Organs and Organ Building: A Treatise on the History and Construction of the Organ, from Its Origin to the Present Day, with Important Specifications"The Bazaar" Office, 1881 - 248 pages |
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... clavier or keyboard was then unknown , and each note was commanded by means of a distinct lever- the compass could not have been more than ten notes , including one semitone ( the lyric ) , which probably took the position of our B flat ...
... clavier or keyboard was then unknown , and each note was commanded by means of a distinct lever- the compass could not have been more than ten notes , including one semitone ( the lyric ) , which probably took the position of our B flat ...
Page 8
... clavier of two octaves . These keys were several inches wide , and were pressed down one at a time , and required no ... clavier organs possess them . The woodcut ( Fig . 4 ) shows a " simple clavier organ of the fourteenth century ...
... clavier of two octaves . These keys were several inches wide , and were pressed down one at a time , and required no ... clavier organs possess them . The woodcut ( Fig . 4 ) shows a " simple clavier organ of the fourteenth century ...
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... clavier was often behind the performer as he sat at the larger instrument . A good instance of its position may be seen in the present organ of St. Paul's Cathedral , where the performer sits with his back to what represents an old ...
... clavier was often behind the performer as he sat at the larger instrument . A good instance of its position may be seen in the present organ of St. Paul's Cathedral , where the performer sits with his back to what represents an old ...
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... claviers the naturals are black , and the raised notes white , reversing the usual order ; this , we have been told , was a caprice of one of the past organists . Loosemore also built a small organ for the school in connection with the ...
... claviers the naturals are black , and the raised notes white , reversing the usual order ; this , we have been told , was a caprice of one of the past organists . Loosemore also built a small organ for the school in connection with the ...
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... claviers up to three as the maximum . The compass was from G G to C 2 in alt . The separate pedal organ was unknown , as were , of course , composition pedals . The great work which brought Smith's name so prominently to the front , and ...
... claviers up to three as the maximum . The compass was from G G to C 2 in alt . The separate pedal organ was unknown , as were , of course , composition pedals . The great work which brought Smith's name so prominently to the front , and ...
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