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单词 chalumeau
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Definition of chalumeau in English:

chalumeau

nounPlural chalumeaux ˈʃalʊməʊˌSHaləˈmō
  • 1A reed instrument of the early 18th century from which the clarinet was developed.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He even has information on the chalumeau d' amore!
    • Early clarinets did not play well in the lower register, so chalumeaus continued to be made to play the low notes and these notes became known as the chalumeau register.
    • The chalumeau instrument was designed to have a good chalumeau register with an almost nonexistent clarinet register.
    • It was developed from the chalumeau by J. C. Denner in Nuremberg in about 1700.
    1. 1.1 The lowest octave of the clarinet's range.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The effect of volume on timbre is most pronounced in the chalumeau register.
      • These short pieces, partly original compositions and partly transcriptions from my own music for other instruments, are suitable for beginners and are all situated within the chalumeau register.
      • Katz's woody chalumeau register also lent depth and a hint of menace to the sinister, lurching ‘March’ and the slow, fantasia-like ‘Nigun.’
      • Students should have an appropriate level of technique before enrolling: a good basic sound, ability to play comfortably and fluently in the middle and chalumeau registers, with some experience of the altissimo register.
      • On top of hissing electronic flutters, one reedist begins by expelling delicate breaths until they gather into chalumeau register tones, while the other quacks and flutter tongues.
      • The Adagio is in A-flat, dipping into the clarinet's low, chalumeau register and the through leaps and runs which it shares with the flute and bassoon.
      • This piece is entirely within the chalumeau register and is about a grade 1 standard.
      • The limitation to the chalumeau register has been made at the specific request of a clarinet teacher.
      • Some of the solos are scored primarily in the chalumeau register, with only brief extensions in the clarion register.
      • We still refer to the lowest register of the clarinet as the chalumeau register.

Origin

Early 18th century: from French, from Latin calamellus 'little reed', diminutive of calamus.

 
 

Definition of chalumeau in US English:

chalumeau

nounˌSHaləˈmō
  • 1A reed instrument of the early 18th century from which the clarinet was developed.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He even has information on the chalumeau d' amore!
    • The chalumeau instrument was designed to have a good chalumeau register with an almost nonexistent clarinet register.
    • It was developed from the chalumeau by J. C. Denner in Nuremberg in about 1700.
    • Early clarinets did not play well in the lower register, so chalumeaus continued to be made to play the low notes and these notes became known as the chalumeau register.
    1. 1.1 The lowest octave of the clarinet's range.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Katz's woody chalumeau register also lent depth and a hint of menace to the sinister, lurching ‘March’ and the slow, fantasia-like ‘Nigun.’
      • We still refer to the lowest register of the clarinet as the chalumeau register.
      • Some of the solos are scored primarily in the chalumeau register, with only brief extensions in the clarion register.
      • On top of hissing electronic flutters, one reedist begins by expelling delicate breaths until they gather into chalumeau register tones, while the other quacks and flutter tongues.
      • The limitation to the chalumeau register has been made at the specific request of a clarinet teacher.
      • These short pieces, partly original compositions and partly transcriptions from my own music for other instruments, are suitable for beginners and are all situated within the chalumeau register.
      • Students should have an appropriate level of technique before enrolling: a good basic sound, ability to play comfortably and fluently in the middle and chalumeau registers, with some experience of the altissimo register.
      • The Adagio is in A-flat, dipping into the clarinet's low, chalumeau register and the through leaps and runs which it shares with the flute and bassoon.
      • This piece is entirely within the chalumeau register and is about a grade 1 standard.
      • The effect of volume on timbre is most pronounced in the chalumeau register.

Origin

Early 18th century: from French, from Latin calamellus ‘little reed’, diminutive of calamus.

 
 
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