Translations for hornpipe in the English»Italian Dictionary

hornpipe [Brit ˈhɔːnpʌɪp, Am ˈhɔrnˌpaɪp] N

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hornpipe

= vecchio ballo dei marinai accompagnato dalla musica di una cornamusa

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His playing of hornpipes was excellent as a model, with a clear and steady pulse, and tasteful but relatively sparse ornamentation. en.wikipedia.org

Current practise with the music is to use hornpipe time, which lends a lilt to the dance that some people find attractive. en.wikipedia.org

Either that or they're about to flashmob a hornpipe. www.stuff.co.nz

The man plays some hornpipes and the girl sings them as she cries tears of joy. en.wikipedia.org

It is followed by a long spiritoso based on a hornpipe. en.wikipedia.org

Its sound that goes well with the timbres of the harp and pibgorn (hornpipe). en.wikipedia.org

The material is arranged for traditional and contemporary instruments including fiddle, flute, pibgorn (hornpipe), bagpipes, and guitar, together with dynamic vocals. en.wikipedia.org

Many fine hornpipes were written in this period, often with well-known composers. en.wikipedia.org

These types of double-clarinets are still prevalent today, but also developed into simplified single-clarinets and hornpipes. en.wikipedia.org

They had all competed to their best in their hornpipe dances. www.irishcentral.com

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