Definition of Sesquialter. Meaning of Sesquialter. Synonyms of Sesquialter

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Definition of Sesquialter

Sesquialter
Sesquialter Ses`qui*al"ter, a. Sesquialteral.
Sesquialter
Sesquialter Ses`qui*al"ter, Sesquialtera Ses`qui*al"ter*a, n. [NL. sesquialtera.] (Mus.) A stop on the organ, containing several ranks of pipes which re["e]nforce some of the high harmonics of the ground tone, and make the sound more brilliant.

Meaning of Sesquialter from wikipedia

- In mathematics, a superparticular ratio, also called a superparticular number or epimoric ratio, is the ratio of two consecutive integer numbers. More...
- I-II 4' 5. Superoctav II 2′+1′ 6. Hohlflaut 2′ 7. Mixtur IX-X 2′ 8. Cimbalum XII 1′ 9. Sesquialter VIII-IX 2′ 10. Piffaro V-VII 8′ 11. Trombetten 8′...
- Prin****l 8' Rohrflöte 8' Oktav 4' Koppelflöte 4' Gemshorn 2' Quintlein 11/3′ Scharf IV 1' Sesquialter II 22/3′ Bärpfeife 16' Krummhorn 8' Tremulant...
- I Hoofdwerk (Great organ) C–g3 Holpijp 8' Prestant 4' Gems****n 4' Octaaf 2' Sesquialter II ranks Mixtuur III-IV ranks...
- Rohrflöte 4′ 5. Superoctave 2′ 6. Flachflöte 2′ 7. Quinte 11/3′ 8. Sesquialter II 22/3′ 9. Scharff III–IV 10. Dulcian 16′ 11. Krummhorn 8′ Tremulant...
- Rohrflöte 8′ 16. Prin****l 4′ 17. Gemshorn 4′ 18. Kleingedackt 4′ 19. Sesquialter II 22/3′ 20. Octave 2′ 21. Larigot 11/3′ 22. Scharf IV 1′ 23. Dulcian...
- (Continuation) 5. Sesquialter II (ab g0) 2+2⁄3′ 6. Mixture II-III 1+1⁄3′ Tremblant...
- Quintade 8′ 28. Prin****l 4′ 29. Blockflöte 4′ 30. Gemshorn 2′ 31. Sifflöte 1+1⁄3′ 32. Scharff III 1′ 33. Sesquialter II 2+2⁄3′ 34. Cromorne 8′ Tremulant...
- Spitzflöte 4′ 7. Engprinzipal 2′ 8. Waldflöte 2′ 9. Nasat 1+1⁄3′ 10. Sesquialter II 2+2⁄3′ 11. Mixtur IV 12. Cimbel III 13. Krummhorn 8′ 14. Trompete...
- old pipes on them, supplemented with the new registers Prestant 8 'and Sesquialter. There also had to be a third in the Cornet. A radical change awaited...