church organ
Sanctuary pipe instrument
A church organ is a pipe organ installed in a church, typically a large instrument with multiple keyboards and pedal boards that produces sound by forcing air through metal and wooden pipes.
Church organs provide music for hymns, preludes, and liturgical services: The church organ filled the sanctuary with sound.
The instrument's association with sacred music spans centuries.
Cylindrical fluid carriers
- pedalsFoot-operated levers
- manualsInstructional reference documents
- consoleComfort in distress
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
stops · ranks · swell · great · tracker · blower · façade · case
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- reverberationProlonged reflected sound
- acousticsStudy of sound transmission
- harmonicsFrequencies above the fundamental
- timbreSound's distinctive character
sonority · overtones · sustain · vibration · pitch · tone · diapason · fullness
Sacred ritual table
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- chapelSmall worship room
- naveChurch's main interior
loft · gallery · chancel · apse · basilica · abbey · minister · liturgy
Organized group of singers
- psalmsReligious songs of praise
- hymnalReligious song collection
- anthemsOfficial ceremonial songs
- carolsFestive religious songs
chorales · canticles · spirituals · doxology · alleluia · congregational · praise · gospel
German composer surname
- toccataImprovisatory keyboard composition
- fugueContrapuntal musical form
- choraleHymn tune or choir
- preludeIntroductory piece or event
cantata · fantasia · sonata · voluntary · improvisation · polyphony · counterpoint
Marriage rite and feast
- processionalCeremonial entrance music
- recessionalClosing ceremony music
- marriageFormal union between partners
- vowsSolemn binding promises
funeral · requiem · Mass · service · Easter · Christmas · ordination · confirmation
pipes
Cylindrical fluid carriers
bellows · stops · ranks · swell · great · tracker · blower · façade · case · voicing
resonance
Amplified oscillation at natural frequency
- reverberationProlonged reflected sound
- acousticsStudy of sound transmission
- harmonicsFrequencies above the fundamental
timbre · sonority · overtones · sustain · vibration · pitch · tone · diapason · fullness · thunder
altar
Sacred ritual table
nave · loft · gallery · chancel · apse · basilica · abbey · minister · liturgy · worship
choir
Organized group of singers
carols · chorales · canticles · spirituals · doxology · alleluia · congregational · praise · gospel · stanzas
Bach
German composer surname
prelude · cantata · fantasia · sonata · voluntary · improvisation · polyphony · counterpoint
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
- processionalCeremonial entrance music
- recessionalClosing ceremony music
- marriageFormal union between partners
vows · funeral · requiem · Mass · service · Easter · Christmas · ordination · confirmation · baptism
- organsharmonium
- keyboard instrumentspiano, harpsichord, clavichord, spinet, virginal
- church musicanthems, hymnal, masses, hymnbook, canticles
- Keyboard Musicpiano, piano duet, four hands, keyboard, grand piano
- sacred accompanimentchoir, mixed choir, boy choir, harmonium, bells
- sacred choralmotets, chapel choir, masses, requiems, motet
church organpiano
Keyed percussion instrument
electric guitar · synthesizer · drum kit · acoustic guitar · violin
church organharmonica
Handheld reed wind instrument
penny whistle · kazoo · jaw harp · tin whistle · piccolo
church, organ, organic, organs, churches, organism, churchyard, churchly, organist