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Definition of Diapason

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 Diapason from wikipedia

- diapason in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Diapason may refer to: Diapason (interval), the name of the just octave in Pythagorean tuning Diapason (pipe...
- The Diapason is a magazine serving those who build and play organs. Content includes concert and recital announcements, information on building and maintaining...
- Diapason d'Or (French for "Golden Tuning Fork") is a recommendation of outstanding (mostly) classical music recordings given by reviewers of Diapason...
- 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...
- Diapason is a monthly magazine, published in French by Italian media group Mondadori. The magazine focuses on classical music, especially classical music...
- octave (Latin: octavus: eighth) or perfect octave (sometimes called the diapason) is a series of eight notes occupying the interval between (and including)...
- first attempt to standardize pitch on such a scale, and was known as the diapason normal. It became a po****r pitch standard outside France as well, and...
- 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...
- As an example, the octave (4′) diapason is generally of a smaller scale and softer than the corresponding 8′ diapason rank, whereas in unification they...
- 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...