单词 | songman |
释义 | songmann. 1. A man who sings in a church choir, esp. on a professional basis. Sometimes: spec. a vicar choral in a cathedral or collegiate church. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > chorister > [noun] songereOE childOE clergionc1325 choristerc1360 chanterc1384 quirera1425 choirman1488 singing man1527 clerk1549 chorista1552 songman1599 singing boy1666 sing-man1691 white boy1691 white man1691 choirist1773 secular1786 chorister-boy1817 choirboy1843 1599 L. Barker Christs Checke to Peter iv. sig. L3 That full Quire of his cælestiall song-men, when all the creatures are inuited to prayse their Creator. 1600 R. S. tr. P. de Mornay Fowre Bks. ii. ix. 180 It should neuer be permitted, that anie Clearkes should be married, except the Readers of the lessons and the Song-men [Fr. les Chantres]. 1642 ‘A. S. Van Dammee’ Speech Cavaleere to Comrades sig. A2v Yet I verily beleeve the Vicars and song-men doe meane well by their ejaculations and gaping upwards and shakeing their graybeards. 1782 Eng. Chron. 23 July On the entry of the corpse at the West door of the Minster, it was met by the Dean, Residentiaries, Prebendaries, Register, Clerk of the fabric, Subchantor, Vicars, Songmen and Choristors. 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Sept. 4/2 ‘The Senior Songman’..is the story of a quiet cathedral singer. 1887 Church Times 11 Nov. 911/4 This great company of prelates and clergy, readers and songmen, was very striking. 1920 Musical Times Mar. 150/2 York Minster.—Tenor songman required. 1969 Musical Times Sept. 986/1 Sheffield Cathedral. Bass Songman required. 2007 Church Times 5 Apr. 44/3 (advt.) York Minster is seeking to recruit a bass songman; the remuneration is £10,000 per annum. 2. gen. A man associated with singing; a male singer or composer of songs; (also) †a musician (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > [noun] songsterOE singerc1330 chantera1387 singster1388 voicea1513 modulatora1527 chorister1589 songman1603 cantor1609 warbler1611 melodist1789 vocalist1790 cantator1866 vocaller1876 1603 H. Chettle Englandes Mourning Garment sig. D2 v Thou sweetest song-man of all English swaines, Awake for shame. 1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies ii. 10 It would doe a mans heart good to see how twinne-like hee and his songman couple. 1663 C. Hoole in tr. Terence Six Comedies sig. A1v Flaccus the Son of Claudius was the Musitian or Song-man, that set or appointed the tunes to be played on Shaumes or Hoboyes, or the like Pipes. 1890 S. Baring-Gould Old Country Life 260 The old village bard or songman is rapidly becoming..extinct. 1960 Life 5 Sept. 42/2 (heading) A master songman is stilled. 1988 Skiing Feb. 28/4 Country rock songman and dedicated skier Michael. 2001 Chicago Tribune 9 Sept. vii. 12 (advt.) Broadway's master songman..will bring his critically acclaimed theatre concert to Chicago this fall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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