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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOrgelregister
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈɔʁɡl̩ʁeɡɪstɐ/
"Der Organist zog ein neues Orgelregister."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A component of a pipe organ that controls a particular set of pipes of the same timbre, which can be brought into play or silenced by means of a knob or lever.
"The organist pulled a heavy wooden organstop to add a brilliant trumpet sound to the fugue." - 2
A specific register or timbre produced by such a mechanism on a musical keyboard instrument.
"The composition requires a delicate flute organstop for the central melodic passage."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English terms 'organ' (from Old French and Latin, ultimately from Greek organon meaning instrument) and 'stop' (from Old English and Germanic roots related to plugging or closing). Historically developed during the evolution of pipe organs in Renaissance Europe to designate a mechanism that controls a specific set of pipes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Organstop" is said worldwide
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jeu d'orgue
Transliteration: ʒø d‿ɔʁɡ
"L'organiste a changé de jeu d'orgue pour le dernier couplet."
Orgelregister
Transliteration: /ˈɔʁɡl̩ʁeɡɪstɐ/
"Der Organist zog ein neues Orgelregister."
registro d'organo
Transliteration: /reˈdʒi.stro ˈdɔr.ɡa.no/
"Il maestro ha cambiato registro d'organo."
registro de órgano
Transliteration: /reˈxis.tɾo ðe ˈoɾ.ɣa.no/
"El organista activó un nuevo registro de órgano."
registro de órgão
Transliteration: /ʁeˈʒi.stɾu dʒi ˈɔɾ.ɡũ/
"Ele mudou o registro de órgão durante a missa."
ऑर्गन स्टॉप
Transliteration: organ stop
"संगीतकार ने एक नए ऑर्गन स्टॉप का चयन किया।"
管风琴音栓
Transliteration: guǎn fēng qín yīn shuān
"管风琴师拉动了音栓以改变音色。"
오르간 스톱
Transliteration: oreugan seutop
"연주자는 새로운 오르간 스톱을 사용했습니다."
オルガンのストップ
Transliteration: orugan no sutoppu
"オルガン奏者は新しいストップを引き出した。"
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