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  2. Mellophone - Wikipedia

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    Mellophone fingerings are the same as the trumpet. [3] It is typically pitched lower, in the key of F or E ♭. The overtone series of the F mellophone is an octave above that of the F horn. The tubing length of a mellophone is the same as that of the F-alto (high) single horn or the F-alto (high) branch of a triple horn or double-descant horn.

  3. Mélodie - Wikipedia

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    A mélodie (French: ⓘ) is a form of French art song, arising in the mid-19th century. It is comparable to the German Lied. A chanson, by contrast, is a folk or popular French song. The literal meaning of the word in the French language is "melody".

  4. Mélophone - Wikipedia

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    A mélophone with its lid on from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The mélophone is a portable free reed instrument first constructed by Parisian watchmaker Pierre Charles Leclerc in 1837. [1]

  5. Chanson - Wikipedia

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    This includes the songs of chansonnier, chanson de geste and Grand chant; court songs of the late Renaissance and early Baroque music periods, air de cour; popular songs from the 17th to 19th century, bergerette, brunette, chanson pour boire, pastourelle, and vaudeville; art song of the romantic era, mélodie; and folk music, chanson populaire ...

  6. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Meaning respectively "measured song" or "figured song". Originally used by medieval music theorists, it refers to polyphonic song with exactly measured notes and is used in contrast to cantus planus. [3] [4] capo 1. capo (short for capotasto: "nut") : A key-changing device for stringed instruments (e.g. guitars and banjos)

  7. Ça Ira - Wikipedia

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    The author of the original words "Ah! ça ira, ça ira, ça ira" was a former soldier by the name of Ladré who made a living as a street singer.The music is a popular contredanse air called "Le carillon national", and was composed by Jean-Antoine Bécourt [], a violinist (according to other sources: side drum player) of the théâtre Beaujolais.

  8. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    a close relationship or connection; an affair. The French meaning is broader; liaison also means "bond"' such as in une liaison chimique (a chemical bond) lingerie a type of female underwear. littérateur an intellectual (can be pejorative in French, meaning someone who writes a lot but does not have a particular skill). [36] louche

  9. Carmagnole - Wikipedia

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    Plate with the text of the beginning of the song "La Carmagnole" is the title of a French song created and made popular during the French Revolution, accompanied by a wild dance of the same name that may have also been brought into France by the Piedmontese. [1]