a small reed organ, typically with pedal-operated bellows; a harmonium.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > types of organ > [noun] > reed-organ (21) cottage organ1836 a small reed organ, typically with pedal-operated bellows; a harmonium. aeoline1840 An early form of harmonium. Now historical. melodeon1844 Originally and chiefly U.S. A kind of simple reed organ with a single keyboard, usually powered by pedal-operated bellows. Now chiefly historical. melodium1846 = melodeon, n.2 1. harmonium1847 A keyboard instrument, the tones of which are produced by free metal ‘reeds’, tongues, or ‘vibrators’, actuated by a current of air from bellows… reed organ1851 any of various keyboard instruments, as the harmonium, melodeon, etc., in which sound is produced by freely vibrating, usually metal, reeds (cf… organ-harmonium1864 a large harmonium with an elaborate construction or powerful tone, adapted to take the place of an organ. American organ1869 a reed organ in which the air is drawn inwards to the reeds by means of bellows, instead of being driven outwards as in the harmonium proper; a… harmonicon1876 A name given to various musical instruments. A mouth-organ consisting of a row of free reeds arranged in a case so as to give different notes by… harmonica1880 Name of several different musical instruments. A kind of mouth-organ; also applied to other wind-instruments with reeds. (See also harmonicon, n.) organ1880 spec. A kind of organ in which the sound is produced by freely vibrating metal reeds rather than by reed pipes; a harmonium; a reed organ. rare. vocalion1882 A type of reed organ in which broad reeds are used to produce a smooth powerful sound. squeeze-box1909 †(a) Nautical a ship's harmonium (obsolete); (b) an accordion or concertina. melodicon1938 A kind of reed organ. Subcategories:— parts of (7) |
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