Portative organs have enriched the lives of kings and princes and the ruling elites. "In the 18th century it was common for chapels or courts to have these instruments largely for chamber music," ...

BOOKMARK By BROCK READOnly ardent music historians know the difference between a portative organ, a small medieval instrument on which only a single melodic line could be played, and a positive ...

Only ardent music historians know the difference between a portative organ, a small medieval instrument on which only a single melodic line could be played, and a positive organ, a larger device ...

Live performance of the glorious stage music by the two great composers who bookended the Baroque; Purcell and Handel.

Anachronistic clavichords, portative organs, wheezy woodwinds and meek-sounding gut strings make a small noise and need a little creative encouragement. But like their history-buff, ...

Organs come in a variety of sizes and shapes, each with its own sonic signature and personality. The grandest pipe organs can be found in European cathedrals, where the big sound and environment ...

Nov. 23 marks the debut of the Heissler Portative organ in a 7:30 p.m. concert of music for two organs with Don Pearson and William Vaughn of Cathedral Christ the Light in Oakland.

This cardboard portative organ was over 100 years old (BBC screenshot) "It's a very small, portative cardboard organ. It was made by my grandfather Reginald Walker during the [First World War]," ...

"It's a very small, portative cardboard organ. It was made by my grandfather Reginald Walker during the [First World War]," explained the shop visitor.

This made what followed, Mozart’s Andante, K. 616, played with just a flute stop or two, sound even more like a small portative organ. It was a remarkable juxtaposition.