melographn.¹

Brit.

/ˈmɛləɡrɑːf/,

/ˈmɛləɡraf/, U.S.

/ˈmɛləˌɡræf/

Forms: 1800s– melograph, 1900s– mélographe.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mélographe.

Etymology: Partly < French mélographe (1824 as the name of a machine probably invented by J. H. Pape; 1882 as the name of a machine invented by J. Carpentier: compare quots. 1882, 1975) and partly < its probable etymon German Melograph (?1752 as the name of a machine invented by L. Euler or adapted by him from an invention by J. F. Unger: compare quots. 1879, 1954) < melo- melo- comb. form + -graph -graph comb. form; in quot. 1888 apparently referring to a different device invented by B. Adbank of the American Insitute of Electrical Engineers, although it is uncertain whether the name was in this instance coined independently. Compare earlier melographic adj.¹

Music. Now historical.

Any of several devices which automatically record the notes of the tune played on a pianoforte, harpsichord, or similar musical instrument.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > sound recording or reproducing equipment > [noun]

talking machine1844

recorder1867

phonograph1877

dictating machine1878

melograph1879

melodiographa1884

graphophone1886

photographophone1901

auxetophone1904

Dictaphone1906

telediphone1931

transcriber1931

wire recorder1934

sound truck1936

high fidelity1938

Soundscriber1946

player1948

rig1950

transcriptor1957

unit1966

sequencer1975

boom box1981

ghetto blaster1983

beat-box1985

1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 499/2 A similar invention [for printing the notes of an extemporaneous performance], called the Melograph, was conceived by Euler the mathematician, and was constructed according to his directions by Hohlfeld of Berlin, about 1752.

1882 Sci. Canad. Apr. 108/2 In reading the bands the melograph [of M. Carpentier] transmits the currents and the harmonium receives them.

1888 Sci. Amer. 15 Dec. 376/3 The Melograph is an apparatus for recording what has been played on the piano, and the melotrope is an instrument for reproducing this music from the record made by the Omelograph.

1954 Grove's Dict. Music (ed. 5) VIII. 637/1 He [sc. Unger] was..the inventor of a machine to be attached to a harpsichord which recorded the notes played, the Melograph. A description of it was published in 1774.

1975 S. Marcuse Musical Instruments (rev. ed.) 337/2 Mélographe, device invented by J. Carpentier in the late 19th c. for recording music on perforated paper strips by electromagnetic means.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

melographn.²

Brit.

/ˈmɛləɡrɑːf/,

/ˈmɛləɡraf/, U.S.

/ˈmɛləˌɡræf/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: melo- comb. form, -graph comb. form.

Etymology: < melo- comb. form + -graph comb. form. Compare earlier melograph n.¹The device was invented by Charles Louis Seeger (1886–1979), American musicologist, composer, conductor, critic, and musical philosopher.

An electronic device which provides a continuous graphic record of melody, speech, etc., usually showing how pitch and loudness vary with time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > science of sound > vibration > instrument for analysing vibration > [noun] > with visible output > as graph or diagram

sound spectrograph1945

audiospectrometer1946

sonograph1950

audiospectrograph1953

melograph1961

spectrograph1967

1961 World of Music Dec. 141/1 The potentialities of the two major aids to the study of the folk song were displayed. First, the ‘Model B Melograph’, developed by Professor Charles Seeger (University of California) and currently revolutionizing standards of analytical acuity.

1964 B. Nettl Theory & Method in Ethnomusicol. iv. 123 According to Seeger, his device, later named the Melograph, is superior to the Norwegian apparatus.

1984 New Grove Dict. Music VII. 127/2 The melograph is also an aid to research into musical aspects of speech and birdsong.

