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regals

/ˈriːɡəlz/

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noun

Regal

A small, portable organ whose sound is produced by beating reeds without amplifying resonators. Its tone is keen and rich in harmonics. The regal was common in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; today it has been revived for the performance of music from those times.

Examples :

"The museum displayed several regals, showcasing the delicate craftsmanship and unique sound of these historical reed organs. "

Das Museum zeigte mehrere Regale und präsentierte die filigrane Handwerkskunst und den einzigartigen Klang dieser historischen Zungenpfeifen.

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noun

Regalwerk

An organ stop of the reed family, furnished with a normal beating reed, but whose resonator is a fraction of its natural length. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries these stops took a multitude of forms. Today only one survives that is of universal currency, the so-called Vox Humana.

Examples :

"The small church organ, though aged, still boasted its distinctive regals, producing a reedy, almost human-like tone alongside the other stops. "

Die kleine Kirchenorgel verfügte, obwohl sie alt war, immer noch über ihre unverwechselbaren Regalwerke, die neben den anderen Registern einen schilfigen, fast menschenähnlichen Ton erzeugten.

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