| 释义 |
mu·sette
\myüˈzet\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from Middle French, diminutive of muse bagpipe — more at muse
1.
a. : a small bellows-filled bagpipe popular in France especially in the 18th century and having a soft sweet tone
b. also musette pipe : a small simple oboe
c. : a reed stop of 4-foot or 8-foot pitch with a bright pleasing tone
2.
a. : a quiet pastoral air that often has a drone bass, is adapted to the musette, and often constitutes the middle or trio of a group of three gavottes in which the first and third are the same
b. : a gavotte danced to the tune of a musette
3. or musette bag : a small canvas or leather knapsack suspended by a strap from the shoulder and used especially by members of the armed forces for carrying provisions and personal belongings |