Vox (Lat.)
Voice.
Vox celestis, Vox angelica. See Unda maris.
Vox humana. An organ-stop imitating the human voice. (Fr., Voix humane).
Vuide (Fr.) (voo-eed), Vuoto (It.) (voo-o-to).
Open. Corde vuide, Corda vuide, open string, i. e., a string of instruments of violin family sounded without being touched by the finger.
Voss, Carl. Pianist; Poland. B. 1815; d. 1882.
Waits, Waytes, Waightes. Watchmen who "piped the hours" at night on a species of hautboy called a wait, or shawm.
In modern times "Christmas waits" are parties of singers who go from house to house collecting pennies on Christmas Eve.
Waldflöte (Ger.) (volt-flay - teh).
Forest flute; a 4-foot open organ-stop. Waldquinte is a 12th with the same tone quality.