Schweller
Definition of the German term Schweller in music:
- swell pedal (foot-operated control on the organ that opens and closes the shutters of the swell box)
Language
German
Singular
Schweller
Plural
Schweller
Combinations
German musical terms that include Schweller:
- Dachschweller – swell box (enclosure in an organ with pipes and sh...
- Rollschweller – mechanical crescendo device found in late 18th- an...
Musical examples
Music scores that include Schweller:
- Heinrich Reimann: Organ Sonata (1887) Page 1
Related terms
German musical terms related to Schweller:
- im Pedal alle Register – all stops in the pedal (all available pedal stops ...
- immer mit Schweller – always with swell (always with the swell pedal eng...
- Pedalklaviatur – pedalboard (foot-operated keyboard on an organ)
- Pedalkoppel – pedal coupler (device on an organ that connects pe...
- Pedaltritt – pedal stroke...
- Pedalzug – pedal stop (organ stop played from the pedalboard)...