Organ
Q: Why are organists like a broken-winded cab horse?
A: They are always longing for another stop.
Q: Why are a organist’s fingers like lightning?
A: Because they rarely strike the same place twice.
Q: What do you get if you throw a piano down a mine shaft?
A: A flat miner.
Q: What do you get if you drop an organ on an army base?
A: A flat major.
Q: Why is an 11-foot concert grand better than a studio upright?
A: It makes a louder noise, when you drop it off a cliff.
Q: Why was the organ invented?
A: So the musician would have a place to put his beer.
Q: What does a German Hammond organist do in his life’s most tender moments?
A: He puts his Leslie on “slow”.
The organ is the instrument of worship for in its sounding we sense the majesty of God and in its ending we know the Grace of God
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- Перевод слова musician Musician – музыкант Перевод слова Natural musician – музыкант от бога strolling musician – бродячий музыкант self-taught musician – музыкант-самоучка She is more of a poet than a Musician. Она больше поэт, чем музыкант. The Musician piped a tune. Музыкант насвистел мелодию. She was a prodigious Musician. Она была поразительным музыкантом. Происхождение слова musician Образовано […]...
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- Перевод слова flat Flat – плоский, ровный; плоскость; квартира Перевод слова Flat roof – плоская крыша cold-water flat – квартира без горячей воды the flat of the hand – ладонь A Flat stone was used as a table. Плоский камень использовался в качестве стола. The Flat was so cute. Квартира была так хороша. Work on a clean, Flat […]...
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