单词 | mock trumpet |
释义 | > as lemmasmock trumpet mock trumpet n. Music now historical any of various early woodwind instruments, esp. a chalumeau. ΚΠ 1701 T. Baker Humour of Age ii. iii. 24 And we learn to Dance, Madam, at the Blew-Boar in Holborn; and Quibble learns to play upon the Mock-Trumpet. ?1731–2 in Catal. Prints: Polit. & Personal Satires (Brit. Mus.) (1873) II. 704 The Marmote-organ, and mock-trumpet's sound. 1976 Early Music 4 511/1 The clarinet was probably developed as a substitute for the trumpet...At first, this ‘mock trumpet’ had no keys, and players had to ‘lip’ to get into the upper registers. 1984 New Grove Dict. Musical Instruments II. 670/1 The mock trumpet has been confused with the trumpet marine, with which it has no connection. Dart..described a book of instructions for playing the mock trumpet. < as lemmas |
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