pipe organ

noun

1. organ.

pipe organ

noun

1. another name for organ Compare reed organ

Word History and Origins

Origin of pipe organ¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

The 100-year-old annual honors convocation at the University of Michigan is typically a decorous affair, with a pipe organ accompanying golf-clap applause.

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The finale was a striking example of the way that Malone, 29, is rethinking the pipe organ for a contemporary context.

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That richness does not depend on the usual elements of plays or prayer: characters and narratives, pipe organs and priests.

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It is not just her performances which have proved popular, but behind-the-scenes explainers into the way pipe organs work, unexpected mash-ups - Bach meets Faithless at the Ministry of Sound Classical earlier this month, for example.

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The Vielmetter exhibition cross-referenced elaborate paintings with a pair of projected videos and a sound installation, its sonic form made by blowing into the disassembled wooden reed boxes of a vintage pipe organ.

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