Nasard

Definition of the German term Nasard in music:

  1. 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, "Nasard" in French, and "Nasardo" in Italian)
Language
German
Singular
Nasard
Plural
Nasarde
Synonym

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German musical terms related to Nasard:

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