usignuolo
Definition of the Italian term usignuolo in music:
- organ stop designed to imitate bird calls (equivalent to "Nightingale" or "Bird Whistle" in English, "Nachtigall" or "Vogelgesang" in German, and "Rossignol" in French)
Language
Italian
Singular
usignuolo
Plural
usignuoli
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