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MELLOPHONE [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mellophone
1, record 1, English, mellophone
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mellophone : an item in the "Musical Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category. 2, record 1, English, - mellophone
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cor alto
1, record 1, French, cor%20alto
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cor alto : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de musique» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication». 2, record 1, French, - cor%20alto
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-09-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Wind Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mellophone
1, record 2, English, mellophone
correct, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- tenor cor 2, record 2, English, tenor%20cor
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
an althorn in circular form sometimes used as a substitute for the French horn. 3, record 2, English, - mellophone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tenor cor(in the U. S. A., mellophone) and ballad horn. These circular instruments are substitute and amateur horns of alto(F, E flat) or tenor(C, B flat) pitch brought out from c. 1860 onwards. The tenor cor, in France "cor alto", is intended to be easier to play on the march and by inexperted band boys....(Antony Baines, European and American Musical Instruments, 1966, p. 15). 4, record 2, English, - mellophone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à vent
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cor alto
1, record 2, French, cor%20alto
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On retrouve "cor alto" dans deux ouvrages écrits par Anthony Baines soit dans "Brass Instruments, Their History and Development" (1976, p. 26) et dans "European and American Musical Instruments" (1966, p. 15). 1, record 2, French, - cor%20alto
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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