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TUYAU BOUCHE [2 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 1992-06-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Keyboard Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- flue pipe 1, record 2, English, flue%20pipe
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
an organ pipe whose tone is produced by an air current striking the lip and causing the air within to vibrate. 1, record 2, English, - flue%20pipe
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à clavier
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tuyau à bouche 1, record 2, French, tuyau%20%C3%A0%20bouche
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tuyau d'orgue dans lesquels le son est produit par jet d'air qui se brise sur une lèvre rigide taillée en biseau (Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopédique). 2, record 2, French, - tuyau%20%C3%A0%20bouche
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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