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    The harmonium is a keyboard instrument similar to an organ that produces sound through vibrating metal reeds when air is pumped through them by a bellows mechanism. It was inspired by Chinese mouth organs and is popular in South Asian classical and devotional music. The harmonium comes in various types including foot-pumped and hand-pumped models, with the hand-pumped version designed to be played while sitting. It typically covers three octaves through pressing keys that allow air to pass through tuned reeds to produce notes.

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    The harmonium is a keyboard instrument similar to an organ that produces sound through vibrating metal reeds when air is pumped through them by a bellows mechanism. It was inspired by Chinese mouth organs and is popular in South Asian classical and devotional music. The harmonium comes in various types including foot-pumped and hand-pumped models, with the hand-pumped version designed to be played while sitting. It typically covers three octaves through pressing keys that allow air to pass through tuned reeds to produce notes.

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    The harmonium is a keyboard instrument similar to an organ that produces sound through vibrating metal reeds when air is pumped through them by a bellows mechanism. It was inspired by Chinese mouth organs and is popular in South Asian classical and devotional music. The harmonium comes in various types including foot-pumped and hand-pumped models, with the hand-pumped version designed to be played while sitting. It typically covers three octaves through pressing keys that allow air to pass through tuned reeds to produce notes.

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    The harmonium is a keyboard instrument similar to an organ that produces sound through vibrating metal reeds when air is pumped through them by a bellows mechanism. It was inspired by Chinese mouth organs and is popular in South Asian classical and devotional music. The harmonium comes in various types including foot-pumped and hand-pumped models, with the hand-pumped version designed to be played while sitting. It typically covers three octaves through pressing keys that allow air to pass through tuned reeds to produce notes.

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    The Harmonium

    -A brief overview
    What is a Harmonium?
    • A harmonium is a keyboard instrument that is a lot like
    an organ.
    • It is also known as a Melodeon, Reed Organ, and Pump
    Organ.
    • Earliest invention is said to be the Physharmonica,
    invented by Anton Haeckl in Vienna, in the year 1818.
    • His invention was inspired by the Chinese mouth organ,
    known as Sheng.
    • The popular types of Harmoniums are foot-pumps and
    hand-pumps.
    • The hand pumped harmonium was created by
    Dwakranath Ghose.
    • He invented this style of instrument so it could be played
    while sitting down on the floor.
    • It is popularly used in India, Pakistan, Nepal,
    Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and in other South Asian
    countries.
    • It is used as an accompanying instrument in Hindustani
    classical music, Sufi music, Bhajans and other
    devotional music, Qawwalis, Nitya Sangeets and a
    variety of genres including accompaniment to Classical
    Kathak Dance.
    • A typical Harmonium can cover three octaves (C2 – B4)
    Special Types
    • First patent comes from Alexandre Debain in 1840 in
    France.
    • Samvadini, is a special type of Harmonium which is
    fused with harp-like strings. This was produced by
    Bhishmadev Vedi and his disciple, Manohar Chimote.
    – This allowed the strings to be played in one hand, and keys on
    the other.
    • 22-Shruthi-Harmonium was patented by Vidyadhar Oke,
    which has special knobs below each key to regulate the
    reeds, allowing 22 Shrutis within 12 keys.
    Working of a Harmonium
    • In a foot pumped harmonium, the player presses two
    pedals with his feet, one at a time. This is joined to a
    mechanism which operates a bellows, sending air to the
    reeds.

    • In a hand pumped harmonium, the player pushes and


    pulls a handle back and forth with one hand, which is
    joined to the bellows that blows the air.
    You thought it was that
    easy?
    • The harmonium produces sound when wind is sent by
    the bellows through a pressure-equalizing air reservoir,
    which causes metal reeds screwed over slots in metal
    frames to vibrate through the frames with close
    tolerance.
    • There are no pipes, the pitch is determined by the size of
    the reed.
    • The quality of the sound is determined by the
    characteristic size and shape of the tone chamber
    surrounding each reed of a given set.
    • The reeds are free, which means they’re fixed at one
    end, and the other end is free.
    • When the bellow is pressed, air enters through the
    bellow and enters the lower chamber.
    • There is a spring attached to the bellow, so when you
    leave the bellow, the spring pushes it back, creating
    more air.
    • This air flow can be controlled by the stopper knobs.
    • The pressed key makes air pass through a certain reed,
    which makes it vibrate, and each reed produces a
    different note.
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