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BAGPIPES [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wind Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bagpipe
1, record 1, English, bagpipe
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A musical instrument ... consisting of an airtight wind-bag and one or more reed-pipes into which the air is pressed by the performer. 2, record 1, English, - bagpipe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bagpipe: designation usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - bagpipe
Record 1, Key term(s)
- bagpipes
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à vent
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cornemuse
1, record 1, French, cornemuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument à vent constitué d'un sac en peau que le joueur gonfle, puis qu'il comprime afin de diriger l'air dans les tuyaux à anches qui produisent les sons. 2, record 1, French, - cornemuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-03-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Warfare
- Military Communications
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- stepped-tones jamming
1, record 2, English, stepped%2Dtones%20jamming
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bagpipes 2, record 2, English, bagpipes
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jamming using a signal consisting of separate audio tones in varying pitch. 2, record 2, English, - stepped%2Dtones%20jamming
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Guerre électronique
- Transmissions militaires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- brouillage à l'aide de tonalités modulées
1, record 2, French, brouillage%20%C3%A0%20l%27aide%20de%20tonalit%C3%A9s%20modul%C3%A9es
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Brouillage dont le signal comprend des tonalités audio distinctes au registre variable. 1, record 2, French, - brouillage%20%C3%A0%20l%27aide%20de%20tonalit%C3%A9s%20modul%C3%A9es
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
brouillage à l'aide de tonalités modulées : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 2, record 2, French, - brouillage%20%C3%A0%20l%27aide%20de%20tonalit%C3%A9s%20modul%C3%A9es
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-05-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Wind Instruments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bellows
1, record 3, English, bellows
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mode of inflation may be either by the player’s breath or by a small pair of bellows strapped to his arm, the former used usually for outdoor instruments of powerful tone, the latter for the more delicate and refined indoor pipes. 2, record 3, English, - bellows
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... used in some bagpipes to fill the bag instead of filling it with the breath from the lung via a blowpipe. 3, record 3, English, - bellows
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à vent
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- soufflet
1, record 3, French, soufflet
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif dont sont pourvus certains instruments - accordéon, cornemuse, harmonium [...], qui assure leur ventilation par un contrôle permanent de la pression d'air. 2, record 3, French, - soufflet
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'air arrive aux anches soit directement de la bouche du musicien par un tuyau d'insufflation, soit par l'intermédiaire d'un soufflet fixé à la taille du musicien. 3, record 3, French, - soufflet
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Sur une cornemuse, les soufflets sont placés sous les bras du musicien et, telle une pompe, ils servent à remplir d'air le sac. 4, record 3, French, - soufflet
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-05-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Wind Instruments
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- musette
1, record 4, English, musette
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A kind of a small bagpipe played with bellows, popular in France in the 17th-18th centuries and in later folk music. 2, record 4, English, - musette
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The musette is a development of the ancient chalumeau and was originally said to be imitative of the bagpipes. Its tone is thin and piquant. It is made either as a free or a beating reed. 3, record 4, English, - musette
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à vent
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- musette
1, record 4, French, musette
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cornemuse alimentée par un soufflet. 1, record 4, French, - musette
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-04-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Audio Technology
- Electronic Warfare
- Counter-Measures (Military operations)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- stepped tone
1, record 5, English, stepped%20tone
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Stepped tones. These are tones transmitted in increasing and decreasing pitch. They resemble the sound of bagpipes. Stepped tones are normally used against single-channel AM or FM voice circuits. 1, record 5, English, - stepped%20tone
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Électroacoustique
- Guerre électronique
- Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tonalité échelonnée
1, record 5, French, tonalit%C3%A9%20%C3%A9chelonn%C3%A9e
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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