Among the variety of musical instruments, the “king of instruments” is the rightful organ, the most dimensional and diverse in sound. Despite the similarity of its structure with the piano, it refers not to strings, but to wind instruments.
The ancestors of the organ are known since ancient times. One of them is sheng, a wind instrument composed of reed tubes. The birthplace of this instrument, the sound from which is extracted through breathing, is China. Another organ precursor is considered to be the pan flute. It is named after the ancient Greek deity, the patron saint of forests and meadows, who created this tool. Flute Pan is a tube of various lengths held together.
Hydravlos Ctesebia
The closest to the modern organ was hydravlos, or water organ. His invention dates back to the third century BC. Its author is Ctesebius, an ancient Greek mechanic and inventor. Hydravlos made sounds thanks to its structure: two piston pumps, one of which supplied air to the instrument, and the other to the pipes. The music that was extracted from this instrument in this way was very loud and piercing. Over time, furs were used for the water organ instead of the water reservoir and pumps.
