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		<title>Musical Organs &#8211; Angelic Keyboard Instruments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The organ is a keyboard instrument of one or many divisions, each played with its own keys operated either with the hands or feet. The musical organ, when compared to other instruments, is an relatively old instrument in music tradition. The musical organ has always found a place in the Catholic church, coming back in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Organ Music Dates Back to Ctesibius of Alexandria</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The known history of the organ dates back to ancient Greece, in Alexandria, where an engineer named Ctesibius lived during the third century BC. His goal was to develop a mechanical pipe instrument that required no blowing from the mouth. He is credited with building the earliest musical keyboard, called the &#8220;hydraulis&#8221; or &#8220;water organ&#8221;, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.organman.com/2011/05/17/organ-music-dates-back-to-ctesibius-of-alexandria/</link>
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		<title>Organ Music is Music to Your Ears</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Organs have been used for centuries in a variety of music types. They are most recognizable for their use in church music, but have been featured in a variety of other venues as well. Organs provided the mood music for silent films in the early 20th century, are used in ball parks around the country [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.organman.com/2011/05/05/organ-music-is-music-to-your-ears-2/</link>
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		<title>Organ music in the 20th century</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the time of its early invention in the 3rdnd century B.C., the organ was associated with gladiator fights. Around the 8th century A.D. it became a popular instrument for crafting Western religious music. However, modern musicians have used the organ for a variety of reasons, some of them as surprising as they are compelling.Marcel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.organman.com/2010/07/19/organ-music-in-the-20th-century/</link>
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		<title>Get started playing the organ</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re lucky enough to have access to a real organ, don&#8217;t waste your opportunity! Learning how to play the organ can take a while to master, but it takes almost no time to get started feeling your way around simple songs and melodies. Follow the steps below and you&#8217;ll find yourself on the way [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.organman.com/2010/07/19/get-started-playing-the-organ/</link>
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		<title>Famous organists of the modern day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s obvious that the organ is not a dead instrument, given its popularity in sporting arenas and certain classic songs, but not everyone knows that there are players still carrying on the classical organ tradition. Even in the United States alone, there is a plethora of players regularly working the pumps and astounding audiences. If [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.organman.com/2010/07/19/famous-organists-of-the-modern-day/</link>
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		<title>Different strokes for different folks: types of organs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As you can see in the post on organ music, organs are now used in a variety of different genres. However, not all organs are created equal, and some organs are better suited to certain sounds than others. This brief introduction will guide you through the three major types: the pipe organ, the reed organ, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.organman.com/2010/07/19/different-strokes-for-different-folks-types-of-organs/</link>
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		<title>Casavant Frres is oldest North American organ builder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of companies out there for anybody looking for a modern fine-quality organ, but there&#8217;s only one that can claim the title of oldest organ builder in North America. That would be Casavant Frres (Casavant Brothers) of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, which was founded in 1879. The &#8220;brothers&#8221; were Joseph-Claver and Samuel-Marie, who worked [...]]]></description>
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