The organ in the Catholic Church of St. Andrew, a former monastery church and the former Jesuit and court church in Düsseldorf’s Old Town. It has been maintained by the Dominicans since 1972. The church was largely completed in 1629 in the South German Baroque style. The organ case dates from 1782.
(March 2026)
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Apparently, this is now called an onion whistle.
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The organ case in the Catholic parish church of St. Peter in Rheinberg (Lower Rhine, Wesel district) dates from around 1769 and was built by the renowned Stumm brothers.
(October 2025)
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The organ case in the Catholic St. Peter's Church in Zell (on the Moselle, Rhineland-Palatinate) was built in 1789 by the Stumm brothers.
(October 2025)
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While the organ case in the Protestant church in Gummersbach-Hülsenbusch (Oberbergischer Kreis) is probably still original Baroque, the organ itself dates from 1971.
(August 2025)
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The organ in the Protestant Church in Trarbach (Traben-Trarbach on the Moselle, Rhineland-Palatinate) was built in 1750.
(August 2025)
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Part of the Ahırkapı Big Gypsy Orchestra (Ahırkapı Büyük Roman Orkestrası) at a special performance in a pub in Istanbul. Ahırkapı is a neighbourhood in Istanbul where many Roma (Gypsies) live.
(April 2003)
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One of two organs in the Protestant church in Leichlingen (Rhineland). The church was built between 1753 and 1756 on the site of previous buildings.
(April 2025)
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A man plays the ravanahatha string instrument in the garden of Mandore (near Jodhpur/ Rajasthan, India), , possibly a member of the Bhopa ethnic group.
(February 2017)
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