Harmonium

GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf instrumental
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:pump_organ
gptkbp:audio air blown through reeds
gptkbp:hasComponent gptkb:keyboard
gptkb:switch
reeds
bellows
pedals
stops
gptkbp:hasPatent Alexandre Debain, 1842
gptkbp:hasType gptkb:reed_organ
free-reed instrument
gptkbp:hasVariant gptkb:American_organ
gptkb:melodeon
gptkb:reed_organ
electric harmonium
foot-pumped harmonium
hand-pumped harmonium
portable harmonium
pressure harmonium
suction harmonium
table harmonium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harmonium
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:choral_music
film score
Indian music
folk traditions
Western church music
gptkbp:inventedBy 19th century
gptkbp:limitation cannot produce meend (glissando)
fixed pitch
limited dynamic range
not suitable for all Indian ragas
gptkbp:material wood
felt
ivory (historically, for keys)
leather (bellows)
metal reeds
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Alexandre_Debain
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:playsFor gptkb:keyboard
gptkbp:popularFor gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:portable true
gptkbp:range true
several octaves
gptkbp:requires manual bellows
gptkbp:tuning equal temperament
fixed tuning
just intonation
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:choral_music
gptkb:ghazals
film score
kirtan
qawwali
accompaniment
bhajans
solo performance
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:choral_music
gptkb:Western_classical_music
folk
Indian classical music
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carnatic_music
gptkb:Wallace_Stevens
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4