Urkujen
Urkujen, the Finnish term for pipe organs, refer to large keyboard instruments in which pressurized air drives sound through a bank of pipes. Each pipe produces a specific pitch, and pipes are organized into ranks. Stops modify the timbre and loudness by controlling which ranks are engaged. An organ is typically played from one or more keyboards (manuals) and a pedalboard, with the balance of stops and keyboards shaping the texture of the music.
The pipe organ has ancient roots, with early hydraulic organs in the Greco-Roman world. In medieval Europe
Construction and design center on wind supply, the console, stops, and pipes. The wind system can be
Usage spans liturgical settings in churches and cathedrals, concert halls, and some secular venues. In modern