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Definition of double diapason

double 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.

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- made for, among others, a Stentor division, a section of high-pressure diapasons and reeds. It was to be installed on the fifth floor, above the String...
- has 92 ranks with 5298 pipes. Great Organ C-c4: Double Diapason 16', First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Harmonic Flute 8', Salicional 8', Chimney Flute...
- Pedal right 21 Diapason 16 20" Right stage from Sub Prin****l, Great Pedal Pedal right 22 Diapason 16 20" Right stage from Double Diapason I, Great Pedal...
- 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...
- to Positif, Swell to Positif, Bombarde to Positif, Great: Double Diapason 16, Open Diapason 8, Gamba 8, Bourdon 8, Prin****l 4, Flute Ouverte 4, Twelfth...
- Great Double diapason 16′ Open diapason 8′ Fugara 8′ Harmonic flute 8′ Stopped diapason 8′ Prin****l 4′ Spitz flute 4′ Twelfth 2 2/3′ Fifteenth 2′ Flute...
- Harmonique 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...
- (Ext. Double Diapason 32′) Diapason 32′ Kontra Geigen 32′ (Ext. Great: Kontra Geigen 16′) Contre Gambe (Swell) 32′ Diapente Grave 211/3′ Diapason 16′ Contre...
- Swell ft Double Diapason (stopped wood) 16 Open Diapason 8 Stopped Diapason 8 Keraulophon (stopped wood b****) 8 Gemshorn 4 Fifteenth 2 Mixture II Cornopean...
- Swell Double Diapason 16' Open Diapason 8' Lieblich Gedackt 8' Salicional 8' Voix Celeste 8' Prin****l 4' Mixture 3' Cornopean 8' Oboe 8'...