Definition of the French term jeu de voix humaine in music:
- organ reed stop usually of 8' pitch designed to imitate the human voice (equivalent to "Menschenstimme" in German and "Vox Humana" in Latin)
Singular
jeu de voix humaine
Plural
jeux de voix humaine
French musical terms related to jeu de voix humaine:
- baryton – baritone (male voice type pitched between tenor an...
- basson – bassoon (double reed woodwind instrument)...
- basson-hautbois – organ reed stop usually of 8' pitch combining a Ba...
- bombarde – bombard (the alto, tenor and bass members of the s...
- bombarde quinte
- bombardon – organ reed stop of 32', 16' or 8' pitch with a som...
- chalemie – shawm...
- chalumeau – chalumeau (woodwind instrument originating in the ...
- chamade – chamade (signal sounded on a drum or trumpet invit...
- clairon – bugle...
- clairon harmonique – organ reed stop of 8' or 4' pitch with a powerful ...
- clarinette – clarinet...
- contre-bombarde – organ reed stop of 32' or 16' pitch, sounding an o...
- cor anglais – English horn (American English), cor anglais (Brit...
- cor d'amour – organ reed stop usually of 8' pitch with a warm to...
- cor de basset – basset horn...
- cromorne – cromorne (woodwind instrument used in the early Ba...
- de – of, from, by, with
- en chamade – organ reed stops with a powerful tone and pipes mo...
- hautbois – oboe...
- hautbois d'amour – oboe d'amore...
- jeu – game...
- musette – musette (pastoral dance in 2/4, 3/4, or 6/8 time o...
- ophicléide – ophicleide (family of keyed brass instruments)...
- petite trompette – piccolo trumpet...
- régale – regal (small portable reed organ popular in the 16...
- trombone – trombone...
- trompette – trumpet...
- trompette de fête – literally "festival trumpet"...
- trompette harmonique – organ reed stop of 8' pitch with a rich and powerf...
- voix – voice, part
- voix angélique – organ reed stop usually of 8' pitch with a sweet t...
- voix humaine – human voice...
- voix seraphique – organ reed stop of 8' pitch with a warm and soft t...
