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MUSETTE [2 records]

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Record 1 2006-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wind Instruments
DEF

A kind of a small bagpipe played with bellows, popular in France in the 17th-18th centuries and in later folk music.

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à vent
DEF

Cornemuse alimentée par un soufflet.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cycling
DEF

French for bag of food handed out halfway through stage.

Key term(s)
  • lunch bag

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cyclisme

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclismo
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