The organ (from Greek όργανον organon, "organ, instrument, tool"), is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with the invention of the hydraulis. By around the 8th century it had overcome early associations with...
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Variations:
- Water organ ,
- Reed organ ,
- Pipe organ ,
- Wanamaker Organ ,
- Pump organ ,
- Chord organ ,
- Reed organ ,
- Positive organ ,
- Regal ,
- Serinette
Instrumentalists:
- George Harrison ,
- Brian May ,
- Fats Waller ,
- Nobuo Uematsu ,
- Count Basie ,
- Sun Ra ,
- Joe Jackson ,
- Jeff Buckley ,
- Daron Malakian ,
- Billy Preston
