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56 DICTIONARY OF ORGAN STOPS.
with some others, passed into the hands of Messrs. Norman & Beard, of
Norwich. Since that time another form of Diaphone has been patented
by Mr. Hope-Jones. It possesses no pipes, and consists of a piston
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working in a cylinder rapidly opening and closing a series
of port-holes. As may be surmised, a heavy pressure of
wind is essential. In U.S.A. there are Diaphones at Shamut
Church, Boston, Mass. (Austin Organ Co., Hope-Jones)
St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City (Hope-Jones &
Harrison).
Diezmonovena— (Sp.) = Larigot.
Ditonus—(Gr.) Si = two, tovoq = tone.
An ancient name for the Tierce. In Greek music, the
interval formed by adding together two major tones, a Pytha-
gorean major third having the ratio 81 : 64, which is a
comma greater than a true major third.
Divinare— "A stopped pipe with a beautiful (divine)
tone " ! !—Seidel.
Docena—(Sp.) = Twelfth.
DbflF— (Ger.) An ancient name for the Principal.
DOLCAN—Dulcan. 8 ft. ; 4 ft. See Dolce.
Dolce— (It.) Dolce = Sweet. 8 ft. ; also 16 ft. ; 4ft.
(1) Formerly, in Germany, Dolce, and Flauto Dolce or
Dolcan, were distinct stops. The former was a string-
toned stop with a slightly thick or fiutey quality, the latter
a Flute stop with a suspicion of stringiness. Examples
of the former are still occasionally to be found in
Germany, made of wood, and sometimes with a double
mouth. (2) Now, both in England and Germany, the
name Dolce is employed to designate the Dolcan or Flauto
Dolce. The Dolce pipes are of metal, widening in diam-
eter as they ascend. The tone is extremely beautiful, being
soft and velvety, with a touch of French Horn quality in the
tenor octave. The Dolce is invaluable as an accompani-
mental stop on the Great or Choir organ, and might with
advantage be more extensively employed in this country.
One reason, perhaps, for its scarcity in English organs
consists in the fact that the pipes, increasing, as above
Dolce. stated, in diameter at the top, occupy much sound-
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board S p ace . Albeit, Dolces of exquisite quality are
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