tremolantn.
/ˈtrɛmələnt/ = tremolo n. 2.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > organ > [noun] > stop > tremolo stop
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1854 J. Schubert Mus. Hand-bk. (ed. 4) Tremolant, a stop in german organs producing a tremolando effect.
1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 439/1 Tremolant, or Tremulant, an organ and harmonium stop which causes the air as it proceeds to the pipes or reeds to pass through a valve having a moveable top... The up and down movement of the top of the valve gives a vibratory movement to the air which similarly affects the sound produced.
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