half-valveadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːfˈvalv/,

/ˈhɑːfvalv/, U.S.

/ˈhæfˌvælv/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., valve n.¹

Etymology: < half adj. + valve n.¹

Music (chiefly Jazz).

A. adj. (in attributive use).

Designating a note, effect, etc., made on a valved brass instrument by depressing the piston or key to half of its full depth, thus opening the valve only partially, producing a sound of somewhat indeterminate pitch with a characteristic nasal quality; characterized by or employing such a technique or sounds.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [adjective] > sound of wind instruments > produced in specific way

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1941 Stanford Daily (Stanford Univ., Calif.) 14 Nov. 1/5 Rex Stewart will undoubtedly display his hot half-valve trumpet on the famous ‘Boy Meets Horn’.

1956 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 18 Nov. b6/6 Such modernists as trumpeter Clark Terry, blowing his distinctive half-valve style.

1979 Musical Q. 65 248 The bumptious half-valve mutterings of the one and the great airy swoops of the other.

2015 E. Koehler Dict. Mod. Trumpet Player 61/1 Falls on shorter note durations may be performed with half-valve smears.

B. n.

The technique of playing a note on a valved brass instrument by depressing the piston or key to half of its full depth, thus opening the valve only partially, producing a sound of somewhat indeterminate pitch with a characteristic nasal quality; a note, effect, etc., thus produced.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [noun] > sound of wind instruments > sound of trumpet

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1962 A. Raph Dance Band Reading & Interpr. 30 Use half-valve; creating a smooth sound from one note to the other.

1973 Black World Nov. 25/2 Miles' use of inflection and dramaturgical devices, such as half valves, fall offs, split tones, etc. are calculated.

2008 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 18 Jan. 30 Jonny Bruce is a very special trumpeter indeed—growls, half-valves, mutes, and invention aplenty.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	half-valve
释义	half-valveadj.n. Brit. /ˌhɑːfˈvalv/, /ˈhɑːfvalv/, U.S. /ˈhæfˌvælv/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., valve n.¹ Etymology: < half adj. + valve n.¹ Music (chiefly Jazz). A. adj. (in attributive use). Designating a note, effect, etc., made on a valved brass instrument by depressing the piston or key to half of its full depth, thus opening the valve only partially, producing a sound of somewhat indeterminate pitch with a characteristic nasal quality; characterized by or employing such a technique or sounds. ΘΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [adjective] > sound of wind instruments > produced in specific way open1636 pinching1688 cuivré1931 1941 Stanford Daily (Stanford Univ., Calif.) 14 Nov. 1/5 Rex Stewart will undoubtedly display his hot half-valve trumpet on the famous ‘Boy Meets Horn’. 1956 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 18 Nov. b6/6 Such modernists as trumpeter Clark Terry, blowing his distinctive half-valve style. 1979 Musical Q. 65 248 The bumptious half-valve mutterings of the one and the great airy swoops of the other. 2015 E. Koehler Dict. Mod. Trumpet Player 61/1 Falls on shorter note durations may be performed with half-valve smears. B. n. The technique of playing a note on a valved brass instrument by depressing the piston or key to half of its full depth, thus opening the valve only partially, producing a sound of somewhat indeterminate pitch with a characteristic nasal quality; a note, effect, etc., thus produced. ΘΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [noun] > sound of wind instruments > sound of trumpet braga1522 bararag1523 tuckc1540 taratantara1553 clang1615 clarion1667 clanging1842 tarara1891 1962 A. Raph Dance Band Reading & Interpr. 30 Use half-valve; creating a smooth sound from one note to the other. 1973 Black World Nov. 25/2 Miles' use of inflection and dramaturgical devices, such as half valves, fall offs, split tones, etc. are calculated. 2008 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 18 Jan. 30 Jonny Bruce is a very special trumpeter indeed—growls, half-valves, mutes, and invention aplenty. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). > as lemmas half-valve half-valve n. Music (see quot. 1955). ΚΠ 1946 M. Mezzrow & B. Wolfe Really Blues i. 12 Yellow's half-valve inflections and slurs. 1955 L. Feather Encycl. Jazz vii. 292 Boy meets Horn, a showpiece displaying the novel style and tone he popularized using ‘half-valve’ effect (a squeezed tonal sound obtained by depressing the valve halfway). extracted from half-comb. form < adj.n.1941 as lemmas
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half-valveadj.n.

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