Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Swell box shutters of a Klais organ in Kleve, Germany. In an organ the swell box, "Swell" (German: " Schwellwerk ;" French: " Récit ") is a division on a pipe organ that consists of pipes enclosed in a box with Venetian blinds on the front. When open, these shutters allow the pipes' sounds to travel freely from the box to the room.
Vanderbilt Commodores. ( men's and women's basketball) Memorial Gymnasium is a multi-purpose facility located in Nashville, Tennessee. Usually called Memorial Gym or simply Memorial, the building is located on the western side of the Vanderbilt University campus. It was built in 1952 and currently has a seating capacity of 14,326.
The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a medical provider with multiple hospitals in Nashville, Tennessee, as well as clinics and facilities throughout Middle Tennessee. VUMC is an independent non-profit organization, but maintains academic affiliations with Vanderbilt University. As of 2023, the health system had more than 3 ...
The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine was founded in 1851 as the school of medicine at the University of Nashville and only became affiliated with Vanderbilt University in 1874. [4] The first degrees issued by Vanderbilt University were to 61 Doctors of Medicine in February 1875, thanks to an arrangement that recognized the University of ...
Montpellier, France. Died. 13 October 1899. (1899-10-13) (aged 88) Paris, France. Aristide Cavaillé-Coll ( French: [aʁistid kavaje kɔl]; 4 February 1811 – 13 October 1899) was a French organ builder. He has the reputation of being the most distinguished organ builder of the 19th century. [1] He pioneered innovations in the art and science ...
April 29, 2024 at 6:08 AM. Metro Nashville Public Schools and Vanderbilt University are teaming up to establish a laboratory school at John Early Museum Magnet Middle School. John Early, situated ...
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee.Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1 million endowment in the hopes that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the American Civil War.
The console of the Wanamaker Organ in the Macy's (formerly Wanamaker's) department store in Philadelphia, featuring six manuals and colour-coded stop tabs. The pipe organ is played from an area called the console or keydesk, which holds the manuals (keyboards), pedals, and stop controls. In electric-action organs, the console is often movable.