1999 Tel.-Herald (Dubuque, Iowa) (Nexis) 10 Nov. 5 a Peggy's father was Charles Louis Seeger, a pioneer of ethnomusicology who invented and developed the melograph, an electronic means of notating music.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melograph
释义	melographn.¹ Brit. /ˈmɛləɡrɑːf/, /ˈmɛləɡraf/, U.S. /ˈmɛləˌɡræf/ Forms: 1800s– melograph, 1900s– mélographe. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mélographe. Etymology: Partly < French mélographe (1824 as the name of a machine probably invented by J. H. Pape; 1882 as the name of a machine invented by J. Carpentier: compare quots. 1882, 1975) and partly < its probable etymon German Melograph (?1752 as the name of a machine invented by L. Euler or adapted by him from an invention by J. F. Unger: compare quots. 1879, 1954) < melo- melo- comb. form + -graph -graph comb. form; in quot. 1888 apparently referring to a different device invented by B. Adbank of the American Insitute of Electrical Engineers, although it is uncertain whether the name was in this instance coined independently. Compare earlier melographic adj.¹ Music. Now historical. Any of several devices which automatically record the notes of the tune played on a pianoforte, harpsichord, or similar musical instrument. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > sound recording or reproducing equipment > [noun] talking machine1844 recorder1867 phonograph1877 dictating machine1878 melograph1879 melodiographa1884 graphophone1886 photographophone1901 auxetophone1904 Dictaphone1906 telediphone1931 transcriber1931 wire recorder1934 sound truck1936 high fidelity1938 Soundscriber1946 player1948 rig1950 transcriptor1957 unit1966 sequencer1975 boom box1981 ghetto blaster1983 beat-box1985 1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 499/2 A similar invention [for printing the notes of an extemporaneous performance], called the Melograph, was conceived by Euler the mathematician, and was constructed according to his directions by Hohlfeld of Berlin, about 1752. 1882 Sci. Canad. Apr. 108/2 In reading the bands the melograph [of M. Carpentier] transmits the currents and the harmonium receives them. 1888 Sci. Amer. 15 Dec. 376/3 The Melograph is an apparatus for recording what has been played on the piano, and the melotrope is an instrument for reproducing this music from the record made by the Omelograph. 1954 Grove's Dict. Music (ed. 5) VIII. 637/1 He [sc. Unger] was..the inventor of a machine to be attached to a harpsichord which recorded the notes played, the Melograph. A description of it was published in 1774. 1975 S. Marcuse Musical Instruments (rev. ed.) 337/2 Mélographe, device invented by J. Carpentier in the late 19th c. for recording music on perforated paper strips by electromagnetic means. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). melographn.² Brit. /ˈmɛləɡrɑːf/, /ˈmɛləɡraf/, U.S. /ˈmɛləˌɡræf/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: melo- comb. form, -graph comb. form. Etymology: < melo- comb. form + -graph comb. form. Compare earlier melograph n.¹The device was invented by Charles Louis Seeger (1886–1979), American musicologist, composer, conductor, critic, and musical philosopher. An electronic device which provides a continuous graphic record of melody, speech, etc., usually showing how pitch and loudness vary with time. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > science of sound > vibration > instrument for analysing vibration > [noun] > with visible output > as graph or diagram sound spectrograph1945 audiospectrometer1946 sonograph1950 audiospectrograph1953 melograph1961 spectrograph1967 1961 World of Music Dec. 141/1 The potentialities of the two major aids to the study of the folk song were displayed. First, the ‘Model B Melograph’, developed by Professor Charles Seeger (University of California) and currently revolutionizing standards of analytical acuity. 1964 B. Nettl Theory & Method in Ethnomusicol. iv. 123 According to Seeger, his device, later named the Melograph, is superior to the Norwegian apparatus. 1984 New Grove Dict. Music VII. 127/2 The melograph is also an aid to research into musical aspects of speech and birdsong. 1999 Tel.-Herald (Dubuque, Iowa) (Nexis) 10 Nov. 5 a Peggy's father was Charles Louis Seeger, a pioneer of ethnomusicology who invented and developed the melograph, an electronic means of notating music. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1879n.²1961
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