street organ
Sidewalk music box
A street organ is a mechanical musical instrument played by turning a crank, traditionally used by itinerant musicians to perform in public spaces for tips.
Unlike church organs, street organs are portable and self-playing, producing music from pinned cylinders or perforated paper rolls.
The operator, sometimes accompanied by a monkey, would wheel the instrument through neighborhoods: The street organ's cheerful tune drew children to the corner.
Tailed primate mammal
- buskerPublic-space entertainer seeking donations
- performerOne who entertains audiences
- crankRotary operating handle
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
tune · repertoire · passersby · tips · coins · hat · crowd · audience
Cranked wheel-friction chordophone
- calliopePressurized pipe instrument
- harmoniumFoot-pumped keyboard instrument
- pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
- crankRotary operating handle
cylinder · bellows · pneumatic · perforated · reed · whistle · clockwork · automaton
Revolving platform with seats
- fairgroundOutdoor amusement venue
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
celebration · merriment · festival · fête · gala · Christmas market · holiday · fiesta
River-smoothed paving stone
- plazaPublic open square
- squareRhombus with right angles
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
promenade · pedestrian · vendor · cityscape · corner · alley · lamplight · European
Old valued collectible
- vintageQuality from past eras
- restorationReturning something to condition
- museumPublic exhibit space
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
historical · tradition · artifact · mechanical · craftsmanship · collector · preservation · relic
monkey
Tailed primate mammal
- buskerPublic-space entertainer seeking donations
- performerOne who entertains audiences
- crankRotary operating handle
melody · tune · repertoire · passersby · tips · coins · hat · crowd · audience · pavement
hurdy-gurdy
Cranked wheel-friction chordophone
- calliopePressurized pipe instrument
- harmoniumFoot-pumped keyboard instrument
- pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
crank · cylinder · bellows · pneumatic · perforated · reed · whistle · clockwork · automaton
carousel
Revolving platform with seats
- fairgroundOutdoor amusement venue
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- paradeCeremonial public procession
circus · celebration · merriment · festival · fête · gala · Christmas market · holiday · fiesta · merry-go-round
cobblestone
River-smoothed paving stone
marketplace · promenade · pedestrian · vendor · cityscape · corner · alley · lamplight · European · Amsterdam
antique
Old valued collectible
- vintageQuality from past eras
- restorationReturning something to condition
- museumPublic exhibit space
conservation · historical · tradition · artifact · mechanical · craftsmanship · collector · preservation · relic · nostalgia
- mechanical musicmusic box, player piano, calliope, pianola, nickelodeon
- keyboard instrumentspiano, harpsichord, clavichord, spinet, virginal
- organsharmonium
- fairground musiccalliope, merry-go-round, oompah, waltz, waltzes
- hurdy-gurdieshurdy-gurdy
street organcathedral organ
Large church wind instrument
pipe organ · church organ · classical piano · symphony orchestra · orchestral instrument
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