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Organ

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Organ may refer to:

Biology

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  • Organ (biology), a group of tissues organized to serve a common function
  • Organ system, a collection of organs that function together to carry out specific functions within the body.

Musical instruments

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  • 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

Films

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Periodicals

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Places

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United States

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Elsewhere

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Other uses

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See also

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