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Record 1 1992-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music (General)
  • Keyboard Instruments
OBS

Operated by fingers; used to facilitate rapid changing of tone colour by throwing instantly into action certain selected groups of stops instead of their having to be operated individually (Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique (Généralités)
  • Instruments de musique à clavier
OBS

Opéré par les doigts; utilisé pour faciliter les changements rapides de ton en mettant instantanément en action un groupe de jeux sélectionnés.

Spanish

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