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Other Names: Portative |
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Type: Wind |
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Origin: 13th century Europe |
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In Redwall: N/A |
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Appearance: The organetto looks like an organ
that has been shrunk to a small fraction of its original size, had the keys
replaced by buttons, and had a bellows added to the back of it. It was
small enough to play on one's lap. The two rows of pipes were made of
a lead alloy. The bellows was made of sheepskin and wood. |
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Use: The player's left hand pumped the bellows
while the right hand pressed the two octaves of keys. The organetto
was played in religious processions, monophonic (single instrument) dance
music, or or a single part in a motet, chanson, or other polyphonic
(multi-instrumental) music. |
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