half-valvingn.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːfˈvalvɪŋ/,

/ˈhɑːfˌvalvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhæfˌvælvɪŋ/,

/ˌhæfˈvælvɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: half-valve n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < half-valve n. + -ing suffix¹.

Music (chiefly Jazz).

The action or technique of playing a note on a valved brass instrument by depressing the piston or key to half of its full depth, thus opening the valve only partially, producing a sound of somewhat indeterminate pitch with a characteristic nasal quality. Cf. half-valve n.The technique is used esp. by jazz trumpeters to produce effects such as glissandos, trills, and vibratos.

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half-valving1953

1953 Pop. Sci. Feb. 158/2 To obtain this effect with a standard instrument a musician must be skilled in ‘half-valving’ or ‘lipping’.

1975 Black World Apr. 97/2 Marvelous half-valving and brassy belches leading to a rapid unison theme that..opens solos for the trumpet.

2011 J. Reynolds Trumpet for Dummies xvii. 279 A small amount of half-valving gives you the indeterminacy of pitch to ease your way up into the note.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

half-valving n.

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1956 S. Traill Play that Music viii. 87 Some players achieve a sort of ‘blue note’ effect by ‘half-valving’, which would mean, in our particular example, pressing the middle valve (for a correct E♭) half down. The distortion of tone which this produces is not very attractive, and I would discourage ‘half-valving’ altogether.

单词	half-valving
释义	half-valvingn. Brit. /ˌhɑːfˈvalvɪŋ/, /ˈhɑːfˌvalvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhæfˌvælvɪŋ/, /ˌhæfˈvælvɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: half-valve n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < half-valve n. + -ing suffix¹. Music (chiefly Jazz). The action or technique of playing a note on a valved brass instrument by depressing the piston or key to half of its full depth, thus opening the valve only partially, producing a sound of somewhat indeterminate pitch with a characteristic nasal quality. Cf. half-valve n.The technique is used esp. by jazz trumpeters to produce effects such as glissandos, trills, and vibratos. ΘΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > playing wind instrument > [noun] > playing horn > technique half-valving1953 1953 Pop. Sci. Feb. 158/2 To obtain this effect with a standard instrument a musician must be skilled in ‘half-valving’ or ‘lipping’. 1975 Black World Apr. 97/2 Marvelous half-valving and brassy belches leading to a rapid unison theme that..opens solos for the trumpet. 2011 J. Reynolds Trumpet for Dummies xvii. 279 A small amount of half-valving gives you the indeterminacy of pitch to ease your way up into the note. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). > as lemmas half-valving half-valving n. ΚΠ 1956 S. Traill Play that Music viii. 87 Some players achieve a sort of ‘blue note’ effect by ‘half-valving’, which would mean, in our particular example, pressing the middle valve (for a correct E♭) half down. The distortion of tone which this produces is not very attractive, and I would discourage ‘half-valving’ altogether. extracted from half-comb. form < n.1953 as lemmas
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