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DICTIONARY OF ORGAN STOP? 115<br />

OfTenflote— (Ger.) = open Flute. Virtually a Clarabella.<br />

Oiseau— (Fr.) = bird. See Avicinium<br />

Open— A term indicating that the stop to which it is prefixed is composed<br />

<strong>of</strong> open, not stopped, pipes.<br />

Open. Diapason—The prefix is unnecessary. See Diapason.<br />

Ophicleide— (Gr.) ocg = serpent, n\eic = key. Pedal, 16 ft.<br />

and 32 ft. ; manual, 16 ft. and 8 ft.<br />

A powerful pedal reed. Accurately, it should be mere powerful and<br />

"free "in tone than the Trombone. On the Continent it is sometimes<br />

to be found as a large-scaled free reed. The original Tuba Mirabilis stop<br />

at Birmingham Town Hall (Hill, 1835) was named Ophicleide. The<br />

instrument Ophicleide was invented circa 1790. It was a development <strong>of</strong><br />

the Serpent {q.v.).<br />

Orchestral—A term indicating that the stop to which it is pre-<br />

fixed is designed for imitative rather than combinational use. See<br />

Clarinet, Concert Flute, Oboe. See also Vicle d'Orchestre.<br />

Orlo = Zink.<br />

P.<br />

Pandean Flute—See Flauto di Pan.<br />

Parforce—See Corne Parforce.<br />

Pastorita— .(Lat.) Pastor =. shepherd. See Cor de Nuit.<br />

Passu na— See Posaune.<br />

Paukerengel— (Ger.) Pauke = drum; Engel = angel.<br />

A mechanism found in some ancient <strong>organ</strong>s causing one or more<br />

angels, situated in the case, to beat drums. Usually controlled by a<br />

pedal. Garrison Church, Berlin (Joachim Wagner).<br />

Pedal Pipes—See Major Bass.<br />

Pente— (Gr.) mvrt = five. Quint.<br />

Petit— (Fr.) Petit = small. 1 ft. ; sometimes 2 ft. A Flageolet, at<br />

Ansprech.<br />

Pfeife— (Ger.) = pipe. The word is sometimes used as a suffix synonymously<br />

with Flote (e.g., Hohlpfeife).

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