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Is the matter to be described or to be portrayed by the artist.
May refer to any person, object, scene or event.

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Subject of Art

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What are the 2 kinds of Art

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Representational Art or Objective Art
Non- Representational Art or Non-objective Art

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Arts that depict ( represent) objects that are commonly recognized by people.
Attempt to copy, even if in a subjective manner, something that’s real.
Uses “ form” and concerns with “what” is to be depicted in the artwork.

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Representational Art/ Objective Art

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Arts without any reference to anything outside itself (without representation).
Non-objective because it has no recognizable object.
Abstract in the sense in doesn’t represent real objects in our world
It uses “content” and concerned with “how” the artwork is depicted

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Non- Representational Art or Non-objective Art

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What are the methods of Presenting Art Subjects

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Realism and Abstraction

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Refers to artistic movement
Began in “ France” in the 1850s.
Popularity of realism grew with the introduction of photography - new visual source that created a desire for people to produce things to look “objectively real”
Method of portraying an art subject according to objective reality, depicts what the eyes can see, hear, sense faculty may receive.

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Realism

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Etymology derived from latin “ abstractus” “drawn away”, or Latin past participle “abstrahere” from ab(s)- “away” + trahere “ draw” which means “ withdrawn or separated from the material objects or practical matters”
Total opposite of realism
Does not show the subject at all as an objectively reality, only his idea or feeling (exaggerated emotionalism).
All about what the artist feels and mood what they want to portray.
Abstract art is all shapes, no real-life images, scenery,or objects.

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Abstraction

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Forms of Abstraction

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Distortion
Elongation

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Clearly manifested when the subject is misshapen, or the regular shape is twisted out.
Form emphasizing detail to the point that something is no longer “ correctly” depicted.

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Distortion

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Refers to that which is being lengthened, protraction or an extension.

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Elongation

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Two types of surrealism

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Veristic Surrealism
Automatism or Abstract Realism

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Allowed images of the subconscious to be undisturbed so that the meaning could be understood through analysis.
Follows images of the subconsciousness could understand the meaning
Ex. The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali

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Veristic Surrealism

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Images of the subconscious should not be burdened by meaning, represented in an abstract form.
Focused more on feelings and less analytical.

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Automatism or Abstract Realism

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This term is characterized by paintings containing hot beeswax as a cohesive material. Artists applied this encaustic or hot wax painting on a surface (usually a wooden panel) and then reheated the painting to achieve a glossy finish.
One of the advantages of this type of painting, originally from Greece, is its short drying time.
It can also be reworked and remodeled to fit in a collage painting or some other mixed-media form.

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Encaustic Painting

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This is a painting method where colors are mixed with only water and no additional binders. This characteristic made it perfect for covering plastered walls because the color pigments penetrated the wall as the paint dried. The most famous examples of fresco paintings are Michelangelo’s Genesis and Last Judgement that cover the Sistine Chapel’s walls and ceiling.

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Fresco Painting

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Instead of using beeswax as a binding agent, artists used a mixture of water and egg yolk in tempera painting. They had to prepare the surface before applying tempera paint in several thin, see-through layers. Although tempera cannot achieve the depth of colors found in oil painting, it still offers numerous advantages that have made this painting method remain for centuries.
Tempera’s decline started with the appearance of the oil painting technique that offered some new expressive quality to the art pieces. Flemish painters were the first to abandon tempera painting in favor of oil paints, and then the Italian renaissance artists followed.

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Tempera

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Oil painting used linseed, poppy seed, and walnut oil as a drying and binding agent. It appeared in the 16th century when numerous artists embraced it as a dominant art medium. Oil painting became a widespread painting medium due to the richness of colors and glossy finishes, which tempera could not provide.
It also alleviated the work on fine details by allowing the sfumato technique. Sfumato is a delicate blending of colors to get a “smokey” effect. Leonardo Da Vinci applied this technique in painting the timeless Mona Lisa.

