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The vox humana ( Latin for "human voice"; also "voz humana" in Spanish and Portuguese, "voix humaine" in French and "voce umana" in Italian, although "voce umana" is also a term for a celeste stop, q.v.) is a short-resonator reed stop on the pipe organ, so named because of its supposed resemblance to the human voice. [1]
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurised air (called wind) through the organ pipes selected from a keyboard. Because each pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre, volume, and construction throughout the keyboard compass.
Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc ( French: [fʁɑ̃sis ʒɑ̃ maʁsɛl pulɛ̃k]; 7 January 1899 – 30 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among the best-known are the piano suite Trois mouvements perpétuels ...
Occupation (s) Musician. Instrument (s) Vocals. Roxane Bruneau (born January 14, 1991) is a Canadian pop singer and songwriter from Delson, Quebec. [1] She is most noted as the winner of the Felix Award for Female Artist of the Year at the 43rd Félix Awards in 2021. [2]
The Cristal baschet is a type of musical instrument designed by the Baschet brothers in the 1950s, the Cristal Baschet is played with wet fingers on glass rods. Its continuous, enchanting sounds have inspired many artists and composers. The current Cristal Baschet models produce a variety of sounds and can also be used in percussion.
Éoline (French) Eolina (Italian) Echo Salicional (English) String. An extremely small scaled stop with a very delicate, airy tone; built frequently as a single-rank stop, or as a double-rank celeste. Baryton (French) Baritone (English) Baritono (Italian) Varitono (Spanish) Reed. A 16 ft, 8 ft and/or 4 ft pitch reed stop imitative of the ...
The Voix celeste ( French: Voix céleste, lit. 'heavenly voice') is an organ stop consisting of either one or two ranks of pipes slightly out of tune. The term celeste refers to a rank of pipes detuned slightly so as to produce a beating effect when combined with a normally tuned rank. It is also used to refer to a compound stop of two or more ...
