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TAMBOUR FENTE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1985-12-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Percussion Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tone block 1, record 1, English, tone%20block
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An African musical instrument. 1, record 1, English, - tone%20block
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un morceau de bois creux dont l'intérieur sert de caisse de résonance. 1, record 1, English, - tone%20block
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à percussion
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tambour de bois
1, record 1, French, tambour%20de%20bois
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tambour à fente 1, record 1, French, tambour%20%C3%A0%20fente
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les tambours à fente sont fabriqués à partir d'un morceau de bois ou de bambou que l'on creuse par une fente sur un côté. Frappés avec les mains ou avec des baguettes (...) La plupart des tambours africains à fente servent à transmettre des messages. 2, record 1, French, - tambour%20de%20bois
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1978-09-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- slit drum
1, record 2, English, slit%20drum
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In its earliest form the slit drum was a hollowed tree trunk, the fashioning of the cavity giving the drum two distinct tones, one on each side of the opening. 1, record 2, English, - slit%20drum
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tambour-de-bois
1, record 2, French, tambour%2Dde%2Dbois
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tambour à fente 2, record 2, French, tambour%20%C3%A0%20fente
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) tambour ne (...) [comportant] aucune membrane (...) [et] fait d'une seule pièce de bois, généralement cylindrique et fendue dans le sens de la longueur; (...) 1, record 2, French, - tambour%2Dde%2Dbois
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) l'intérieur [de ce tambour] en a été évidé de façon à ménager une large cavité et à donner une épaisseur différente aux deux bords de la fente. Le tambour-de-bois est dit à lèvres ou à langues. 1, record 2, French, - tambour%2Dde%2Dbois
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
«tambour à fente» : Tambour-de-bois. (En allemand "Schlitztrommel", tambour à fente). 1, record 2, French, - tambour%2Dde%2Dbois
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«tambour à fente» : Cette vedette n'est signalée que comme occurrence virtuelle de tambour-de-bois. 3, record 2, French, - tambour%2Dde%2Dbois
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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