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These are generic names for compound stops containing mutations, usually with breaks. When the name Mixture appears in a specification, it is usually some type of Fourniture.

See also mutations.

Variants

Examples

The stop-name Mixture is extremely common. No examples are known of the names Locatie, Locatio, Location, Lokatio, Micxtuere, Miscella, Positien, Position, Regula Mixta, or Starkwerk. Contributions welcome.

Positie, Werk; Abbey, Averbode, Belgium; Willem 1517.

Positie III, Manuaal; St. Quintens, Leuven, Belgium; Verrijt 1522.

Mixtuer IV-V 1-1/3', Positiv; Cathedral, Cologne, Germany; Klais 1947. This is the only known example of this spelling.

Sound Clips

See the Sound Files appendix for general information. See the pages for the organs to hear the mixtures in combination with other stops.

Bibliography