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That depends. If you consider percussion instruments and keyboard instruments to be seperate groups, then the pipe organ belongs in the keyboard group. If you consider percussion and keyboard instruments to be the same group, then the pipe organ is a percussion instrument.
It's worth noting that the pipe organ is also technically a woodwind instrument, because the sounds come from wind passing through its pipes.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe keyboard family, though it could be grouped with percussion instruments because of the keyboards, or even the wind instruments, because the sounds come from air going through the pipes.
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What kind of instrument is the pipe organ?
The pipe organ is a keyboard instrument.
Which instruments are most similar to a pipe organ?
The instruments most similar to a pipe organ are:Flute (pipe organ has flute pipes of different lengths)Harmonium
What keyboard is with pipes?
The keyboard instrument with pipes would be the humble pipe organ.
When was Peragallo Pipe Organ Company created?
Peragallo Pipe Organ Company was created in 1918.
What country was the pipe organ made?
The first pipe organ, called the hydraulis, was invented in Greece.
What instrumental category doe the pipe organ belong to?
Good question. It is a keyboard instrument, like the piano, harpsichord and celesta, but unlike those instruments (which are technically in the percussion family) its tones are produced by air. As an organist myself, I would tend to group it with the keyboard instruments due to what the player him/herself does to produce the sounds.
Who discovered the pipe organ?
The pipe organ was invented by the Greek Ctesibius.
What kind of instrument is the pipe organ?
The pipe organ is a keyboard instrument.
Which instruments are most similar to a pipe organ?
The instruments most similar to a pipe organ are:Flute (pipe organ has flute pipes of different lengths)Harmonium
When was Organ pipe coral created?
Organ pipe coral was created in 1758.
What is the patent number for the pipe organ?
There is none. The pipe organ was not invented. It developed in ancient times. However, there are thousands of patents concerning pipe organ parts.
What sound does an organ pipe cactus make?
Organ pipe cacti make no noise.
What country was the pipe organ made?
The first pipe organ, called the hydraulis, was invented in Greece.
When was Peragallo Pipe Organ Company created?
Peragallo Pipe Organ Company was created in 1918.
When was Moe Pipe Organ Company created?
Moe Pipe Organ Company was created in 1991.
When was Organ pipe mud dauber created?
Organ pipe mud dauber was created in 1773.
What keyboard is with pipes?
The keyboard instrument with pipes would be the humble pipe organ.
