appulsus

appulsus -us m. 1. Tonerzeugung bei der Singstimme durch ‚Anstoßen‘ eines Tons 2. ‚Anschlagen‘ von Instrumenten — production of sound by ‘setting a sound in motion’ 2. beating, striking of instruments 1 Tonerzeugung bei der Singstimme durch ‚Anstoßen‘ eines Tons — production of sound by ‘setting a sound in motion’ [s.IX-X] LmLHucbald. 8 (p. 105b): Sed nec possibilitas humani appulsus his accommoda erit, ut in tam longe distantibus vocibus, uno quasi ictu tam facile e summo ad infima reflectatur, quin potius pene in novam permutatio erit vocem (inde LmLBerno prol. p. 64b: nec ipsa humani appulsus possibilitas admittit, ut intervallis tam longe inter se distantibus aliquis aptus reddatur sonus. inde LmLIac. Leod. spec. 6, 34, 5.) 2 ‚Anschlagen‘ von Instrumenten — beating, striking of instruments [s.XV] LmLPaul. Paulir. 7, 3, 1 p. 13: Musica est, que perficitur instrumentis musicalibus aut flatu humano mediante, aut sola percussione, aut follium flatu, aut flatu et percussione, vel appulsu, vel quocumque alio modo. ... Dicitur appulsu propter nablum et rittoniam et alia, que ex metallorum tinniunt sonoritate apulsu percussione (cf. LmLHowell, Paulus p. 22 sq). []