pavillon chinoisn.
/ˌpavᵻjɒ̃ ʃiːˈnwɑː/, /ˌpavᵻjɒ̃ ˈʃiːnwɑː/, U.S. /ˈpɑviˌjɔn ˌʃinˈwɑ/, /ˈpɑviˌjɑn ˌʃinˈwɑ/ Music.
A percussion instrument similar to a Turkish crescent, consisting of a frame from which hang a number of small bells. Also called jingling Johnny. Cf. Chinese pavilion n. at Chinese adj. and n. Compounds 7.
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Chinese pavilion1837
pavillon chinois1876
Turkish crescent1891
jingling Johnny1904
1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 347/1 Pavillon chinois, an instrument consisting of little bells attached to a staff.
1920 G. B. Shaw How to become Musical Critic (1960) 311 Every scorer of ballets could scatter pearls from the pavillon chinois (alias Jingling Johnny) over the plush and cotton velvet of his harmonies.
1970 Times 24 Aug. 20/5 (advt.) French Pavillon Chinois (jingling Johnny) for sale. Recently restored. £100 o.n.o.
1983 Times 23 July 6/1 We were given the whole gigantic work, complete with the string parts and choral affirmations which Berlioz added later, and starring a colourful swinging pillar of bells, the ‘pavillon Chinois’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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