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BOURDON [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wind Instruments
- Keyboard Instruments
- Audio Technology
- Acoustics (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- closed pipe
1, record 1, English, closed%20pipe
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bourdon 2, record 1, English, bourdon
- stopped pipe 3, record 1, English, stopped%20pipe
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term closed pipe (or among organists, stopped pipe) is normally used to mean a pipe open at one end but closed at the other. 1, record 1, English, - closed%20pipe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
the bourbon consists of stopped wooden pipes of rectangular shape varying considerably in scale. 2, record 1, English, - closed%20pipe
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à vent
- Instruments de musique à clavier
- Électroacoustique
- Acoustique (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bourdon
1, record 1, French, bourdon
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tuyau fermé 2, record 1, French, tuyau%20ferm%C3%A9
masculine noun
- tuyau bouché 3, record 1, French, tuyau%20bouch%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Considérons pour commencer un petit "bourbon", c'est-à-dire un tuyau cylindrique fermé à un bout et envoyons à l'extrémité ouverte une onde de compression [...] 4, record 1, French, - bourdon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
tout d'abord [la clarinette] fonctionne comme un tuyau bouché : sa note fondamentale est une octave plus bas que celle des autres instruments à vent. 3, record 1, French, - bourdon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tous ces tuyaux sont ici bouchés et sonnent donc une octave plus bas que la note qui correspond à leur longueur réelle. Le timbre en est doux, moelleux, souvent mat et voilé. 2, record 1, French, - bourdon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-07-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Heraldry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pilgrim's staff
1, record 2, English, pilgrim%27s%20staff
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- palmer's staff 1, record 2, English, palmer%27s%20staff
correct
- bourdon 2, record 2, English, bourdon
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Refers to the pilgrim's badge; it is a device in a coat of arms identified during Edward II's reign. 3, record 2, English, - pilgrim%27s%20staff
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Héraldique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bourdon
1, record 2, French, bourdon
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-11-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Percussion Instruments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bourdon
1, record 3, English, bourdon
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- bordun 1, record 3, English, bordun
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the lowest bell (as in a carillon) in a ring of bells. 1, record 3, English, - bourdon
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à percussion
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bourdon
1, record 3, French, bourdon
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom donné à une cloche, lorsqu'elle atteint un certain poids. 2, record 3, French, - bourdon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les cloches. Leurs tailles et épaisseurs sont soigneusement calculées, le diamètre de la plus grosse cloche à son grave - le bourdon - se déterminant en fonction de celui des autres; (...) 3, record 3, French, - bourdon
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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