Organ

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Organ may refer to:

Biology

  • Organ (biology), a group of tissues organized to serve a common function

Musical instruments

  • Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone
    • Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument
    • Hammond organ, an electro-mechanical keyboard instrument
    • Pipe organ, a musical instrument that produces sound when pressurized air is driven through a series of pipes
    • Fairground organ, an automatic mechanical organ designed to provide loud music in fairground settings
    • Street organ, a mobile, automatic mechanical pneumatic organ played by an organ grinder
    • Theatre organ, a pipe organ originally designed specifically for imitation of an orchestra
      • BBC Theatre Organ, several theatre organs used for popular BBC radio programmes

Films

  • Organ (film), a 1996 Japanese film about organ thieves
  • The Organ (film), a 1965 Slovak film

Periodicals

  • Organ, any official periodical (i.e., magazine, newsletter, or similar publication) of an organization
  • Organ (magazine), a UK music magazine founded in 1986
  • The Organ (magazine), a quarterly publication for organ enthusiasts, founded in 1921
  • The Organ (newspaper), an underground newspaper published in San Francisco from 1970 to 1972

Places

United States

  • Organ, New Mexico, an unincorporated community
  • Organ Mountains, New Mexico
  • The Organ (Zion), a summit in Utah
  • Organ Rock Formation, in Utah, New Mexico and Arizona
  • Organ Cave, Virginia

Elsewhere

  • Organ Peak, Graham Land, Antarctica
  • Serra dos Órgãos, or Organ Range, a mountain range in Brazil
  • Organ, Hautes-Pyrénées, a commune in France
  • Organ, Iran, a village in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
  • Organ-e Kord, a village in Qazvin Province, Iran
  • Organ-e Tork, a village in Qazvin Province, Iran

Other uses

  • Organ, a division within an organization, for example, organs of United Nations
  • Organs of state, branches of power within a government
  • Organ, an old word for a mental faculty, particularly in the context of phrenology
  • Organ, a slang word for a penis
  • Organ (surname), a list of people with the surname
  • The Organ (band), a Canadian rock band 2001–2006
  • Organ (album), a 2021 album by Dimension

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Organ
  • All pages with titles containing Organ
  • Oregon, a U.S. state
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