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Definition of open diapason

open diapason
Diapason 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.

Meaning of open diapason from wikipedia

- a range of nine octaves. A stop of diapason type may or may not actually be labelled "Diapason". The "Diapason" label is most commonly used in English...
- Chinese Gong 7th floor north – Echo The 32 ft Wood Open, 32 ft Diaphone, and 32 ft Metal Diapason pipes run the length of a little more than 2 stories...
- original intention that Central Hall was intended to be a meeting place for "open-air preaching with the roof on". The angels in the exterior spandrels were...
- organ in Liverpool Anglican Cathedral (10,268 pipes). The organ was re-opened at a gala concert on the evening of 26 June 2004 with David Briggs, John...
- language and era, here are some common examples: Prin****l (or Diapason, Open Diapason, Prinzipal, Montre) Octave (or Prestant) Super Octave (or Fifteenth...
- Edinburgh, after the demolition of the first. The current town hall officially opened on 11 August 1870 with a lavish ball, which was personally funded by the...
- 4 Piccolo 2 Corno Di B****etto 8 Great Organ Double Diapason 16 Open Diapason No.1 8 Open Diapason No.2 8 Clarabel Flute 8 Prin****l 4 Harmonic Flute 4...
- Great Organ C– 1. Gemshorn 16′ 2. Open Diapason 8′ 3. Gemshorn 8′ 4. Stopped Diapason 8′ 5. Harmonic Flute 8′ 6. Dulciana 8′ 7. Prin****l 4′ 8. Gemshorn...
- ranks present, instead of pitch. Thus, a stop labelled "Open Diapason 8′ " is a single-rank diapason stop sounding at 8′ pitch. A stop labelled "Mixture V"...
- same pitch, louder stops are generally placed below softer ones (so an Open Diapason would be placed towards the bottom and a Dulciana towards the top),...