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AEROPHONE [3 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
- wind instrument
1, record 1, English, wind%20instrument
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- aerophone 2, record 1, English, aerophone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any musical instrument in which the sound is produced by a vibrating column of air. 3, record 1, English, - wind%20instrument
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à vent
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- instrument à vent
1, record 1, French, instrument%20%C3%A0%20vent
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- aérophone 2, record 1, French, a%C3%A9rophone
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument de musique dont le son est formé grâce aux vibrations d'une colonne d'air. 3, record 1, French, - instrument%20%C3%A0%20vent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-08-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Wind Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- reed instrument
1, record 2, English, reed%20instrument
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- reed 2, record 2, English, reed
correct, noun
- reed aerophone 3, record 2, English, reed%20aerophone
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... any of several wind instruments ... that sound when the player's breath or air from a wind chamber causes a reed ... to vibrate, thereby setting up a sound wave in an enclosed air column ... or in the open air ... 4, record 2, English, - reed%20instrument
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reed instruments. Two kinds of reeds are used in musical instruments, the free reed and the beating reed. 5, record 2, English, - reed%20instrument
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à vent
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- instrument à anche
1, record 2, French, instrument%20%C3%A0%20anche
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- aérophone à anche 2, record 2, French, a%C3%A9rophone%20%C3%A0%20anche
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les instruments à anche, il en est à «anche battante» et d'autres à «anche libre». 3, record 2, French, - instrument%20%C3%A0%20anche
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-08-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Wind Instruments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- free-reed instrument
1, record 3, English, free%2Dreed%20instrument
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- free-reed aerophone 2, record 3, English, free%2Dreed%20aerophone
correct
- free reed instrument 3, record 3, English, free%20reed%20instrument
correct
- free reed aerophone 4, record 3, English, free%20reed%20aerophone
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Free reed instruments have a reed that does not come in direct contact with the player. The reed is a blade of wood, metal, or other man-made material attached at one end only to a frame so that the blade is free to vibrate when activated by a stream of air passing over it. 3, record 3, English, - free%2Dreed%20instrument
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Examples of free-reed instruments include harmonicas, accordions, and concertinas, among others. 5, record 3, English, - free%2Dreed%20instrument
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à vent
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- instrument à anche libre
1, record 3, French, instrument%20%C3%A0%20anche%20libre
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- aérophone à anche libre 2, record 3, French, a%C3%A9rophone%20%C3%A0%20anche%20libre
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un instrument à anche libre est un instrument à vent, utilisant une anche libre, c'est-à-dire qu'elle peut se déplacer librement de part et d'autre de sa position de repos. 3, record 3, French, - instrument%20%C3%A0%20anche%20libre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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