an organ stop producing a gentle tremolo effect
artifact noun (man-made objects)
voix célestes
organ stop » organ pipe » wind instrument » musical instrument
vox angelica [Latin] | voix celeste [French]
French: voix, voice + céleste, celestial.
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an organ stop consisting of either one or two ranks of pipes slightly out of tune. The term celeste refers to a rank of pipes detuned slightly so as to produce a beating effect when combined with a normally tuned rank. It's also used to refer to a ... (48 of 227 words)
an organ stop which produces a tremolo effect through the acoustic phenomenon of beats (14 of 208 words, pronunciation)
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An organ stop consisting of either one or two ranks of pipes slightly out of tune, so as to produce a beating effect when combined with a normally tuned rank. (30 of 31 words)
An organ stop that produces a gentle tremolo effect. (9 of 28 words, pronunciation)
an organ stop having for each note two pipes tuned to slightly different pitches and producing a wavering, gentle tone. (20 of 26 words, pronunciation)
a soft stop on an organ or harmonium which is tuned slightly sharp to produce a tremolo effect (18 of 32 words, pronunciation)
an organ stop that gives a light wavering otherworldly quality to the notes played (14 of 46 words, pronunciations)
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Origin: French: voix, voice + céleste, celestial.
Origin: from French: heavenly voice
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Origin: French: voix and céleste
Origin: late 19th century: French voix céleste, literally "heavenly voice"
First use: Late 19th century
Origin: French from voix "voice" + céleste "heavenly"
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Audio: British English pronunciation of "voix céleste"
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