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reed stop

noun

  1. a set of reed pipes in a pipe organ.


reed stop

noun

  1. an organ stop controlling a rank of reed pipes
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of reed stop1

First recorded in 1720–30
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Originally, a deepÃtoned instrument of the oboe or bassoon family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ.

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There were eight registers including the pedal, and the positive on the first keyboard had reed stops furnished with 960 beating reeds.

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Next came four anonymous 16th-century pieces that cleverly highlighted flute and reed stops.

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In German and Dutch organs the term cornet is sometimes applied to a pedal reed stop.

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At length Harris challenged his redoubtable rival to make certain additional reed stops, vox humana, cremona, double bassoon and other stops, within a given time.

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