VOIX CÉLESTE


Meaning of VOIX CÉLESTE in English

|vwäsāˈlest noun

( plural voix célestes )

Etymology: French, literally, heavenly voice

: a labial organ stop of 8-foot pitch with its characteristic soft tremulous tone produced either by the stop being used with another stop of slightly different pitch or by its being composed of two or three ranks of pipes tuned sharp or flat with each other

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