Vox Humana

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Vox Humana (Latin for "human voice;" also "voix humaine" in French and "voce umana" in Italian) is a short-resonator reed stop on the pipe organ, so named because of its supposed resemblance to the human voice. As a rule, the stop is used with a tremulant, which undulates the wind supply, causing a vibrato effect. The vox humana is intended to evoke the impression of a singing choir or soloist, though the success of this intent depends as much upon the acoustics of the room in which the organ speaks as it does the voicing of the pipes. It is almost invariably at 8′ pitch, though on theater organs it is not uncommon to encounter a chorus of vox humana stops at 8′ and 4′ pitch, with the addition of a 16′ acting as a pedal stop.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5511471135
• ISBN13: 9785511471136
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"