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Voix Céleste French Vox Céleste (unknown) |
Vox Coelestis Latin Voz Celeste Spanish |
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Voix Lumineuse French Vox Celestis Latin |
The ubiquitous Voix Céleste is typically a single rank of pipes yielding a mild string tone, found in Swell divisions and intended for use with a Salicional or Viola da Gamba. The name was coined in France in the 1840's; a few writers inappropriately use it as a generic term for all celestes.
See also Salicional Celeste.Osiris contains about five hundred examples of Voix Celeste, about six dozen examples of Vox Coelestis, four dozen of Vox Celeste, three dozen of Voz Celeste, and seven of Vox Celestis. No examples are known of Voix Lumineuse, a name mentioned only by Wedgwood. are known. Contributions welcome.
Voix Celeste 8', Positif; La Madeleine, Paris, France; Cavaillé-Coll 1846.
See the Sound Files appendix for general information.
| Voix Céleste 8', Récit Expressive (alone) | St. Bernhard, Mainz, Germany | Cavaillé-Coll, 1872-1892 | arpeggio | St. Anne |
| Voix Céleste 8' + Viole de Gambe, Récit Expressive | St. Bernhard, Mainz, Germany | Cavaillé-Coll, 1872-1892 | arpeggio | St. Anne |
| Voix Celeste 8', Swell (alone) | St. Anne's Church, Moseley, Birmingham, England | Brindley & Foster 1907 | arpeggio | St. Anne |
| Voix Celeste 8' + Viola di Gamba 8', Swell | St. Anne's Church, Moseley, Birmingham, England | Brindley & Foster 1907 | arpeggio | St. Anne |
| Voix Celeste 8' + Salicional 8', Swell | Kellogg Auditorium, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA | Aeolian-Skinner, 1933 | St. Anne | |
| Voix Celeste 8', Swell (alone) | First Baptist Church, Riverside, California, USA | Schantz, 1966 | arpeggio | |
| Voix Celeste 8' + Gambe 8', Swell | First Baptist Church, Riverside, California, USA | Schantz, 1966 | arpeggio | St. Anne |
| Voix Céleste 8', Swell | Culver Academies, Indiana, USA | Burger & Shafer 1972; Möller pipes | arpeggio | St. Anne |
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