Definitions for harmonium
hɑrˈmoʊ ni əmhar·mo·ni·um

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harmonium, organ, reed organnoun

   a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows

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1. harmoniumnoun

   A small keyboard instrument consisting of a series of reed pipes which sound when air is allowed to pass through them by means of a valve that opens when a key is depressed.

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1. harmonium

   The pump organ is a type of free-reed organ that generates sound as air flows past a vibrating piece of thin metal in a frame. The piece of metal is called a reed. Specific types of pump organ include the reed organ, harmonium, and melodeon. The idea for the free reed was imported from China through Russia after 1750, and the first Western free-reed instrument was made in 1780 in Denmark.More portable than pipe organs, free-reed organs were widely used in smaller churches and in private homes in the 19th century, but their volume and tonal range were limited. They generally had one or sometimes two manuals, with pedal-boards being rare. The finer pump organs had a wider range of tones, and the cabinets of those intended for churches and affluent homes were often excellent pieces of furniture. Several million free-reed organs and melodeons were made in the US and Canada between the 1850s and the 1920s, some of which were exported. The Cable Company, Estey Organ, and Mason & Hamlin were popular manufacturers. Alongside the furniture-sized instruments of the west, smaller designs exist. The portable, hand-pumped harmonium or samvadini is a major instrument on the Indian subcontinent developed by Indians to meet local needs. The craftsmen created a harmonium that a single person could carry, with added microtones.

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1. harmonium

   A harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ or small pipe organ. It generates sound as air passes over reeds when a player pumps a foot pedal or pulls a stop. Striking the keys opens valves which allow air to flow through the reeds. It's commonly used in Indian classical music.

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1. Harmoniumnoun

   a musical instrument, resembling a small organ and especially designed for church music, in which the tones are produced by forcing air by means of a bellows so as to cause the vibration of free metallic reeds. It is now made with one or two keyboards, and has pedals and stops

2. Etymology: [NL. See Harmony. ]

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1. Harmonium

   har-mō′ni-um, n. a reed-organ, esp. one in which the air is compressed in the bellows and driven thence through the reeds.—ns. Harmon′ica, the musical glasses—an instrument invented by Franklin, the sounds of which were produced from bell-shaped glasses placed on a framework that revolved on its centre, while the rims were touched by the moistened finger: a musical instrument consisting of a series of glass or metal plates played by striking with a small mallet: a mouth-organ or harmonicon; Harmon′icon, a mouth-organ: an acoustic apparatus by which a musical note is evolved when a long dry tube, open at both ends, is held over a jet of burning hydrogen; Harmon′iphone, a musical instrument played with a keyboard, in which the sounds are produced by reeds set in a tube, and vibrating under pressure from the breath; Harmō′niumist, one who plays the harmonium; Harmon′ograph, an instrument for tracing curves representing sonorous vibrations; Harmonom′eter, one for measuring the harmonic relations of sounds.

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Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Harmonium

   From the sustained harmonies produced on this wind instrument by means of the keys and finger-board.

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How to pronounce harmonium?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of harmonium in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of harmonium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=harmonium
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Harmonium
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonium
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harmonium
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=harmonium
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=harmonium
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=harmonium