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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- extensions of its Diaphonic diapason, and at 16' with metal resonators as an extension of its smaller-scale Open diapason. The Austin Organ Company also...
- 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...
- 32' Double Open Diapason 16′ Bourdon (wood) 16' Stentor Diapason (Solo) 8' Large Open Diapason (71/2" wind) 8' Open Diapason 8' Horn Diapason 8' Gamba 8'...
- language and era, here are some common examples: Prin****l (or Diapason, Open Diapason, Prinzipal, Montre) Octave (or Prestant) Super Octave (or Fifteenth...
- 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...
- 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...