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Portative organ logo #10101) Keyboard instrument
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Portative organ

Portative organ logo #21000 A portative organ (portatif organ, portativ organ, or simply portative, portatif, or portativ) (from the Latin verb portare, `to carry`) is a small pipe organ that consists of one rank of flue pipes, sometimes arranged in two rows, to be played while strapped to the performer at a right angle. The performer manipulates the bellows with one hand .....
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portative organ

portative organ logo #21003small musical instrument played from the 12th through the 16th century, popular for secular music. It had one rank of flue pipes (producing a ... [3 related articles]
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