ), was built in 1511 by Jan van Covelens, and is built against the north wall of the church. [2] It is the oldest playable organ in the Netherlands. The larger organ at the west end of the church is one of the most famous, significant and beautiful organs in ...

  9. Michael Murray (organist) - Wikipedia

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    He has made many recordings on the Telarc label, [6] featuring the works of Bach, Franck, Camille Saint-Saëns and others. [1] Murray is now retired from concert performing and recording. He also retired in June, 2014, from St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Columbus, Ohio, where he was organist for 31 years. He was named organist emeritus.