A comprehensive dictionary of organ stops - Allen Organ Studio of ...
A comprehensive dictionary of organ stops - Allen Organ Studio of ... A comprehensive dictionary of organ stops - Allen Organ Studio of ...
DICTIONARY OF ORGAN STOPS. MUSETTE—8 ft. ; sometimes 16 ft. ; 4 ft. The Musette is a development of the ancient Chalumeau, and was originally said to be imitative of the Bagpipes. Though not uncommon in France, the stop is rarely to be met with in this country. Its tone is thin and piquant, somewhat similar in the treble to that of the Cor Anglais. The pipes of the Musette vary in shape. Generally they resemble those of the Orchestral Oboe or the Vox Humana. It is made either as a free or a beating reed. There is a good specimen of the latter type at Rugby School Speech Room (Bryceson). The figure represents a form of Musette invented by Mr. John H. Compton, of Nottingham, The pipe is capped at top, but at about one-third of the length of the pipe, measured from the top, is pierced a small round hole. The upper portion of the pipe, acting as a resonating chamber, imparts a very quaint and "pastoral" effect to the tone. The tubes, which are approximately half-length (see Reed), and made of pure tin, are of very narrow scale, and the tone, conse- quently, is very thin and delicate. Musicirgedackt— (Ger.) Musiciren = to make music. 8 ft. A soft accompanimental Gedeckt found in ancient German organs. Mutation Stop. The term Mutation comprises those stops, the pipes of which sound at a pitch other than that of unison or one of its octaves. Such stops are : Quint, Twelfth, Tierce, Larigot, Flat Septime, Twenty-sixth, etc. In practice the name Mutation work is applied Musette, also to Mixtures, although the latter may contain such "found- (Compton). at ,on " ranks as Principal, Fifteenth, Twenty-second. See Foundation Stops. Muted "Viol—See Viole Sourdine. N. NACHTHORN— (Ger.) = Night Horn. See Cor de Nuit. NASAT—Nasad, Nasard, Nasaz, Nassat, Nassatt, Nazard, Nazardo. The Twelfth. Sometimes synonymous with Rauschquint (q.v.). The name is derived from either (1), (Ger.) Nase = nose. From the bare nasal sound supposedly produced by the sounding of fifths. Or, (2) (Ger.) Nachsetzen = to place behind. In the ancient primitive organs the Prestant (Lat., Prsestare = to stand before) composed the first row of pipes, the Mixture, sometimes called Nachsatz, standing behind. It is thought that a relic of this survives in the name Nasat.
Oboe. DICTIONARY OF ORGAN STOPS. Ill Nason—Nasonflote. 4 ft., occasionally 8 ft. The name, Nason, was applied by the old English builders to a 4 ft. Stopped Diapason, savouring strongly of the Quint- aton. Hence, possibly, the name (see derivation (1) of Nasat). Nete—The Quint. The title occurs in ancient specifications. Noli me tangere— (Lat.) = Do not touch. See Fuchsschwanz. o. Oboe— Hautboy. (Fr.) Hautbois. (Ger.) Hoboe. (Fr.) Haut = high; Bois = wood; a wooden instrument with a high-pitched tone. 8 ft.; Contra Oboe, 16 ft.; Oboe, 4 ft., sometimes known as Oboe Clarion, rarely found. The Oboe stop is named after the orchestral instrument. The form and characteristics of the latter are sufficiently well known to render super- fluous any description of it here. It was a development of the ancient Chalumeau. In Germany the Oboe was formerly frequently made as a free reed it is now usually of the beating variety. The English type of Oboe is almost entirely unknown on the Continent, the stop now found there (especially those made by Messrs. Walcker) usually corresponding to our Orchestral Oboe. The English Oboe is a beating reed, with pipes of small scale, shaped as an inverted cone, and surmounted by a bell. The pipes were formerly open at the top, but are now usually provided with a metal lid for purposes of regulation and the ex- clusion of dirt. Occasionally they are entirely capped {e.g., usually by Walker, and sometimes by Norman & Beard and Compton). A capped Oboe is shown in the accompanying figure. There is also illustrated an ingenious regulating device frequently used in Germany. Behind the usual vents are shown another set, which are pierced in a strip of metal attached to the cap. The size of the outlets can thus be regulated to a nicety by turning the cap. The Oboe is often continued by a bass of Bassoon pipes, unprovided with bells. ; "Capped" Oboe, showing special regulating device.
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Oboe.<br />
DICTIONARY OF ORGAN STOPS. Ill<br />
Nason—Nasonflote. 4 ft., occasionally 8 ft.<br />
The name, Nason, was applied by the old English builders<br />
to a 4<br />
ft. Stopped Diapason, savouring strongly <strong>of</strong> the Quint-<br />
aton. Hence, possibly, the name (see derivation (1) <strong>of</strong> Nasat).<br />
Nete—The Quint. The title occurs in ancient specifications.<br />
Noli me tangere— (Lat.) = Do not touch. See<br />
Fuchsschwanz.<br />
o.<br />
Oboe— Hautboy. (Fr.) Hautbois. (Ger.)<br />
Hoboe. (Fr.) Haut = high; Bois = wood;<br />
a wooden instrument with a high-pitched<br />
tone. 8 ft.; Contra Oboe, 16 ft.; Oboe,<br />
4<br />
ft., sometimes known as Oboe Clarion,<br />
rarely found.<br />
The Oboe stop is named after the orchestral<br />
instrument. The form and characteristics <strong>of</strong> the<br />
latter are sufficiently well known to render super-<br />
fluous any description <strong>of</strong> it here. It was a development<br />
<strong>of</strong> the ancient Chalumeau. In Germany the<br />
Oboe was formerly frequently made as a free reed<br />
it is now usually <strong>of</strong> the beating variety. The<br />
English type <strong>of</strong> Oboe is almost entirely unknown<br />
on the Continent, the stop now found there<br />
(especially those made by Messrs. Walcker) usually<br />
corresponding to our Orchestral Oboe. The<br />
English Oboe is a beating reed, with pipes <strong>of</strong><br />
small scale, shaped as an inverted cone, and surmounted<br />
by a bell. The pipes were formerly open<br />
at the top, but are now usually provided with a<br />
metal lid for purposes <strong>of</strong> regulation and the ex-<br />
clusion <strong>of</strong> dirt. Occasionally they are entirely<br />
capped {e.g., usually by Walker, and sometimes by<br />
Norman & Beard and Compton). A capped Oboe<br />
is shown in the accompanying figure. There is also<br />
illustrated an ingenious regulating device frequently<br />
used in Germany. Behind the usual vents are<br />
shown another set, which are pierced in a strip <strong>of</strong> metal<br />
attached to the cap. The size <strong>of</strong> the outlets can thus be<br />
regulated to a nicety by turning the cap. The Oboe is <strong>of</strong>ten<br />
continued by a bass <strong>of</strong> Bassoon pipes, unprovided with bells.<br />
;<br />
"Capped"<br />
Oboe,<br />
showing<br />
special<br />
regulating<br />
device.
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