Nasat

Definition of the German term Nasat 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
Nasat
Plural
Nasate
Variants
NazatNassat
Synonym

Related terms

German musical terms related to Nasat:

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  • Aliquotstimme – mutation stop (organ stop sounding at a pitch othe...
  • Gedacktquinte – organ mutation stop usually of 5⅓' pitch sounding ...
  • Hilfsstimme – mutation stop (organ stop sounding at a pitch othe...
  • Nasard – organ mutation stop of 2⅔ pitch on the manuals (us...
  • Obertonregister – mutation stop (organ stop sounding at a pitch othe...
  • Quintflöte – organ flute mutation stop usually of 2⅔' or 1⅓' pi...
  • Rauschwerk – organ mutation stop of variable tone