Rauschpfeife

Definition of the German term Rauschpfeife in music:

  1. rauschpfeif (woodwind instrument used in Europe in the 16th and 17th century)
  2. organ mixture stop of two ranks at 2' and 1 ⅓' pitch (sometimes with more ranks added)
Language
German
Singular
Rauschpfeife
Plural
Rauschpfeifen
Variants
RauschpfeiffeRausch-PfeifeRausch-Pfeiffe
Abbreviation
Rpf.

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