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Definition of bourdon in English: bourdonnoun ˈbʊəd(ə)nˈbʊrdn Music A low-pitched stop in an organ or harmonium, typically a stopped diapason of 16-foot pitch. Example sentencesExamples - As might reasonably be expected, the manual BOURDONS are made of a much smaller scale than those introduced in the Pedal Organ.
- Bourdons are always stopped pipes, thus they provide a rather muffled sound.
- Bourdons are stopped pipes, that are only half the length of an open pipe of the same pitch.
- These names have all been used denote a Bourdon pitched an octave lower, at 16' or 32'.
- The scale for the Bourdon pipes is the same as the Soubasse pipes except two notes smaller.
Origin Middle English (in the sense 'drone of a bagpipe'): from Old French, 'drone', of imitative origin. Definition of bourdon in US English: bourdonnounˈbʊrdnˈbo͝ordn Music A low-pitched stop in an organ or harmonium, typically a sixteen-foot stopped diapason. Example sentencesExamples - Bourdons are stopped pipes, that are only half the length of an open pipe of the same pitch.
- As might reasonably be expected, the manual BOURDONS are made of a much smaller scale than those introduced in the Pedal Organ.
- These names have all been used denote a Bourdon pitched an octave lower, at 16' or 32'.
- The scale for the Bourdon pipes is the same as the Soubasse pipes except two notes smaller.
- Bourdons are always stopped pipes, thus they provide a rather muffled sound.
Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘drone of a bagpipe’): from Old French, ‘drone’, of imitative origin. |