MUS 1751 : Study Guide For The Organ
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Study guide for the organ, the king of instruments quiz. The three essential elements that make up a pipe organ include wind, pipes, and a keyboard. Organs include two or more keyboards called manuals. An organ is really made up of several smaller organs or units of pipes, which make up a division. These divisions include the swell organ, the great organ, and the positive or choir organ, as well as a unit of pipes for the feet, called the pedal organ. The swell is so named because its pipes are located in an enclosed chamber, which allows one to control the dynamics of that division and ultimately the entire organ. The great division is so named because its pipes cannot be controlled dynamically. The choir division houses the quietest stops whereas the positive is the diminutive of the great. Division and its pipes are unenclosed as well.
