American organ
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of American organ
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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The festival will also include a performance by the flamboyant American organ virtuoso, Cameron Carpenter, who has been described as the 'bad boy of the organ world'.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2014
The principle of the American organ originated with the Alexandres, whose earliest experiments are said to have been made with the view of constructing an instrument to exhaust air.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
As we were occupied with them, we heard the notes of the American organ.
From There is no Death by Marryatt, Florence
He purchased an American organ, and sent his eldest daughter weekly to take lessons in Skipton till she could play it.
From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Wood, Stanley L.
Its American organ is the periodical, "The Maccabæan."
From Zionism and Anti-Semitism Zionism by Nordau; and Anti-Semitism by Gottheil by Nordau, Max Simon
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