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BOURDON
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Bourdon
[bell] The bourdon is the heaviest of the bells that belong to a musical instrument, especially a chime or a carillon, and produces its lowest tone. As an example, the largest bell of a carillon of 64 bells, the sixth largest bell hanging in the world, in the Southern Illinois town of Centra... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourdon_(bell)
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Bourdon
In music a bourdon is a drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. A bordon is also a kind of organ stop having a droning quality of tone. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/VB.HTM
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Bourdon
[organ pipe] Bourdon, bordun, or bordone normally denotes a stopped flute/flue type of pipe in an organ characterized by a very dark, heavy tone, strong in fundamental, with a quint transient but relatively little overtone development. Its half-length construction make it especially well sui... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourdon_(organ_pipe)
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Bourdon
A term often used for a heavy bell (e.g. several tons in weight).
Found op http://www.hibberts.co.uk/glossary.htm
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Bourdon
Bour'don noun [ French, from Latin burdo mule, esp. one used for carrying litters. Confer Spanish muleta a young she mule; also, crutch, prop.] A pilgrim's staff. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/85
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Bourdon
Bour'don` noun [ French See Burden a refrain.] (Mus.) (a) A drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See Burden (of a song.) (b) A kind of organ stop. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/86
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Bourdon
Eugene, French engineer and inventor, 1808-1884. ... See: Bourdon tube. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?Bourdon
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Bourdon
• (n.) A kind of organ stop. • (n.) A drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See Burden (of a song.) • (n.) A pilgrim`s staff. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/bourdon/
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bourdon
1) Drone 2) Drone pipe 3) Pipe 4) Tabor pipe Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/bourdon/1
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