From LOJBAN%CUVMB.bitnet@YaleVM.YCC.YALE.EDU Sat Mar 6 22:49:54 2010 Received: from YALEVM.YCC.YALE.EDU by MINERVA.CIS.YALE.EDU via SMTP; Mon, 2 Aug 1993 11:58:01 -0400 Received: from CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU by YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 1369; Mon, 02 Aug 93 11:56:51 EDT Received: from CUVMB.COLUMBIA.EDU by CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Mailer R2.07) with BSMTP id 3291; Mon, 02 Aug 93 11:57:13 EDT Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1993 01:52:41 +1000 Reply-To: Nick Nicholas Sender: Lojban list From: Nick Nicholas Subject: TECH: Instrumental vocabulary X-To: Lojban Mailing List To: Erik Rauch Status: RO X-Status: X-From-Space-Date: Ukn Aug 2 11:58:03 1993 X-From-Space-Address: nsn@MULLIAN.EE.MU.OZ.AU Message-ID: I haven't begun writing up my Shostakovitch piece, but preparatory to it, I did draw up a list of instrument le'avla; I'm filling it in now with the help of my trusty Orchestration book, and presenting it for your edification, and because I didn't feel like getting any sleep :) (G = German; F = French; I = Italian; E = English) contrabass: snoraisli bass: tcesnosli baritone: mlisnosli tenor: norsnosli alto: norsutsli mezzo-soprano: mlisutsli soprano: tcesutsli soprnanino: sutraisli Orchestral Strings: bende sa'erjgita tip/point of bow: tersa'e jipno scroll: jgita ke sarlu fanmo peg: togytikpijne peg box: togytikpijnyvau nut: jgita galxe (G has saddle; I has head of the fingerboard) neck: pecta'o garna fingerboard: pecta'o wooden part of the bow: tersa'e mudri f-hole: fy. zei kevna (how fy stands for the letter F, not a variable, is still not clear to me) bridge: skosra (G, E, I have bridge, but F has support) tailpiece: jgita skora'e (G) bow hair: tersa'e kerfa frog/heel of bow: tersa'e skora'e (by analogy with tailpiece) soundpost: snakamju string instrument: jgita bowed string instrument: sa'erjgita bow: tersa'e front/table: jgita crane back: jgita trixe pizzicato: degji se jgita; degycpu down-bow: nu mo'ini'a tersa'ecpu up-bow: nu mo'iga'u tersa'ecpu detache': nu sepli tersa'ecpu legato: nu kansa tersa'ecpu loure': nu cmacatke tersa'ecpu martele': nu mruli tersa'ecpu; nu skovrede'a tersa'ecpu spiccato: nu selminra tersa'ecpu (minra means also bounce) ricochet, jete': nu renro tersa'ecpu tremolo: nu tersa'e desku snap pizzicato: nu bikla degycpu; nu ta'ordarxi degycpu left-hand pizzicato: nu zulxa'e degycpu harmonic: nalcmu selsli tonga mute: smabra portamento: tonga sakli glissando: togyci'e sakli scale: togyci'e vibrato: tonga desku trill: togycnesli; togyci'e togysli (non-enharmonic oscillation, within the scale) scordatura: nu nalfadni togystika double stop: nu relskosa'e triple stop: nu cibyskosa'e quadruple stop: nu vonskosa'e arpeggio: nalsimcabna srato'agri (non-simultaneous chord) chord: srato'agri (vertical tone-group) violin: jgitrviolino viola: jgitrviola; mlisli jgitrviolino (alto violin: F) violoncello: jgitrviolontcelo, jgitrtcelo double bass: jgitrkontrabaso Woodwinds: flanyjoixagri embouchure, blow hole: vaxke'a head joint: sedyterjo'e closed hole: ganlo pecke'a open hole: kalri pecke'a pad: pecke'agai tone hole: togytikyke'a double reed: relxagri conical bore: konju tu'ucra octave key: xavyto'a batke bocal: selxagryvau bell: ganra tu'ucra reed: selxagri mouthpiece: vaxytu'upau ligature: selxagri velyla'a upper joint: gapru terjo'e lower joint: cnita terjo'e cylindrical bore: slanu tu'ucra register key: du'ervasxu batke (G) key: batke finger hole: degyke'a key hole: batkyke'a attack: to'acfa steady-state: to'asto release: to'asti legato: nu kansa vasxu staccato: nu sepli vasxu double tonguing: nu reroi tacto'acfa flutter tonguing: nu desku tacto'acfa slap tonguing: nu darxi tacto'acfa breath tone: tcevaxyvruto'a whistle tone: siclyto'a smack tone: sakcyto'a subtone: nalfadysmato'a transverse flute: pinflani piccolo: cmapinflani alto flute in G: mlisli pinflani bass flute in C: snosli pinflani Eb flute: pinflani pe .ebu ni'ubu oboe in C: xagrnobo'e English horn in F: xagrnkorno,ingleze; mlisli xagrnobo'e (Esperanto) oboe d'amore in A: xagrnobo'edamore baritone oboe: snosli xagrnobo'e