How to Use pipe organ in a Sentence

pipe organ

noun
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  • The place is home to the largest church pipe organ in the world.
    — Los Angeles Magazine, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Works for choir and pipe organ, with Michael Ging at the keyboard.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The Bach kicked off a rich first half, much of which evoked the grand pipe organ behind him.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 25 Apr. 2022
  • In the chapel, my eyes fell upon a 15-foot-tall red oak and pipe organ next to the monks’ choir stalls.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Hymns were played on a black grand piano rather than the church's 1879 pipe organ.
    — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2018
  • But this was his first chance to write for pipe organ (which will be played by John Orfe).
    — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The 24-rank pipe organ was one of the largest ever installed in a private home of its day.
    — Skyler Swisher, Sun-Sentinel.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • The bass notes are probably around 50 or 60 hertz, the lower notes on a pipe organ.
    — Helen Scales, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2019
  • The 29-room house includes chef’s and catering kitchens, a game room and a screening room with a built-in pipe organ.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2019
  • Another is when a long-disused pipe organ in the house gets played, and dust emerges with the music.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2019
  • Free, but students may register to tour the pipe chambers and learn the pipe organ at cfago.com.
    — Tod Caviness, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • In 1927, the young people of the church invested in a pipe organ for the new church, which has been used for services ever since.
    — Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2017
  • His dad, Bob Tallar, built a pipe organ in the family’s home.
    — Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 6 June 2019
  • Next in line for an overhaul is the church’s long-suffering pipe organ.
    — Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2022
  • With Tim Baker on the pipe organ, raffle, hors d’oeuvres and costumes. $10.
    — The Courier-Journal, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Almost every Sunday for the past five decades, Roy Guenther has played the pipe organ for the glory of God.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2019
  • All proceeds will benefit the restoration of the church pipe organ.
    — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • After most of the people who attended the service had left the sanctuary, Cheatham sat down on the bench of the pipe organ.
    — Dallas News, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Hufford’s mission: get the music flowing again from the church’s 63-year-old pipe organ.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2021
  • The new cathedral will be open for weekend Mass but closed weekdays until next year while the Hazel Wright pipe organ, the world’s fifth-largest, is voiced and tuned.
    — Washington Post, 9 July 2019
  • Dallas has had an ambitious church music and pipe organ scene since at least the 1960s.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 11 July 2019
  • The majestic pipe organ slowly rises from its hiding place beneath the stage of the 92-year-old movie palace.
    — Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Roy Redman and his crew are no strangers to big jobs, but the building of the Opus 100 pipe organ for a North Texas church is an especially large-scale project.
    — Rodger Mallison, star-telegram, 22 Sep. 2017
  • This 1920s-era theater has been host to Bob Hope, Louie Armstrong and pipe organ enthusiasts over the decades.
    — Joanne Cleaver, chicagotribune.com, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Instead of scolding me, my grandmother led me over to a small love seat facing the pipe organ, put her arms around me, and told me this story.
    — Kathy Caprino, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The run time was an hour and a half, starting and ending with a deep and ominous recital from the pipe organ that sounded louder without all the bodies to absorb it.
    — Sam Whiting, SFChronicle.com, 12 Apr. 2020
  • Clark doesn't know if the rebuilt church will have a pipe organ again; a replacement may be too pricey for the small congregation to afford.
    — Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal, 25 Dec. 2021
  • Organist John Mackey will perform on the church’s 1961 Schantz pipe organ.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 8 Dec. 2022
  • And the large, airy sanctuary, with its distinctive choir loft, pipe organ and wooden arches makes for a dramatic backdrop for events.
    — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 17 Jan. 2024
  • That richness does not depend on the usual elements of plays or prayer: characters and narratives, pipe organs and priests.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024

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