orgue

Definition of the French term orgue in music:

organ (large musical instrument with rows of pipes)

Language

French

Singular

orgue

Plural

orgues

Abbreviation

Org.

French musical terms that include orgue:

anches grand orgue – great reeds (reed stops of the great division on a...
avec orgue – with organ
buffet d'orgue – organ case (the decorative and structural housing ...
cabinet d'orgue – organ case (the decorative and structural housing ...
clavier de grand orgue – great manual (keyboard of an organ used to play th...
console d'orgue – organ console
fond d'orgue – foundation stop (type of organ stop that forms the...
grand orgue – great division (the main division of an organ, con...
jeu d'orgue – organ stop (set of organ pipes of a similar tone)
méthode d'orgue – organ method (method for playing the organ)
orgue à bouche – mouth organ (group of mouth blown instruments foun...
orgue à cilindre – barrel organ
orgue à manivelle – barrel organ
orgue à pompe – pump organ
orgue à tuyaux – pipe organ
orgue de barbarie – barrel organ
orgue de chambre – residence organ (organ installed in a personal hom...
orgue de cinéma – theater organ (American English), theatre organ (B...
orgue de salon – residence organ (organ installed in a personal hom...
orgue de théâtre – theater organ (American English), theatre organ (B...
orgue électronique – electric organ
orgue expressif – precursor of the harmonium (invented by Alexandre ...
orgue Hammond – Hammond organ
orgue hydraulique – water organ
orgue mecanique – barrel organ
orgue ou harmonium – organ or harmonium
orgue portatif – portative organ (small portable organ played by pr...
orgue positif – positive organ (somewhat small pipe organ designed...
partie d'orgue – organ part
point d'orgue – pedal point (sustained note, usually in the bass, ...
pour grand orgue – for full organ (with all or most of the organ stop...
pour orgue – for organ
pour orgue et piano – for organ and piano
souffleur d'orgue – organ blower (person whose job was to operate the ...
tirasse du grande orgue – organ pedal coupler of the great division
tuyau d'orgue – organ pipe
violon et orgue – violin and organ

Music scores that include orgue:

Arthur de Greef: Petit prélude (1914) Page 1
Auguste Larriu: Offertoire in E major (1910) Page 1
Camille Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël (1858) Page 1
Charles Gounod: Ave Maria (1852‑1853) Page 1
Sergey Taneyev: Choral varié (1914) Page 1

French musical terms related to orgue:

célesta – celesta (keyboard instrument)
clavecin – harpsichord
clavicorde – clavichord
clavicythérium – clavicytherium (harpsichord with vertically mounte...
clavier – keyboard (of a keyboard instrument)...
clavinet – clavinet
épinette – spinet
hydraule – water organ
mellotron – mellotron (electro-mechanical keyboard instrument)
muselaar – muselar (keyboard instrument in the harpsichord fa...
orphica – orphica (portable piano)
piano – piano
régale – regal (small portable reed organ popular in the 16...
virginal – virginals (Renaissance keyboard instrument)

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