heckelphone: xagrnxekelfone clarinet in Bb: xagrnklarineto pe by ni'ubu clarinet in A: xagrnklarineto pe .abu Bb bass clarinet: mlisnosli xagrnklarineto pe by ni'ubu Eb (D) soprano clarinet: tcesutsli xagrnklarineto pe .ebu ni'ubu to dy toi Eb alto clarinet: mlisutsli xagrnklarineto pe .ebu ni'ubu Bb contrabass clarinet: snoraisli xagrnklarineto pe by ni'ubu Eb contra alto clarinet: tcesnosli xagrnklarineto pe .ebu ni'ubu basset horn in F: xagrnkornodibaseto bassoon: xagrnfagoto contrabassoon: xagrnkontrafagoto, snoraisli xagrnfagoto Eb alto saxophone: norsutsli xagrnsaksofono pe .ebu ni'ubu Bb tenor saxophone: norsutsli xagrnsaksofono pe by ni'ubu Eb baritone saxophone: mlisutsli xagrnsaksofono pe .ebu ni'ubu Bb soprano saxophone: tcesutsli xagrnsaksofono pe by ni'ubu Bb bass saxophone: tcesnosli xagrnsaksofono pe by ni'ubu Eb sopranino saxophone: sutraisli xagrnsaksofono pe .ebu ni'ubu Eb contrabass saxophone: snoraisli xagrnsaksofono pe .ebu ni'ubu Brasses: tabra leadpipe: moltu'u (G) valves: ca'erslanu slide: togypra saklytu'u tuning slide: togystika saklytu'u bell: ganro tu'ucra brassy (Schmettern): jimto'a bells up: tu'ucra lafti stopped (horn): xanzunto'a French horn in F: tabrnkorno Alto horn in Eb/F: mlisli tanrnflikorno mellophone: tabrnmelofono mellophonium: tabrnmelofonio Wagner tuba: vagner zei tabrntuba trumpet in Bb, C, D, Eb: tabrntromba piccolo trumpet in Bb, A: tcetsli tabrntromba bass trumpet in Eb, Bb: snosli tabrntromba cornet in Bb, Eb: tabrnkorneta flugelhorn in Bb: tabrnflikorno tenor trombone: norsnosli tabrntrombone alto trombone: norsutsli tabrntrombone bass trombone: mutsnosli tabrntrombone contrabass trombone: snoraisli tabrntrombone valve trombone: ca'erslanu tabrntrombone (contrabass) tuba in Bb, C: (snoraisli) tabrntuba (bass) tuba in F, Eb: (tcesnosli) tabrntuba euphonium: tabrneufonio; tcesnosli tabrnflikorno Percussion: damri single stroke: pamei nundarxi flam: pavyprudarxi nundarxi (G) drag: relprudarxi nundarxi ruff: so'irprudarxi nundarxi open roll: sluseltro nundarxi closed roll: selminra nundarxi deadsticking: terda'i vrede'a rim shot: nu korbi joi damri darxi on the rim: nu korbi darxi choked: nu togdicra let vibrate: nu to'arcurmi sticks, mallets: terda'i marimba: janbrmarimba xylophone: janbrksilofono xylomarimba: janbrksilomarimba orchestral bells (glockenspiel): jabrnkampaneli vibraphone: janbrvibrafono tubular chimes: jabytu'u celesta: pipnrtcelesta gong: janbrgonge (my book lists it as a tuned instrument) crotales: janbrkrotali steel drum: gatydamri handbells: xanjanbe almglocken (cowbells): bakyjanbe anvil: jimda'izbe musical saw: zgike ka'arkomcu flexatone: janbrflesatono tubaphone: janbrtubafono timpani: damrntimpano roto-tom: damrnrototomtomo slide whistle: saklysiclybra musical glass: zgikabri woodblock: jungo mudbliku (I) temple block: kulnrkore'a mudbliku (I) claves: damrnklave castanets: damrnkastaniete maracas: damrnmaraka finger cymbals: degji paltydamri crash cymbals: simdarxi paltydamri suspended cymbal: dandu paltydamri hi-hat: tagji paltydamri triangle: cibjantradamri sleighbells: janbrsonalii snare drum: cmalu damrntamburo military drum: jenmi damrntamburo bongos: damrnbongo bass drum: damrngrankasa tambourine: damrntamburino whip: biklydamri police whistle: pulji siclybra siren: pulji karce vrubra drum kit: damri gunma piano: pipnrpiano key: batke damper: smagai hammer: mruli damper pedal: smajmavra sostenuto pedal: togra'ijmavra una corda: pavyskojmavra tre corda: nalpi'o le pavyskojmavra electronic piano: dikca pipno toy piano: selkei pipno harpsichord: pipnrtcembalo harp: jgitrxarpa organ: pipnrxorgano guitar: jgitrgitara fret: pecta'osle plectrum: seljgita cfine capotasto, barre: jgitrkapotasto mandolin: jgitrmandolino ukulele: jgitrxukulele banjo: jgitrbandjo electric bass: dikca snoslijgita accordion: xagrnfisarmonika harmonica: xagrnxarmonika recorder (alto, soprano, tenor, soprnanino, bass): rajyflani ocarina: flanrxokarina falsetto: voksrfalseto ******************************************************************************* A freshman once observed to me: Nick Nicholas am I, of Melbourne, Oz. 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