English Explanatory Dictionary

voix céleste

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An organ stop consisting of either one or two ranks of pipes slightly out of tune, so as to produce a beating effect when combined with a normally tuned rank.

Word forms

voix céleste voix célestes

Etymology

Borrowed from French voix céleste (“heavenly voice”).

Synonyms

vox angelica
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