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Oil painting

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As the name says, these are water-soluble colors with an incorporated binding agent. Using watercolors demands excellent artistic skills because once you apply them on paper, there is no room for correction.

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Watercolors

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Since acrylic paint appeared in the ’40s, it has gained significant attention in the art world, thanks to its many positive features.
Acrylic paint dries quickly, and once it dries, it becomes water-resistant. You can apply it in as many layers as you need and on any surface imaginable.

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Acrylic Paint

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This painting method involves the same techniques as calligraphy, so it is based on neatness, precision, and attention to detail. Chinese artists were using ink-wash watercolor techniques long before Europeans, making minuscule, precise brush strokes on paper or fabric. The Chinese involve spirituality in their artwork, believing that every object they paint has a soul. Thus, the primary goal of painting is capturing the soul of painted objects.

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Chinese Painting

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It refers to an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.

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Music

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generates vibrations and launches them into the air, serving as a medium for composers to communicate and express their ideas to the listener.

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Musical Instrument

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Properties of Musical Sound

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Pitch
Duration
Volume
Timbre (tone color)

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The oldest and still most popular of all instruments is the human voice. It is the most personal and direct of all instruments as it comes from within the body . The song projected by the human voice is the most natural form of music.

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Vocal Medium

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Is a set of pitches that people produce with their voices. Voices differ considerably in range and register.

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Vocal Register

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The 6 Classes of Vocal register

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Soprano: high-register female voice
Mezzo-soprano: medium-register female voice
Alto or Contralto: low-register female voice
Tenor: high-register male voice
Baritone: medium-register male voice
Bass: low-register male voice

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Voices are also classified according to their timbre or quality of sound. Thus, we distinguished lyric and dramatic.

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Voice qualities

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Is the highest and lightest of all voices. The music written for this is full of runs, thrills, and light ornaments.

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Coloratura Soprano

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Voice is less high and flute-like and usually sings less ornamental music. The voice is specially suited to sweet song-like melodies in which beauty of tone is the predominant quality

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Lyric Soprano

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Voice is heavier and can convey intense emotions in dramatic situations

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Dramatic Soprano

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Voice is between the soprano and contralto in quality and range.

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Mezzo-Suprano

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Voice is low and rich in quality

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Contralto

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The highest type in men’s voice.

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Tenor

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Has a voice specially suited to sweet song-like melodies.

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Lyric Tenor

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Has a heavier voice and is capable of conveying intense emotions in dramatic situations.

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Dramatic Tenor

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Voice has a range between tenor and bass.

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Baritone

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Voice has the lowest and deepest quality.

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Bass

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What are the Elements of Music

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Dynamics
Form
Melody
Rhythm
Texture
Timbre
Tonality

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refers to the volume of music, which can be loud or soft, and can change gradually based on the performer’s interpretation.

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Dynamics

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refers to the order and arrangement of the different parts.

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Form

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Refers to the sound created when two or more pitches are performed at the same time to form a chord. In modern music, the ______ often comes from instruments like the guitar and piano.

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Harmony

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A series of pitches that make a tune. In most popular music today, the melody is like an egg, it is the binding agent that holds all the elements of music together in a piece of music.

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Melody

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is the pattern of sound, silence, and emphasis in a song. In music theory,___ refers to the recurrence of notes and rests (silences) in time.

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Rhythm

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refers to the number of
instruments or voices that contribute to
the overall density of the music.

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Texture

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refers to the unique
sound quality of an instrument.

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Timbre

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refers to the overall
sound of the music.

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Tonality

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3 main types of musical instrument

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Bowed, blown, struck instruments

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also called stringed instruments, provide the basic orchestral sounds. They are toned by means of vibration of a stretched string.

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String instruments

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Two types of string instruments

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Bowed , pluck strings

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Instruments like violin, viola, violoncello, and double bass use bow or horse hair to produce tone, expressing poignant feelings and allowing infinite playing without fatigue.

