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GRAND CHANGE [6 records]

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Record 1 2024-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industries - General
  • Keyboard Instruments
CONT

In popular culture, piano-making is seen as an artisan craft. The artisan spends thousands of working hours without the efficiency of complex machinery to produce a magnificent, melodious concert grand based only on individual expertise and skill. This artisanal stereotype persists, in large measure and piano-making companies themselves encourage it. But the craft of piano-making began to change in the second half of the 19th century because of industrialization and changing musical tastes. Even before the industrialization of piano-making, one person alone did not build pianos.

Key term(s)
  • piano-building

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries - Généralités
  • Instruments de musique à clavier

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Building Hardware
DEF

A key that operates a large number of keyed-different or keyed-alike locks. Each lock is usually provided with its own change key. The locks are divided into two or more groups, each operated by a different master key. Each group can be operated by a master key only, or by the grand only, or by a master and the grand.

DEF

A key which operates the locks of more than one suite.

DEF

A master key designed to fit a number of different master-keyed systems of locks.

OBS

Suite: A set of locks, all of which differ but can be operated by one master key.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Quincaillerie du bâtiment
DEF

clef pouvant ouvrir une partie seulement des serrures parmi celles ouvertes par un même passe général.

CONT

Selon qu'elle permet d'ouvrir une seule serrure ou un groupe plus ou moins important de serrures différentes, on distingue la clef individuelle, la clef maîtresse (ou passe général) et la clef de groupe (ou passe partiel).

OBS

Passe-partout est un terme invariable.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Building Hardware
DEF

A key that operates a large number of keyed-different and/or keyed-alike locks, Each lock is usually provided with its own change key. The locks are divided into two or more groups, each operated by a different grand master key. Each of these groups is further subdivided into two or more groups, each operated by a different master key. A group can be operated by the great grand only, or a grand only, or a master only, or any combination of the three.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Quincaillerie du bâtiment
DEF

clef pouvant ouvrir un ensemble de serrures dont chacune (ou chaque jeu d'entre elles) est commandée par une clef individuelle différente.

CONT

Selon qu'elle permet d'ouvrir une seule serrure ou un groupe plus ou moins important de serrures différentes, on distingue la clef individuelle, la clef maîtresse (ou passe général) et la clef de groupe (ou passe partiel).

OBS

Passe-partout est un terme invariable.

Spanish

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Record 4 1977-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
  • Sociology of Recreation
  • Anthropology
CONT

"change", a change from one dance to another within a set of dances, e. g. "first", "second" or "third change" "grand change" and "ladies change" are alternate expressions for "grand chain" and "ladies chain", which are movements within a single dance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse
  • Sociologie des loisirs
  • Anthropologie
CONT

Une "chaîne des dames" ne s'exécute pas nécessairement en 8 ou 16 temps, elle se termine quand les danseurs se sont rencontrés, quand ils ont pris le temps de communiquer l'un à l'autre.

Spanish

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Record 5 1977-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
  • Sociology of Recreation
  • Anthropology
CONT

A change from one dance to another within a set of dances, e. g. "first", "second" or "third change"; "grand change" and "ladies change" are alternate expressions for "grand chain" and "ladies chain", which are movements within a single dance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse
  • Sociologie des loisirs
  • Anthropologie
CONT

(...) pour une grande partie du répertoire du Saguenay - Lac Saint-Jean (...) du comité de Beauce-Sud et de Mégantic (...) la figure "la grande chaîne" se fait en giguant.

Spanish

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Record 6 1977-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
  • Sociology of Recreation
  • Anthropology
DEF

A change from one dance to another within a set of dances, e. g., "first, ""second" or "third change"; "grand change" and "ladies change" are alternate expressions for "grand chain" and "ladies chain", which are movements within a single dance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse
  • Sociologie des loisirs
  • Anthropologie
DEF

Chemin décrit par les danseurs suivant certaines lignes déterminées.

Spanish

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