fond – Definition in music

Definition of the French term fond in music:

foundation
foundation stop (type of organ stop that forms the core of the organ's sound)
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Language

French

Singular

fond

Plural

fonds

French musical terms that include fond:

à fond de train – at full speed, very fast
ajourter quelques fonds – add some foundation stops
ajoutez jeux de fonds – add foundation stops
fond d'orgue – foundation stop (type of organ stop that forms the...
fonds de 16 pieds – 16-foot foundation stops
fonds de 2 pieds – 2-foot foundation stops
fonds de 4 pieds – 4-foot foundation stops
fonds de 8 pieds – 8-foot foundation stops
fonds doux – soft foundation stops
fonds et mixtures – foundation stops and mixture stops (of an organ)
jeu de fond – foundation stop (type of organ stop that forms the...
ôtez jeux de fonds – take off the foundation stops
préparez les fonds – prepare the organ foundation stops (draw them in a...
tous les fonds – all the foundation stops

Music scores that include fond:

Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphony No. 5 (1901) Page 1
Guy Ropartz: Introduction et Allegro Moderato (1917) Page 1
Jehan Alain: 3 Danses (1938) Page 1
Jehan Alain: Litanies (1937) Page 1
Marcel Dupré: Suite for Organ (1944) Page 1
Robert Schumann: 6 Fugues on B.A.C.H.: No. 6 (1845‑1848) Page 1
Samuel Alexandre Rousseau: Fantaisie pour orgue (1894) Page 1

French musical terms related to fond:

cor de chamois – gemshorn (wind instrument)...
diapason conique – organ foundation stop of 16', 8' or 4' pitch with ...
dulciane – organ foundation stop usually of 8' pitch with a s...
flûte en corne – gemshorn (wind instrument)...
gemshorn – gemshorn (wind instrument)...
montre – the principal foundation stop of an organ, usually...
prestant – organ principal foundation stop sounding an octave...
principal – main...