† orpheonistn.

Forms: 1800s orpheonist, 1800s orpheoniste, 1800s orphéoniste. Also with capital initial.

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

Etymology: < French orphéoniste member of an Orphéon (1851 or earlier as noun; 1839 as adjective: see note) < Orphéon a choral society (1833 in this sense; < Orphée Orpheus ( < classical Latin Orpheus or ancient Greek Ὀρϕεύς : see Orphean adj. and n.) + -on (in odéon Odeon n.); compare earlier orphéon orphion n.) + -iste -ist suffix.The French Orphéon was a society for the study and performance of vocal music. The first to bear the name was established at Paris in 1833 by G. L. B. Wilhem (1781–1842). Many more were established in France during 19th cent. They toured and held competitions, performing in London in 1860. English orpheonist probably refers always to these French performers. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǭ·ɹfiŏnist) /ˈɔːfiːənɪst/.

Obsolete.

A member of an Orphéon (a male-voice choral school or society); a choral singer.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > other types of singer > [noun] > choral singer

choralist1841

orpheonist1860

chorist1865

1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cxxiii. 72 Ask the Orpheonistes how near this is to the truth.

1861 G. Linley (title) The London Orpheonist. A collection of part songs.

1882 Athenæum 8 Apr. 455/2 A grand festival and competition of orpheonist societies and military bands.

1888 Times 21 Sept. 3/2 2000 Orpheonists will attend and sing one of the composer's choruses.

a1896 G. Du Maurier Martian (1897) 8 A chorus of peripatetic Orphéonistes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	orpheonist
释义	† orpheonistn. Forms: 1800s orpheonist, 1800s orpheoniste, 1800s orphéoniste. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French orphéoniste. Etymology: < French orphéoniste member of an Orphéon (1851 or earlier as noun; 1839 as adjective: see note) < Orphéon a choral society (1833 in this sense; < Orphée Orpheus ( < classical Latin Orpheus or ancient Greek Ὀρϕεύς : see Orphean adj. and n.) + -on (in odéon Odeon n.); compare earlier orphéon orphion n.) + -iste -ist suffix.The French Orphéon was a society for the study and performance of vocal music. The first to bear the name was established at Paris in 1833 by G. L. B. Wilhem (1781–1842). Many more were established in France during 19th cent. They toured and held competitions, performing in London in 1860. English orpheonist probably refers always to these French performers. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǭ·ɹfiŏnist) /ˈɔːfiːənɪst/. Obsolete. A member of an Orphéon (a male-voice choral school or society); a choral singer. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > other types of singer > [noun] > choral singer choralist1841 orpheonist1860 chorist1865 1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cxxiii. 72 Ask the Orpheonistes how near this is to the truth. 1861 G. Linley (title) The London Orpheonist. A collection of part songs. 1882 Athenæum 8 Apr. 455/2 A grand festival and competition of orpheonist societies and military bands. 1888 Times 21 Sept. 3/2 2000 Orpheonists will attend and sing one of the composer's choruses. a1896 G. Du Maurier Martian (1897) 8 A chorus of peripatetic Orphéonistes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1860
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