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A barrel organ (also called roller organ or crank organ) is a French [1] mechanical musical instrument consisting of bellows and one or more ranks of pipes housed in a case, usually of wood, and often highly decorated. The basic principle is the same as a traditional pipe organ, but rather than being played by an organist, the barrel organ is ...
Chordophone. Caha di orgel (/ˈkaha di ˈɔrɡəl/ KAH-hah dee OR-gəl) is a mechanical music instrument that bridges the gap between a barrel piano and an organ. [1] It plays a significant role in Aruban, Bonairean, and Curaçaoan culture. [1] In the Kingdom of the Netherlands, "Kaha di òrgel" has been officially recognized as part of the ...
The Handel organ concertos, Op. 7, HWV 306–311, refer to the six organ concertos for organ and orchestra composed by George Frideric Handel in London between 1740 and 1751, published posthumously in 1761 by the printing company of John Walsh. They were written for performance during Handel's oratorios, contain almost entirely original ...
Eight Short Preludes and Fugues (BWV 553–560) possibly composed by Johann Tobias Krebs. Toccata and Fugue in D minor (BWV 565) – possibly Bach's transcription of a violin work, or indeed a piece by another composer. Bairstow, Edward. Organ Sonata (1937) Beethoven, Ludwig van. Fugue in D major for organ, WoO 31 (1783)
Street organ. A street organ (French: orgue de rue or orgue de barbarie) played by an organ grinder is a French automatic mechanical pneumatic organ designed to be mobile enough to play its music in the street. The two most commonly seen types are the smaller German and the larger Dutch street organ.
See media help. The hurdy-gurdy is a string instrument that produces sound by a hand-crank-turned, rosined wheel rubbing against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin (or nyckelharpa) bow, and single notes played on the instrument sound similar to those of a violin. Melodies are played on a keyboard that presses tangents —small ...
BWV 566 – Toccata and Fugue in E major (also published in C major) BWV 566a – Toccata in E major (earlier version of BWV 566) BWV 567 – Prelude in C major (possibly by Johann Ludwig Krebs) [ 9 ] BWV 568 – Prelude in G major (doubtful) [ 9 ] BWV 569 – Prelude in A minor. BWV 570 – Fantasia in C major.
John Langshaw. John Langshaw (1725–1798) was an English organist and an organ-builder. Leaving organ cases to others, he specialised in the mechanics, in particular those of chamber barrel organs. He left his native Lancashire to work in London, but returned to Lancashire in 1770.