vocalionn.

Brit.

/vəʊˈkeɪlɪən/, U.S.

/voʊˈkeɪliən/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: vocal adj., accordion n., orchestrion n.

Etymology: Apparently < vocal adj. + -ion (in accordion n. and orchestrion n.).

Now historical.

A type of reed organ in which broad reeds are used to produce a smooth powerful sound.Invented by James Baillie Hamilton (born 1837, died after 1926). Organs of various sizes were manufactured under the brand name Vocalion until c1910.

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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

1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 5 Apr. 3/2 There is now set up near the altar in Westminster Abbey another of Mr. Baillie Hamilton's ‘new musical instruments’, which are henceforth, we believe, to be known by the name of ‘vocalion’.

1895 Churchman 30 Nov. 723/2 Probably no absolutely exact comparison could be made except by setting up the vocalion and the pipe organ side by side.

1907 Zion's Herald 29 May 698/1 It was intended to put in a pipe organ this year, but it has been decided that the architectural proportions of the church are such than a vocalion will be better adapted to the needs.

2001 K. B. W. Tucker Amer. Methodist Worship vi. 168 New inventions such as the reed organ and the ‘vocalion’ were promoted as economical substitutes for larger keyboard instruments.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vocalion
释义	vocalionn. Brit. /vəʊˈkeɪlɪən/, U.S. /voʊˈkeɪliən/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: vocal adj., accordion n., orchestrion n. Etymology: Apparently < vocal adj. + -ion (in accordion n. and orchestrion n.). Now historical. A type of reed organ in which broad reeds are used to produce a smooth powerful sound.Invented by James Baillie Hamilton (born 1837, died after 1926). Organs of various sizes were manufactured under the brand name Vocalion until c1910. 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 1882 Pall Mall Gaz. 5 Apr. 3/2 There is now set up near the altar in Westminster Abbey another of Mr. Baillie Hamilton's ‘new musical instruments’, which are henceforth, we believe, to be known by the name of ‘vocalion’. 1895 Churchman 30 Nov. 723/2 Probably no absolutely exact comparison could be made except by setting up the vocalion and the pipe organ side by side. 1907 Zion's Herald 29 May 698/1 It was intended to put in a pipe organ this year, but it has been decided that the architectural proportions of the church are such than a vocalion will be better adapted to the needs. 2001 K. B. W. Tucker Amer. Methodist Worship vi. 168 New inventions such as the reed organ and the ‘vocalion’ were promoted as economical substitutes for larger keyboard instruments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1882
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