Portative Organ

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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Portative Organ

a small portable organ. The portative organ was widespread in the 15th century.

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The organetto, or the portative organ, is the painting's device to indicate mixed song.

Who's Cecilia? What is she?

The other works by Lorenzo reproduced in the catalogue are the altarpiece from the monaster; of S Benedetto fuori Porta a Pinti representing the coronation of the Virgin (London, National Gallery, 215, 216, 1897), which includes an angel playing a portative organ, and an initial B with King David (Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana.

Painting and Illumination in Early Renaissance Florence: 1300-1450

There is an enormous variety in his interpretation of the repertory, which he chooses to perform on three of the most distinguished organs in Spain: the famous |Salinas' portative organ built in C-1540 and the Baroque organs gracing either side of the choir in the New Cathedral in Salamanca.

El organo historico espanol, 8 vols

The concert will be accompanied by a chamber orchestra of strings, recorders, traversos, portative organ and lute.

PERFORMANCE NOTES

Program, which celebrates a new Petty portative organ at the church, will include a concerto for organ and strings by Vivaldi and a recorder concerto by Sammartini.