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barrel organ

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

barrel organ mechanical musical instrument requiring nothing but the regular rotary motion of a handle to keep it going. It probably originated at the beginning of the 18th cent., and was once used extensively in English churches. A revolving cylinder is fitted with pegs that open valves, permitting air to enter a set of organ pipes. Some larger ones have several sets of pipes and various couplers. They can be operated by clockwork, by weights, and by electric motors. A portable type of barrel organ whose cylinder is turned by a hand crank has been mistakenly called hurdy-gurdy , from which it is fundamentally different.


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Life Mag: Debut tour for sax man
; ...based on the notion of mobile moments in time and history. Barrel organ The ensemble features a brass quintet, a string quartet and...Riessler's own jazz quintet which includes a punch-card-controlled barrel organ played by French musician Pierre Charial, bassist Jean Philippe... Read more
Life Mag: Debut tour for sax man.
; ...based on the notion of mobile moments in time and history. Barrel organ The ensemble features a brass quintet, a string quartet and...Riessler's own jazz quintet which includes a punch-card-controlled barrel organ played by French musician Pierre Charial, bassist Jean Philippe... Read more
Friendship led to Britain's first twinning
; ...hearts of Bathonians. "Part of the fundraising was achieved with a barrel organ purchased by the Rotary Club of Bath for pounds25 and pushed out on to the streets. This barrel organ is still in existence and sits in the City Hall in Alkmaar." In... Read more
MOZART AND THE BARREL ORGAN
; ...numbers 594, 608, and 616, written for the barrel organ. Despite the instrument for which they...motion are not shown. The winding of a barrel organ is essentially the same as manual winding...most comprehensive discussion of the barrel organ in the 18th century is to be found in... Read more
Dear Gerrie: Readers' letter.(Features)
; Byline: A Regan, Dagenham WHEN you've lived a life like my mother's, you have the right to tell your story. At 99, she has survived two world wars. As a girl, she played a barrel organ and sold copies of the Titanic song to feed a family of six. Read more
Real images are suite inspiration; Keyboard player and composer Huw Warren talks to Martin Longley.
; Jazz composer Huw Warrens A Barrel Organ Far From flame is inspired by the 1930s social realist images...make It a better record now, more truthful to myself. The Barrel Organ Suite forms the core of the album, a melange of disciplines... Read more
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; ...feature at a fete to be held at Berkswell School, in Church Lane, Berkswell, from 1-4pm this Sunday. Attractions include toys, books and video stalls, a barrel organ, maypole dancing and tombola. There will also be a barbecue and licensed bar. Read more
THIS EUROPE: Kitsch German village creates divisions at Checkpoint Charlie
; ...the end of next week an "old German" village complete with barrel- organ music, grilled sausages and allegedly the world's largest...project has been launched by Gunnar Reich of the Deleika barrel organ company who wants to enter his village for a place in Guinness... Read more

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bar·rel or·gan • n. a mechanical musical instrument from which predetermined music is produced by turning a handle, played, esp. in former times, by street musicians. Read more
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hand organ. Barrel organ . The word ‘hand’ distinguishes it from the ‘finger organ’ (played from a kbd.). Read more
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or·gan grind·er • n. a street musician who plays a barrel organ. Read more

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