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AUTOPHONE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
- Musicology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- idiophones
1, record 1, English, idiophones
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any musical instrument that produces sound by the vibration of its own primary material, e.e., without the vibrations of a string, membrane, or column of air. 1, record 1, English, - idiophones
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Used in the plural form, this term refers to the group of instruments. 2, record 1, English, - idiophones
Record 1, Key term(s)
- idiophone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
- Musicologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- idiophones
1, record 1, French, idiophones
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- autophones 2, record 1, French, autophones
correct, masculine noun, plural
- instruments autophones 3, record 1, French, instruments%20autophones
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme utilisé en organologie et dans la classification des instruments de musique pour désigner tout instrument qui, ne possédant ni cordes ni membrane, produit un son par vibration de son propre corps. 4, record 1, French, - idiophones
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il peuvent être en bois, en métal, en verre, en argile, en coquille. Ils se jouent par entrechocs, par percussions, par raclement et par secouement. 2, record 1, French, - idiophones
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terme pluriel considérant le groupe d'instruments. 5, record 1, French, - idiophones
Record 1, Key term(s)
- idiophone
- autophone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-03-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Wind Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- autophone 1, record 2, English, autophone
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
organ with perforated music rolls. 2, record 2, English, - autophone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à vent
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- orgues de Barbarie 1, record 2, French, orgues%20de%20Barbarie
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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