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HARMONICON [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
DEF

A small rectangular wind instrument with free reeds recessed in air slots from which tones are sounded by exhaling and inhaling.

OBS

French harp: chiefly used in Midland United States.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
DEF

Instrument à vent, formé d'un boîtier dont les cavités contiennent des anches métalliques qui vibrent au passage du souffle, que l'on glisse horizontalement entre les lèvres.

Key term(s)
  • ruine-babine

Spanish

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