What is an Organ An
organ is “a keyboard instrument in which sets of pipes are
sounded by compressed air and produce a variety of timbres”
(Merriam-Webster Dictionary).
The organ is composed of the following elements:
bellows, conductors, windways, windchest, pipes, and keyboards.
Learn more about them:
Bellows
instrument producer of air.
Windways
and Windchest responsible
for the distribution and storage of air.
Pipes
sound-producing elements also known as stops.
Keyboards
allow the organist to control the airflow.
In addition to these elements, the Mariana Schnitger organ has
two keyboards:
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Hauptwerk – Great organ or main manual that controls
the set of pipes in the top portion of the case.
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Brustwerk – a keyboard located at the height of the
organist’s chest that has soloist stops.
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