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Diapason

Diapason Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Diapason? [n] either of the two main stops on a pipe organ Synonyms \| Synonyms for Diapason: diapason stop Related Terms \| Find terms related to Diapason: accord \| accordance \| air \| attune \| attunement \| bassoon \| baton \| block flute \| bombard \| bourdon \| carry \| cello \| chime \| chiming \| chromatic scale \| claribel \| clarinet \| clarion \| compass \| concentus \| concert \| concert flute \| concord \| concordance \| consecutive intervals \| consonance \| consonancy \| consort \| cornet \| cornopean \| cromorna \| cymbel \| degree \| descant \| diatessaron \| diatonic interval \| diatonic semitone \| dodecuple scale \| dulciana \| English horn \| enharmonic diesis \| enharmonic interval \| enharmonic scale \| euphony \| fifth \| flute stop \| foundation stop \| fourniture \| fourth \| gamba \| gamut \| gedeckt \| gemshorn \| great scale \| half step \| halftone \| harmonic flute \| harmonics \| harmony \| heavy harmony \| homophony \| hybrid stop \| interval \| koppel flute \| larigot \| lay \| less semitone \| major scale \| measure \| melodia \| melodic interval \| melodic minor \| metronome \| minor scale \| mixture \| monochord \| monody \| music stand \| mutation stop \| mute \| nazard \| note \| oboe \| octave \| octave scale \| organ stop \| parallel octaves \| pentatonic scale \| piccolo \| pitch pipe \| plein jeu \| posaune \| principal \| quint \| quintaten \| radius \| range \| rank \| ranket \| reach \| reed stop \| register \| rhythmometer \| rohr flute \| scale \| scope \| second \| semitone \| sesquialtera \| seventh \| shawm \| sixth \| sonometer \| spectrum \| spitz flute \| step \| stick \| stop \| stopped diapason \| stopped flute \| strain \| stretch \| string diapason \| string stop \| sweep \| symphony \| synchronism \| synchronization \| temperament \| third \| three-part harmony \| tierce \| tone \| tone measurer \| tremolo \| trombone \| trumpet \| tune \| tuning \| tuning bar \| tuning fork \| tuning pipe \| twelfth \| unda maris \| unison \| unison interval \| unisonance \| vibrato \| viola \| voix celeste \| vox angelica \| vox humana \| warble \| whole step \| whole-tone scale See Also \| organ stop Diapason In Webster's Dictionary \Di`a*pa"son\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? (i. e., ? ? ? the concord of the first and last notes, the octave); dia` through + ?, gen. pl. of ? all: cf. F. diapason. Cf. {Panacea}.] 1. (Gr. Mus.) The octave, or interval which includes all the tones of the diatonic scale. 2. Concord, as of notes an octave apart; harmony. The fair music that all creatures made . . . In perfect diapason. --Milton. 3. The entire compass of tones. Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in man. --Dryden. 4. A standard of pitch; a tuning fork; as, the French normal diapason. 5. One of certain stops in the organ, so called because they extend through the scale of the instrument. They are of several kinds, as {open diapason}, {stopped diapason}, {double diapason}, and the like.

Diapason Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Diapason?

[n] either of the two main stops on a pipe organ

Synonyms | Synonyms for Diapason: diapason stop

See Also | organ stop

Diapason In Webster's Dictionary

\Di`a*pa"son\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? (i. e., ? ? ? the
concord of the first and last notes, the octave); dia`
through + ?, gen. pl. of ? all: cf. F. diapason. Cf.
{Panacea}.]
1. (Gr. Mus.) The octave, or interval which includes all the
   tones of the diatonic scale.

2. Concord, as of notes an octave apart; harmony.

         The fair music that all creatures made . . . In
         perfect diapason.                     --Milton.

3. The entire compass of tones.

         Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The
         diapason closing full in man.         --Dryden.

4. A standard of pitch; a tuning fork; as, the French normal
   diapason.

5. One of certain stops in the organ, so called because they
   extend through the scale of the instrument. They are of
   several kinds, as {open diapason}, {stopped diapason},
   {double diapason}, and the like.

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