subdiapasonn.
/ˌsʌbdʌɪəˈpeɪsn/, /ˌsʌbdʌɪəˈpeɪzn/, U.S. /ˌsəbdaɪəˈpeɪzn/, /ˌsəbdaɪəˈpeɪs(ə)n/ Now rare.
A low diapason; an organ stop sounding such a note.
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1631 E. Bevin Briefe Instr. Art of Musicke 48 Diatessaron inferior. Diapente inferior. Subdiapason.
1769 H. Harington Nugæ Antiquæ I. 134 The musick of this hymn is a canon in what the musicians call Sub Diapason and Diatesseron, a practice peculiar to the Learned in that period of time, when Tallis flourished.
1852 tr. J. J. Seidel Organ & its Constr. 25 The organ at St. Elizabeth's at Breslau..contains a sub-diapason.
1933 Organ Jan. 173 Had the swell sacrificed its useless bourdon, something better would have been available, as this, and other, great sub-diapasons.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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