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Octaaf Dutch

Octav German

Octava Spanish

Octave English (Primary)

Oktava Finnish, Swedish

Ottava Italian

Octave Diapason English

Octave Principal English

Prästant German

Praestant Latin

Principaal Dutch

Principal English

Prestant French, German

Principal Octave English

Flautadito Spanish

Halbprincipal German

Koppeldoof Dutch?

Oktavenprincipal German

Primaria Latin

Regula Minor Latin


Description:

An Open Diapason of 4' pitch on the manuals, or 8' pitch on the pedal. These names have also been given to the stop more properly called Super Octave or Fifteenth. The name Principal is more properly used as a synonym for the Open Diapason. The name Prestant often indicates that the pipes are mounted in the front of the case. The word Octave is often used as a modifier with other stop names to indicate a stop at a pitch one octave higher than normal, but the word by itself invariably refers to a Diapason.


Variants:


Examples:

No examples are known of Flautadito, Halbprincipal, Koppeldoof, Oktavenprincipal, Primaria, or Regula Minor. Contributions welcome.


Sound Clips:

Manual -

Octava 4', Hauptwerk
Reinhardtsgrimma, Sachsen, Germany
Silbermann, 1731,
Arpeggio:
St. Anne:
Prestant 4', Grand Orgue
St. Bernhard, Mainz, Germany
Cavaillé-Coll, 1872-1892,
Arpeggio:
St. Anne:
Principal 4', Great
St. Anne's Church, Moseley, Birmingham, England
Lewis, 1875,
Arpeggio:
St. Anne:
Octave 4', Great
Kellogg Auditorium, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
Aeolian-Skinner, 1933,
St. Anne:
Octave 4', Swell
Kellogg Auditorium, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
Aeolian-Skinner, 1933,
St. Anne:
Octave 4', Great
First Baptist Church, Riverside, California, USA
Schantz, 1966,
Arpeggio:
St. Anne:
Prestant 4', Manual I
University of Illinois, USA
Buzard, 1986,
Arpeggio:
St. Anne:

Pedal -

Octaven Baß 8', Pedal
Reinhardtsgrimma, Sachsen, Germany
Silbermann, 1731,
Arpeggio:
Octave 8', Pedal
First Baptist Church, Riverside, California, USA
Schantz, 1966,
Arpeggio:
Octave 8', Pedal
St. Anne's Church, Moseley, Birmingham, England
Nicholson, 1969,
Arpeggio:
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