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SWELL ORGAN:
Lieblichgedackt 16’
Softer stopped flute voice of delicacy and definition. Useful
where soft 16’ pitch is required.
Gedackt 8’
Stopped flute tone of moderate harmonic development. Provides
the 8’ member of the Swell flute chorus and is useful by itself or
with other flutes and mutations in creating solo voices.
Viola 8’
Soft string tone.
Viola Celeste 8’
String tone, slightly detuned, used with the Viola 8’ to create a
warm string celeste.
Celestes are created by using two sounds, one tuned slightly
sharp or flat of the other, creating a warm, undulating, “celestial”
effect. The combination of the Viola 8’ and Viola Celeste 8’
will create beautiful celeste sounds.
Spitzprinzipal 4’
Hybrid stop which is predominantly principal tone with a string
like edge.
Koppelflöte 4’
Distinctive stopped flute voice that works well in ensembles of
flutes or strings, or as a solo voice.
Nasat 2-2/3’
Flute mutation that sounds one octave and a fifth above the keys
played. Always used with other stops (usually beginning with
8’) for coloration.
Blockflöte 2’
A delicate, clear open flute at 2’ pitch.
Terz 1-3/5’
Flute mutation that causes the pitch to sound a seventeenth (two
octaves and a third) higher than played. Used with 8’ stops or
flute ensembles.
Mixture IV
Compound stop, or mixture comprised of principal tones. Each
note played produces four distinct pitches
at octave and fifth
relationships to the key being pressed. The Mixture IV should
never be used without stops of lower pitches. The Mixture IV is
typically added to diapason or flute ensembles, or to a reed
chorus.
