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- Tertiary term
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alto horn
- URI
- https://nomenclature.info/nom/10662 (opens semantic view)
- Definition
- An instrument consisting of a conical metal bore, often coiled in helicon-shape with a cup-shaped mouthpiece at one end and a medium-sized, slightly flared bell at the other end; equipped with a set of valves. Used to produce a sound via sympathetic vibration of the air in the mouthpiece. Also used as a part of a brass band.
- Definition source(s)
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- Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. n.d. “Parks Canada Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif et visuel de Parcs Canada.”
- English
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- Term (International)
- alto horn
- Inverted term (International)
- horn, alto
- Alternative term(s)
- Bavarian althorn; althorn; ballad horn; concert horn
- French
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- Term (International)
- bugle alto
- Term gender (International)
- masculine
- Spanish
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- Term
- althorn
- External term source
- Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online
- Date created
- 2010-01-01
- Date updated
- 2022-07-13
- Parks Canada code(s)
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- 06-00033
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- URL
- https://page.nomenclature.info/nom/10662 (reopens this page)
Other references to this concept
Exact matching concepts from other linked open data sources
Note: external sources may not have all data in both English and French.
| Data source | Label | Language | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | althorns (Art & Architecture Thesaurus) | English | Exact |
| Wikidata | alto horn (Wikidata) | English | Exact |
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