harmoniums
Bellows-powered keyboard instruments
Harmoniums are small keyboard instruments that produce sound by pumping air through metal reeds, operated by foot pedals or hand bellows.
Popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries for home music-making and small churches, they were eventually displaced by electronic organs.
The harmonium remains central to Indian classical and devotional music: The singer accompanied herself on harmonium.
Keyboard with vibrating strips
- bellowsHandheld device forcing air
- keyboardsButton grids for input
- pedalsFoot-operated levers
- stopsCeases to continue
pump organ · keys · air pressure · drone · foot pedals · manual · treadle · coupler
Relating to worship
- hymnsReligious songs of worship
- accompanimentSupplementary support element
- ragasIndian musical frameworks
- chordsSimultaneous note combinations
melody · classical · folk · gospel · sacred music · religious songs · chanting · singing
Melodic traditions from subcontinent
- HindustaniNorth Indian language family
- templeSacred worship structure
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- PunjabSouth Asian agricultural region
Afghanistan · missionary · colonial · Sufi · ashram · prayer meetings · spiritual practice · congregation
Skill in making objects
- wooden caseBox made from timber
- ivory keysTraditional piano surface material
- ebonyDense dark tropical wood
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
artisan · repair · restoration · vintage · antique · Calcutta · manufacturers · maintenance
reed organ
Keyboard with vibrating strips
stops · pump organ · keys · air pressure · drone · foot pedals · manual · treadle · coupler · swell
devotional
Relating to worship
- hymnsReligious songs of worship
- accompanimentSupplementary support element
- ragasIndian musical frameworks
chords · melody · classical · folk · gospel · sacred music · religious songs · chanting · singing · scales
Indian music
Melodic traditions from subcontinent
- HindustaniNorth Indian language family
- templeSacred worship structure
- churchPlace of Christian worship
Punjab · Afghanistan · missionary · colonial · Sufi · ashram · prayer meetings · spiritual practice · congregation · ceremonial
craftsmanship
Skill in making objects
- wooden caseBox made from timber
- ivory keysTraditional piano surface material
- ebonyDense dark tropical wood
handmade · artisan · repair · restoration · vintage · antique · Calcutta · manufacturers · maintenance · assembly
harmoniumspianos
Large stringed keyboard instruments
grand pianos · synthesizers · percussion instruments · drums · electric guitars