 There has been organ music at Chichester Cathedral almost continuously since the medieval period, with a break during the Commonwealth.There are now five pipe organs of different sizes and styles at Chichester Cathedral, with pipes of the Main Organ dating to the Restoration, the Hurd Organ to the late 18th century and the three most recent organs, the Nave Organ, the Walker Organ, which is a small portable organ in the Baroque style, and the Allen Organ, an early example of a digital electronic organ, dating to the late 20th century.Several well-known composers, including Thomas Weelkes and John Reading, have served as cathedral organist.