cor de nuit

Definition of the French term cor de nuit in music:

  1. organ flue stop usually of 8' pitch with a soft tone (equivalent to "Night Horn" in English and "Nachthorn" in German)
Language
French
Singular
cor de nuit
Plural
cors de nuit

Related terms

French musical terms related to cor de nuit:

  • cor – French horn...
  • de – of, from, by, with
  • voix éolienne – organ flue stop of 8' pitch with slightly detuned ...