LC control no. | sh 85011933 |
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Topical heading | Barrel organ |
Variant(s) | Dutch organ Grinder organ Hand organ Street organ |
See also | Mechanical organs |
Scope note | Here are entered works on the small organ, used chiefly by street musicians, in which a barrel with pins or staples is activated by a hand crank. Works on the mechanical piano, used chiefly by street musicians, in which a pinned barrel or cylinder is activated by a hand crank are entered under Barrel piano. Works on the bowed string instrument, usually shaped like a viol, with a crank at the end opposite the pegbox are entered under Hurdy-gurdy. |
Subject example tracing | Notes under Barrel piano; Hurdy-gurdy |