open diapason

noun

1. diapason4

Word History and Origins

Origin of open diapason¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Montre, mon′tėr, n. a flue-stop the pipes of which show from without, usually the open diapason of the great organ: an opening in a kiln wall.

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They are of several kinds, as open diapason, stopped diapason, double diapason.

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Families of old grads began to donate memorial stops�a double open diapason here, a contra bombard there, a tuba sonora, a tromba batalla or a vox angelica.

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Their stop is the open diapason, and their harmony is the harmony of large intervals and full chords.

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Double Trumpet 16 " Trumpet 8 " Oboe 8 " Clarion 4 " Choir Organ, CC to G. Dulciana 8 feet Keraulophon 8 " Hohl Flute 8 " Gamba 8 " Suabe Flute 4 " Fifteenth 2 " French Horn 8 " Clarinet 8 " Vox Humana 8 "   Pedal Organ, CCC to F. Open Diapason 16 feet Bourdon 16 " Trombone 16 "   Couplers.

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