melodiumn.

Brit.

/mᵻˈləʊdɪəm/, U.S.

/məˈloʊdiəm/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from German. Etymons: French mélodium; German Melodium.

Etymology: In sense 1 < French mélodium (1844 in the phrase orgue mélodium ) < mélodie melody n. + -ium , after harmonium harmonium n. In sense 2 < German Melodium (a1940), probably a specific application of the French word.The French phrase orgue mélodium was coined by J. Alexandre, to whom the rights to make instruments of the harmonium type were sold in 1844 by F. Debain, the inventor of the original harmonium, on condition that the name harmonium was not used.

Music. Now historical.

1. = melodeon n.² 1.Chiefly a British use, melodeon being the more usual term in the United States.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > types of organ > [noun] > reed-organ

cottage organ1836

aeoline1840

melodeon1844

melodium1846

harmonium1847

reed organ1851

organ-harmonium1864

American organ1869

harmonicon1876

harmonica1880

organ1880

vocalion1882

squeeze-box1909

melodicon1938

1846 Times 24 June 5/4 In this..she was accompanied by M. Jules de Glimes, on a new instrument, entitled the ‘Melodium’.

1847 Illustr. London News 7 Aug. 95/2 Pianos, melodiums, harmoniums, eolinas, &c., too dear at any price.

1878 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 61 The instruments first made in America were known as ‘Melodeons’, or ‘Melodiums’.

1894 J. W. Riley Armazindy 5 She lacked schoolin', ner Couldn't rag out stylisher—Like some neighber-girls, ner thumb On their blame melodium.

1961 Elyria (Ohio) Chron.-Telegram 9 Sept. 13/5 Family antiques include..a rosewood desk made from a melodium.

1995 Houston Chron. (Nexis) June Its library..is situated directly opposite the Ladies' Parlor, whose treasures include an 1895 Edison roll phonograph; an 1860s rosewood melodium, a short keyboard that produces a gentle tone when pumped with a foot pedal; [etc.].

2000 Northern Echo (Nexis) 18 Feb. 6 Colonel Mustard is the act for Friday, and he will be accompanied by his furry monkey and melodium.

2. A monophonic electronic keyboard instrument, developed in Germany in the late 1930s.

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1964 S. Marcuse Musical Instruments 337 Melodium,..monophonic electrophonic instr. of the electronic type, developed by H. Bod [sic] and O. Vierling of Berlin.

1984 New Grove Dict. Musical Instruments II. 641/2 For a short period Bode appeared as a performer on the Melodium in music for radio, theatre and films,..but in 1941 the instrument was cannibalized during..the work that led to the construction of the Melochord.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melodium
释义	melodiumn. Brit. /mᵻˈləʊdɪəm/, U.S. /məˈloʊdiəm/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from German. Etymons: French mélodium; German Melodium. Etymology: In sense 1 < French mélodium (1844 in the phrase orgue mélodium ) < mélodie melody n. + -ium , after harmonium harmonium n. In sense 2 < German Melodium (a1940), probably a specific application of the French word.The French phrase orgue mélodium was coined by J. Alexandre, to whom the rights to make instruments of the harmonium type were sold in 1844 by F. Debain, the inventor of the original harmonium, on condition that the name harmonium was not used. Music. Now historical. 1. = melodeon n.² 1.Chiefly a British use, melodeon being the more usual term in the United States. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > types of organ > [noun] > reed-organ cottage organ1836 aeoline1840 melodeon1844 melodium1846 harmonium1847 reed organ1851 organ-harmonium1864 American organ1869 harmonicon1876 harmonica1880 organ1880 vocalion1882 squeeze-box1909 melodicon1938 1846 Times 24 June 5/4 In this..she was accompanied by M. Jules de Glimes, on a new instrument, entitled the ‘Melodium’. 1847 Illustr. London News 7 Aug. 95/2 Pianos, melodiums, harmoniums, eolinas, &c., too dear at any price. 1878 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 61 The instruments first made in America were known as ‘Melodeons’, or ‘Melodiums’. 1894 J. W. Riley Armazindy 5 She lacked schoolin', ner Couldn't rag out stylisher—Like some neighber-girls, ner thumb On their blame melodium. 1961 Elyria (Ohio) Chron.-Telegram 9 Sept. 13/5 Family antiques include..a rosewood desk made from a melodium. 1995 Houston Chron. (Nexis) June Its library..is situated directly opposite the Ladies' Parlor, whose treasures include an 1895 Edison roll phonograph; an 1860s rosewood melodium, a short keyboard that produces a gentle tone when pumped with a foot pedal; [etc.]. 2000 Northern Echo (Nexis) 18 Feb. 6 Colonel Mustard is the act for Friday, and he will be accompanied by his furry monkey and melodium. 2. A monophonic electronic keyboard instrument, developed in Germany in the late 1930s. ΚΠ 1964 S. Marcuse Musical Instruments 337 Melodium,..monophonic electrophonic instr. of the electronic type, developed by H. Bod [sic] and O. Vierling of Berlin. 1984 New Grove Dict. Musical Instruments II. 641/2 For a short period Bode appeared as a performer on the Melodium in music for radio, theatre and films,..but in 1941 the instrument was cannibalized during..the work that led to the construction of the Melochord. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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