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book music

· January 15, 2016 ·

Long strip of stiff cardboard made of separate pieces glued together in two staggered layers (like two rows of bricks), and folded in zig-zag fashion into a compact pile or "book." Music is scored lengthwise on the book by rectangular or round perforations. Book music is usually played on a key frame or a keyless frame (also listed in this Glossary). Most very large band organs and dance organs use cardboard music because books are generally less susceptible to tracking problems than music rolls. * Synonyms: cardboard music, music book. * French: carton. * German: Kartonnoten.

bourdon

· January 15, 2016 ·

In a pipe organ, a large scale flute, usually wooden. In a Dutch street organ, two ranks of loudly-voiced melody flutes tuned to a strong celeste. Bourdon is often used generically to refer to stopped flute ranks in many types of organs and orchestrions.

brake

· January 15, 2016 ·

See harmonic brake.

brass instruments

· January 15, 2016 ·

Family of musical instruments including the trumpet, trombone, baritone, tuba, and others (as opposed to the woodwind, string, and percussion families).

breveté

· January 15, 2016 ·

. French term for patented.

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