Balkon organowy

English translation: organ loft, cantoria

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Polish term or phrase:Balkon organowy
English translation:organ loft, cantoria
Entered by: Biurobob

20:09 Aug 26, 2018
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Architecture
Polish term or phrase: Balkon organowy
Kontekst: Opis wnętrza kościoła

Na balkonie organowym przedstawiono 10 przykazań.
Biurobob
Local time: 01:47
organ loft, cantoria
Explanation:
organ loft - a gallery occupied by a church organ gallery - narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building

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Lofts may have a specific purpose, e.g. an "organ loft" in a church - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loft#Loft_and_attic

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View of the organ loft

From Review: Beautiful Old Gothic... of St. Mary's Catholic Church - https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g60978...

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Cantoria (singers' gallery) of the Florence Cathedral
by Luca della Robbia
The authorities ordered an organ loft, called a "cantoria" from Luca della Robbia in 1431. He worked eight years on the project and translated into three-dimensional images the 150th Psalm of David (Laudate Dominum) whose verses are transcribed in Roman lettering on the three fascias of the pulpit. He set ten bas-reliefs in two superimposed rows, depicting young men, young girls and putti. Sometimes standing out from and sometimes closely adhering to the background, the figures are singing in harmony, playing instruments, and dancing.

This is the first documented work by Luca. Originally above the door to the North Sacristy, opposite to the cantoria by Donatello above the South Sacristy, it was dismantled (together with Donatello's) in 1688 and replaced by Baroque pulpit realised for the wedding of Ferdinando de' Medici to Violante Beatrice of Bavaria. - https://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/robbia/luca/cantori...

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Since ancient times music and singing played a role in religious ceremonies. This explains why many churches were provided with balconies for the choirs (cantoria after canto singing) and the organs. The raised positioning of both improved their acoustical impact and gave them a celestial effect. - https://www.romeartlover.it/Organs.html

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3organ /organist's balcony
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
2organ loft, cantoria
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organ /organist's balcony


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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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organ loft, cantoria


Explanation:
organ loft - a gallery occupied by a church organ gallery - narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building

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Lofts may have a specific purpose, e.g. an "organ loft" in a church - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loft#Loft_and_attic

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View of the organ loft

From Review: Beautiful Old Gothic... of St. Mary's Catholic Church - https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g60978...

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Cantoria (singers' gallery) of the Florence Cathedral
by Luca della Robbia
The authorities ordered an organ loft, called a "cantoria" from Luca della Robbia in 1431. He worked eight years on the project and translated into three-dimensional images the 150th Psalm of David (Laudate Dominum) whose verses are transcribed in Roman lettering on the three fascias of the pulpit. He set ten bas-reliefs in two superimposed rows, depicting young men, young girls and putti. Sometimes standing out from and sometimes closely adhering to the background, the figures are singing in harmony, playing instruments, and dancing.

This is the first documented work by Luca. Originally above the door to the North Sacristy, opposite to the cantoria by Donatello above the South Sacristy, it was dismantled (together with Donatello's) in 1688 and replaced by Baroque pulpit realised for the wedding of Ferdinando de' Medici to Violante Beatrice of Bavaria. - https://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/r/robbia/luca/cantori...

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Since ancient times music and singing played a role in religious ceremonies. This explains why many churches were provided with balconies for the choirs (cantoria after canto singing) and the organs. The raised positioning of both improved their acoustical impact and gave them a celestial effect. - https://www.romeartlover.it/Organs.html

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