mixture douce – Definition in music

Definition of the French term mixture douce in music:

organ mixture stop with a soft tone

Language

French

Singular

mixture douce

Plural

mixtures douces

Music scores that include mixture douce:

Jehan Alain: 3 Danses (1938) Page 2

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