hurdy gurdy in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hurdy gurdy in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hurdy gurdy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hurdy gurdy in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hurdy gurdy <-ies> [ˈhɜ:diˌgɜ:di, Am ˌhɜ:rdiˈgɜ:rdi] N

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He was considered a master of the hurdy gurdy, a medieval instrument, and was also noted for playing the symphonium.
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The group relies on period instruments that include the cister, hurdy gurdy, biniou, buccina, davul, riq and cornetto curvo with the most prominent being the shawm and bagpipes.
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The hurdy gurdy is bowed by a wheel.
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Other songs may require unusual instruments such as simple whistles, pipes, flutes and recorders, hurdy gurdy and jaw harps.
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The second model featured a single rotating wheel, similar to that of the earlier hurdy gurdy, to play strings.
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At this time the most common style of hurdy gurdy developed, the six-string "vielle roue".
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The lands are the home to a significant bagpipe tradition, as well as the iconic hurdy gurdy and the dance bourre.
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To achieve proper intonation and sound quality, each string of a hurdy gurdy must be wrapped with cotton or similar fibers.
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Most types of hurdy gurdy were essentially extinct by the early twentieth century, but a few have survived.
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They make hallucinatory electronic soundscapes by mixing sampled and heavily synthesized sounds with acoustic arrangements for a variety of instruments including hurdy gurdy, border pipes, duduk and clarinet.
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