Stamp: The street organ, The Drie Pruiken, with organ wheel, large (Netherlands 2014)

The street organ, The Drie Pruiken, with organ wheel, large (Netherlands 2014)

22 April (Netherlands ) within release National Musical Instruments stamp (European Stamps) goes into circulation Stamp The street organ, The Drie Pruiken, with organ wheel, large face value 1 No Face Value

Stamp The street organ, The Drie Pruiken, with organ wheel, large in catalogues
Michel: Mi:NL 3227
NVPH: NVP:NL 3173

Stamp is horizontal format.

"International 1" = International mail to 20g, nominal value at time of release € 1.05.

Also in the issue National Musical Instruments stamp (European Stamps):

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Stamp The street organ, The Drie Pruiken, with organ wheel, large in digits
Country: Netherlands
Date: 2014-04-22
Print: Offset and Lithography
Size: 36 x 25
Perforation: comb 13¼ x 13½
Emission: Commemorative
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 1 No Face Value
Print run: 450000

Stamp The street organ, The Drie Pruiken, with organ wheel, large it reflects the thematic directions:

Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organized in time. The common elements of music are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics (loudness and softness), and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture (which are sometimes termed the "color" of a musical sound). Different styles or types of music may emphasize, de-emphasize or omit some of these elements. Music is performed with a vast range of instruments and vocal techniques ranging from singing to rapping; there are solely instrumental pieces, solely vocal pieces (such as songs without instrumental accompaniment) and pieces that combine singing and instruments. The word derives from Greek μουσική (mousike; "art of the Muses"). In its most general form, the activities describing music as an art form or cultural activity include the creation of works of music (songs, tunes, symphonies, and so on), the criticism of music, the study of the history of music, and the aesthetic examination of music. Ancient Greek and Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies. Common sayings such as "the harmony of the spheres" and "it is music to my ears" point to the notion that music is often ordered and pleasant to listen to.

A musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. A person who plays a musical instrument is known as an instrumentalist. The history of musical instruments dates to the beginnings of human culture. Early musical instruments may have been used for rituals, such as a horn to signal success on the hunt, or a drum in a religious ceremony. Cultures eventually developed composition and performance of melodies for entertainment. Musical instruments evolved in step with changing applications and technologies.

Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group. These include oral traditions such as tales, proverbs and jokes. They include material culture, ranging from traditional building styles to handmade toys common to the group. Folklore also includes customary lore, the forms and rituals of celebrations such as Christmas and weddings, folk dances and initiation rites. Each one of these, either singly or in combination, is considered a folklore artifact. Just as essential as the form, folklore also encompasses the transmission of these artifacts from one region to another or from one generation to the next. For folklore is not taught in a formal school curriculum or studied in the fine arts. Instead these traditions are passed along informally from one individual to another either through verbal instruction or demonstration. The academic study of folklore is called folkloristics.

A craft or trade is a pastime or an occupation that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work. In a historical sense, particularly the Middle Ages and earlier, the term is usually applied to people occupied in small scale production of goods, or their maintenance, for example by tinkers. The traditional term craftsman is nowadays often replaced by artisan and by craftsperson.

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