organo

Definition of the Italian term organo in music:

organ (large musical instrument with rows of pipes)

Language

Italian

Singular

organo

Plural

organi

Abbreviation

Org.

Alt. abbreviation

O.

Italian musical terms that include organo:

basso ed organo – bass and organ
canna d'organo – organ pipe (generic term for any pipe of an organ)
grand organo – great division (the main division of an organ, con...
maestro all'organo – organ master (musician who leads and accompanies a...
nella parte dell'organo – in the organ part
organo a bocca – mouth organ (group of mouth blown instruments foun...
organo a canne – pipe organ
organo a pompa – pump organ
organo a vapore – calliope
organo ad ancia – pump organ
organo ad aria aspirata – suction reed organ
organo ad aria compressa – harmonium
organo corale – choir organ (smaller organ in a church used for sm...
organo da camera – chamber organ
organo da teatro – theater organ (American English), theatre organ (B...
organo di legno – wood organ (type of pipe organ whose pipes are lar...
organo e continuo – organ and basso continuo
organo elettronico – electric organ
organo espressivo – swell division (set of organ pipes enclosed in a s...
organo Hammond – Hammond organ
organo idraulico – water organ
organo obligato – obligato organ (essential organ part that should n...
organo pleno – full organ (with all or most of the organ stops dr...
organo portativo – portative organ (small portable organ played by pr...
organo positivo – positive organ (somewhat small pipe organ designed...
per organo – for organ
pro organo – for organ
punto d'organo – pedal point (sustained note, usually in the bass, ...
senza organo – without organ
tutto l'organo – full organ (with all or most of the organ stops dr...
tutto l'organo nel forte – full organ (with all or most of the organ stops dr...

Music scores that include organo:

Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (1901) Page 1
Giuseppe Terrabugio: Organ Sonata No. 2 (ca. 1901) Page 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Geist und Seele wird verwirret (1726) Page 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: St Matthew Passion (1736) Page 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor (1791) Page 2

Italian musical terms related to organo:

autopiano – pianola (self-playing piano)
celesta – celesta (keyboard instrument)
clavicembalo – harpsichord
claviciterio – clavicytherium (harpsichord with vertically mounte...
clavicordo – clavichord
gravicembalo – harpsichord
hydraulis – water organ
mellotron – mellotron (electro-mechanical keyboard instrument)
muselar – muselar (keyboard instrument in the harpsichord fa...
pianola – pianola (self-playing piano)
regale – regal (small portable reed organ popular in the 16...
virginale – virginals (Renaissance keyboard instrument)

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