ranz-des-vachesn.

Brit.

/ˈrɒ̃(s)deɪˌvaʃ/,

/ˈrɒn(s)deɪˌvaʃ/, U.S.

/ˈrɔn(s)deɪˌvɑʃ/,

/ˈrɑn(s)deɪˌvɑʃ/

Forms:

α. 1700s rens-de-vaches, 1700s– ranz-des-vaches, 1800s ranz-de-vach, 1800s– ranz-de-vaches.

β. 1800s rantz-des-vaches, 1900s– rantz-de-vaches (rare).

Also with capital initial(s) in the first and third element .

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French ranz des vaches.

Etymology: < French regional (Switzerland) ranz des vaches (1768 in Rousseau as Rans-des-Vaches ) < ranz , regional variant (Switzerland) of rang rank n.¹ + des of the (plural) + the plural of vache cow (see vachery n.), after German regional (Switzerland) Kuhreihen , literally ‘cow dance’ (1757 or earlier; also as Kuhreigen , Kühreihen , Kühreigen ; < Kuh cow n.¹ + Reihen , Reigen dance: see ray n.⁸), apparently with the second element misapprehended as Reihe row n.¹

Music.

A type of Swiss melody, traditionally played on the Alpenhorn or sung in order to call cows scattered over the mountainside. Also in extended use.The melody is characterized by the reiteration of short phrases and usually contains an element of improvisation, each district having its own version.

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ranz-des-vaches1773

1773 C. Burney Present State Music in Germany II. 125 His lordship next confirmed to me, the account of the Maladie du Païs or home-sickness, being brought on by the tune called the Rens de Vache, if heard by any of the Swiss troops in foreign service.

?1775 W. Waring tr. J. J. Rousseau Dict. Music 266 The above celebrated Air, called Ranz des Vaches, was so generally beloved among the Swiss, that it was forbidden to be play'd in their troops under pain of death, because it made them burst into tears, defect, or die.

1801 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. II. 492/1 Every Senn has an harmonious set of at least two or three bells, chiming in with the famous ranz des vaches.

1841 C. J. Lever Charles O'Malley I. xxxvi. 201 Your wild countrymen [sc. Irish troops] have heard their Ranz des vaches, it seems.

1857 H. W. Longfellow Let. 25 July (1972) IV. xiii. 43 The sound of his voice was like a Ranz des Vaches to her ears.

1927 Times 15 Aug. 13/5 The haunting refrain on the ‘Ranz des vaches’..and the plaintive treble chanson of the little goat boy.

1954 Grove's Dict. Music III. 383/2 The ‘Kuhreihen’ or ranz des vaches—the song-form of the cattle-breeding shepherd population—shows a preference for construction in three sections.

2003 Musical Times Winter 54/2 Ranz des vaches is not, however, the name of an individual tune but of a repertoire: about fifty actual tunes survive.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ranz-des-vaches
释义	ranz-des-vachesn. Brit. /ˈrɒ̃(s)deɪˌvaʃ/, /ˈrɒn(s)deɪˌvaʃ/, U.S. /ˈrɔn(s)deɪˌvɑʃ/, /ˈrɑn(s)deɪˌvɑʃ/ Forms: α. 1700s rens-de-vaches, 1700s– ranz-des-vaches, 1800s ranz-de-vach, 1800s– ranz-de-vaches. β. 1800s rantz-des-vaches, 1900s– rantz-de-vaches (rare). Also with capital initial(s) in the first and third element . Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French ranz des vaches. Etymology: < French regional (Switzerland) ranz des vaches (1768 in Rousseau as Rans-des-Vaches ) < ranz , regional variant (Switzerland) of rang rank n.¹ + des of the (plural) + the plural of vache cow (see vachery n.), after German regional (Switzerland) Kuhreihen , literally ‘cow dance’ (1757 or earlier; also as Kuhreigen , Kühreihen , Kühreigen ; < Kuh cow n.¹ + Reihen , Reigen dance: see ray n.⁸), apparently with the second element misapprehended as Reihe row n.¹ Music. A type of Swiss melody, traditionally played on the Alpenhorn or sung in order to call cows scattered over the mountainside. Also in extended use.The melody is characterized by the reiteration of short phrases and usually contains an element of improvisation, each district having its own version. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > music on specific instrument > [noun] > wind music > on Alpine horn ranz-des-vaches1773 1773 C. Burney Present State Music in Germany II. 125 His lordship next confirmed to me, the account of the Maladie du Païs or home-sickness, being brought on by the tune called the Rens de Vache, if heard by any of the Swiss troops in foreign service. ?1775 W. Waring tr. J. J. Rousseau Dict. Music 266 The above celebrated Air, called Ranz des Vaches, was so generally beloved among the Swiss, that it was forbidden to be play'd in their troops under pain of death, because it made them burst into tears, defect, or die. 1801 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. II. 492/1 Every Senn has an harmonious set of at least two or three bells, chiming in with the famous ranz des vaches. 1841 C. J. Lever Charles O'Malley I. xxxvi. 201 Your wild countrymen [sc. Irish troops] have heard their Ranz des vaches, it seems. 1857 H. W. Longfellow Let. 25 July (1972) IV. xiii. 43 The sound of his voice was like a Ranz des Vaches to her ears. 1927 Times 15 Aug. 13/5 The haunting refrain on the ‘Ranz des vaches’..and the plaintive treble chanson of the little goat boy. 1954 Grove's Dict. Music III. 383/2 The ‘Kuhreihen’ or ranz des vaches—the song-form of the cattle-breeding shepherd population—shows a preference for construction in three sections. 2003 Musical Times Winter 54/2 Ranz des vaches is not, however, the name of an individual tune but of a repertoire: about fifty actual tunes survive. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1773
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