Specifications

RENAISSANCE 450 SECTION I
2.
Flute Voices
Open:
Harmonic Flute
Koppleflöte
flute mutation stops
Flute Voices
Stopped:
Holzgedackt
Bourdon
Lieblichgedackt
Rohr Bourdon
Voices of lesser harmonic development than Principals.
Open flutes are somewhat imitative; stopped flutes are
less imitative. Present at all pitch levels and in all
divisions.
String Voices
Gamba
Violone
Viola Céleste
Mildly imitative voices and of brighter harmonic
development than Principals. Usually appear at 8’ pitch.
Compound Voices
Mixture
Cornet
Voices produced by more than one rank sounding
simultaneously.
Hybrid Voices
Gemshorn
Erzähler
Spitzflöte
Voices that combine the tonal characteristic of two
families of sound, e.g., flutes and principals, or strings
and principals.
In
reed
pipes, a metal tongue vibrates against an opening in the side of a metal tube
called a shallot. The characteristic sounds of different reeds are produced through
resonators of different shapes. The family of reeds subdivides as follows:
Reed Voices
Chorus or Ensemble:
Waldhorn
Tromba
Posaune
Clairon
Bombard
Solo:
Oboe
Clarinet
Krummhorn
Voices of great harmonic development; some imitative,
others not. Often brassy or buzz sounding.
The Allen Digital Computer Organ provides authentic examples of various types of
voices as listed above. Some of these are protected by copyrights owned by the Allen
Organ Company. The voices are stored in memory devices, each having affixed to it a
copyright notice; e.g., © 1996 AOCO, © 1997 AOCO, etc., pursuant to Title 17 of the
United States Code, Section 101 et seq.