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Bowed strings

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Example of Bowed String Instruments

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Violin
Viola
Violoncello
Double bass

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is the highest member of the string section of the orchestra. It is universally admired for its voice-like quality.
This musical instrument is renowned for its lyric melody, brilliance, and dramatic effect, with a wide range of tones that can be played quietly or loudly.

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Violin

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slightly larger than the violin, has longer, thicker, and heavier strings and lower range, but is used more for harmony than melody, especially for mournful or passionate themes.

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Viola

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a longer, lower-range instrument with thicker, heavier strings and a shorter, heavier bow, is known for its rich, romantic tone.

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Violoncello

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also known as contrabass, is the largest string family member, playing on the floor and focusing on deep, indistinct tones when duplicated by the cello.

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Double Bass (ContraBass)

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is the most popular stringed instrument, consisting of a fingerboard with frets, a light wooden body, and a flat top back.

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Guitar/Guitar Family

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Instruments under woodwind

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Saxophone
Flute
Piccolo
Oboe

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This wind instrument has a single reed that combines the reed mouthpiece of a clarinet with a curved conical metal tube. It blends well with either woodwind or brass.

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Saxophone

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a cylindrical tube made of silver alloy or metal. It is the coloratura soprano of the woodwind choir. Its sound is silvery or liquid. It can play rapid, brilliant scale passages.

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Flute

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the smaller flute, produces the highest notes in the orchestra. Tones produced are piercing and shrill.

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Piccolo

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is a wood-made instrument with a tube body and a double reed mouthpiece, producing a focused, intense tone with a plaintive, nasal timbre.

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Oboe

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This section comprises a variety of instruments that are made to sound by hitting them with special sticks, or by striking or shaking their parts together. Some are made of metal or wood. In others, such as drums, vibration is set up by striking a stretched skin.

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Percussion Instrument

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are percussion instruments of definite pitch, which are used in sets of two or three. ______ is a hemisphere copper shell. across which is a stretched “head” of calfskin held in place by two metal ring. The instrument is played with two padded sticks, which may either be soft or hard. Its dynamic range extends from a mysterious rumble to a thunderous roll.

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Kettledrums or timpani

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consists of tuned blocks of wood which produce a dry, crisp timbre when struck. Expert _____ players attain dazzling speed and accuracy.

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Xylophone

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Instruments under percussion

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Xylophone
Marimba
Cymbals
Gongs
Harp

66
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a xylophone of African and South American origin, is associated with dance music. It is simply a xylophone with a resonator.

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Marimba

67
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are a common percussion instrument. ______ consist of thin, normally round plates of various alloys.
The greater majority of ____ are of indefinite pitch, although small disc shaped _____ based on ancient designs sound a definite note.

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Cymbals

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are broadly of three types. Suspended gongs are more or less flat, circular discs of metal suspended vertically by means of cord passed through holes near to the top rim. Bossed or nipple gongs have a raised center boss and are often suspended and played horizontally.

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Gongs

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is said to be one of the oldest musical instruments. Its earliest form appeared in the
Babylonian inscriptions several thousand years ago. This instrument is almost extinct today. It survives in the modern orchestra, as a supporting instrument most of the time.
Its strings are played by plucking, producing a crystalline tone that blends well with the orchestral timbres.

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Harp

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These instruments are operated by means of a keyboard which consist of a series of black and white keys. When a performer depresses a key, a tone sounds.

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Keyboard instruments

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It is the most popular and most widespread of all instruments. It is widely used at home, in small orchestras, and dance bands.
It has the ability to sound several tones simultaneously and has the capacity to present complex musical textures by itself making it an extremely useful instrument.

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Piano

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It is a principal keyboard instrument but it has a physical property which makes it a woodwind instrument. Its sounds are made by air forced by mechanical means through pipes. The pipes are controlled by two or more keyboards and a set of pedals.

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Organ

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