Information about Street Organ
Description
A Street organ is a mechanical organ designed to play in the street. The operator of a street organ is called an organ grinder.The two main types are the smaller German style and the larger Dutch street organ.
In the UK, street organ is often used to refer to a mechanically played piano like instrument. This is incorrect, and such instruments are called a Barrel piano.
German style street organ
German style street organs are usually operated by a music roll or pinned barrel.) A street organ player in Vienna, Austria. | ) A street organ player in Warnemünde, Germany. |
Dutch street organ
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The Dutch street organ Australia Fair. Viewed from the front on a street corner in Sydney, Australia.
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Rear of Australia Fair. Note fanfold book playing through reader in center and spinning belt drive.
Slightly smaller than the semi-trailer-sized fairground organ the Dutch street organ is nevertheless able to produce enough volume to be heard easily on a busy street corner. Modern Dutch street organs are frequently trailer mounted, and sized for towing behind a pickup or other light truck.
| Dutch street organ audio clip | |
| This is a short clip of part of a song during a performance of the Dutch street organ Australia Fair. It was recorded on May 23, 2003 using a Nikon Coolpix 4500 digital camera. | |
| Problems listening to the file? See media help | |
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See Also
- Fairground organ : an organ that plays on a fairground
- Dance organ : an organ that plays in a dance hall, ball room or cafe
- Barrel organ : a mechanical organ operated by a pinned barrel rather than a Music Roll or Book music
A Mechanical organ is an organ that is self playing, rather than played by a musician.
Usually, mechanical organs are pipe organs although some instruments were built using reeds similar to those found in a harmonium.
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Usually, mechanical organs are pipe organs although some instruments were built using reeds similar to those found in a harmonium.
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Guest stars Marcia Cross (Julia Fairmont)
Written by Elizabeth Devine
Ann Donahue
Directed by Allison Liddi
Original airdate December 13, 2001
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piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by striking steel strings with felt hammers that immediately rebound allowing the string to continue vibrating at its resonance frequency.
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A barrel piano (also known as a "roller piano") is a forerunner of the modern player piano. Unlike the pneumatic player piano, the barrel piano was operated by turning a hand crank.
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A Music Roll is used to operate a Mechanical organ or Orchestrion and contains the music to be played. Originally made of paper, modern rolls are sometimes made of thin plastic or mylar.
The music is stored by means of perforations.
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The music is stored by means of perforations.
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barrel organ is a mechanical musical instrument consisting of bellows and one or more ranks of pipes housed in a case, usually of wood, and often highly decorated. The basic principle is the same as a traditional pipe organ, but rather than being played by an organist, the barrel
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Book Music is a medium for storing the music played on European mechanical organs. Similar to piano rolls, but book music is made from thick cardboard, containing perforated holes representing the musical notes to be played. The book is a folded zig-zag style.
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Description
A fairground organ is a pipe organ which is not played from a keyboard, but rather by mechanical means such as music roll or book music, and designed originally to be used on a fairground or in the United States on a carousel or in a dance-hall or skating rink...... Click the link for more information.
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Description
A fairground organ is a pipe organ which is not played from a keyboard, but rather by mechanical means such as music roll or book music, and designed originally to be used on a fairground or in the United States on a carousel or in a dance-hall or skating rink...... Click the link for more information.
A Dance organ is a mechanical organ designed to be used in a dance hall or ballroom. Being intended for use indoors, dance organs tend to be quieter than the similar fairground organ. Dance organs were principally used in Belgium and the southern Netherlands.
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barrel organ is a mechanical musical instrument consisting of bellows and one or more ranks of pipes housed in a case, usually of wood, and often highly decorated. The basic principle is the same as a traditional pipe organ, but rather than being played by an organist, the barrel
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A Music Roll is used to operate a Mechanical organ or Orchestrion and contains the music to be played. Originally made of paper, modern rolls are sometimes made of thin plastic or mylar.
The music is stored by means of perforations.
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The music is stored by means of perforations.
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Book Music is a medium for storing the music played on European mechanical organs. Similar to piano rolls, but book music is made from thick cardboard, containing perforated holes representing the musical notes to be played. The book is a folded zig-zag style.
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