Tag Archives: Organ
The magrepha mystery
The magrepha of ancient Hebrew ritual has been variously described as a percussion machine, signal gong, bell, tympanum, kettle drum, or hand drum—but also as a pneumatic organ, water organ, steam organ, composite woodwind instrument, pipework, or controllable siren. For … Continue reading
Filed under Antiquity, Curiosities, Instruments, Source studies
Arte Organaria Italiana
Published by the L’Associazione Culturale Giuseppe Serassi, Arte Organaria Italiana was launched in 2009 to provide a forum for research on organs in Italy. Articles in the first issue include a discussion of pedaling in Frescobaldi’s organ works, a study … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Instruments, New series
Antichi organi mantovani
With the 2009 publication of L’organo Luigi Montesanti 1813 della chiesa di San Tommaso in Acquanegra sul Chiese, the Associazione Culturale Giuseppe Serassi launched the series Antichi organi mantovani. Edited by Federico Lorenzani, the book includes articles by Maurizio Isabella, … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Instruments, New series
