Definition

Noun: 1. An organ stop with the tone of a reed instrument: A 'reed stop' is a control on a pipe organ that activates a set of pipes whose sound is produced by a vibrating reed, similar to the sound of instruments like the oboe or clarinet.

Usage

• Noun:
  • The organist pulled out the reed stop to add a bright, penetrating sound to the hymn.
  • This organ's trumpet is a powerful reed stop.

Advanced Usage

• As a tonal component: In organ building and registration, a 'reed stop' is categorized by its specific tone quality (e.g., trumpet, oboe, clarinet) and its pitch level (e.g., 8-foot, 4-foot).
  • For the fanfare, he used a combination of reed stops at 8-foot and 4-foot pitches.

Variants and Related Words

• Stop (n): A general term for a set of organ pipes controlled by a single knob or lever.
• Flue stop (n): An organ stop whose pipes produce sound by air flowing across an opening (like a whistle), contrasting with a reed stop.
• Reed pipe (n): An individual pipe in a reed stop, containing a vibrating brass reed.

Synonyms

• Reed (n): In an organ context, this can be used informally to refer to a reed stop.
• Reedwork (n): The collective reed stops of an organ.

Related Phrases

• To draw a reed stop: To activate a reed stop by pulling its knob.
  • He drew the vox humana reed stop for the solo passage.
• Reed chorus: A full, loud combination of several reed stops.
  • The finale was played with the full reed chorus.

Noun

1. an organ stop with the tone of a reed instrument