A contrivance for gradually varying the force of the tone in an organ or harmonium (also in the harpsichord and some early pianos), consisting of a…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > organ > [noun] > swell or swell-box (6) swell1774 A contrivance for gradually varying the force of the tone in an organ or harmonium (also in the harpsichord and some early pianos), consisting of a… door-swell1852 a kind of swell-box in an organ. roof swell1852 a mechanism for creating crescendo and diminuendo effects on an organ by opening and closing the upper shutters on a swell box; cf. door-swell n. at… Venetian swell1852 an organ-swell having the front constructed like a Venetian shutter. wind-swell1852 a form of swell in an organ operated by a valve in the wind-trunk. Subcategories:— shutters (1) |
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