vox humana

[ voks hyoo-mey-nuh, -mah-, -man-uh ]

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noun

a pipe-organ stop designed to produce tones resembling those of the human voice.

vox humana

/ hjuːˈmɑːnə /

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First recorded in 1720–30, vox humana is from Latin vōx humāna “human voice”

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C18: from Latin: human voice

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But here and there the note has been struck with the sudden vibration of the vox humana.

The "Vox Humana" plays too important a part in our Christian organs and organizations today.

I dragged it out plaintively, with a vox humana tremolo on the coaxing little refrain.

These extra high notes are from their extreme sweetness called vox humana.

The vox humana is the first musical instrument in the world, but then so few can perform upon it.

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