nasard
Definition of the French term nasard in music:
- organ mutation stop of 2⅔ pitch on the manuals (used with an 8' stop) and 5⅓' pitch on the pedals (used with a 16' stop), sounding a twelfth (an octave and a fifth) above the note played (equivalent to "Nazard" in English, "Nasat" in German, and "Nasardo" in Italian)
Language
French
Singular
nasard
Plural
nasards
Combinations
French musical terms that include nasard:
- petit nasard – organ stop with a soft tone
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