Aristide Cavaillé-Coll

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Aristide Cavaillé-Coll born?February 4, 1811
2. When did Aristide Cavaillé-Coll die?October 13, 1899
3. What is the applications?Construction of large, expressive organs for major churches and private residences
4. Who was Aristide Cavaillé-Coll?He was a 19th-century French organ builder who made organs that could sound like whole orchestras.
5. What is a symphonic organ?It is an organ that can change its sound smoothly and quickly, like a symphony orchestra.

Symphonic Organ: An organ designed to produce a wide range of dynamic levels and tonal colors, similar to a symphony orchestra.
Acoustics: The branch of physics concerned with the properties of sound and its behavior.
Dynamics: The variation in loudness or intensity in a piece of music.
Organ Building: The craft and science of designing and constructing pipe organs.