Definition of orchestrion in English:
orchestrion
(also orchestrina)
noun ɔːˈkɛstrɪənɔrˈkɛstriən
A large mechanical musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of an orchestra.
奥开斯特里翁琴（模仿交响乐队的大型机械乐器）
Example sentencesExamples
- There are music machines, too - player pianos and orchestrions, which combine a number of automated instruments in one box.
- Secular barrel organs varied widely in size, ranging from domestic instruments little bigger than a musical box to the orchestrions designed for public display, for example Maelzel's panharmonicon and Winkel's componium.
- Bach chorales are transposed according to strict mathematical procedures, folk tunes are inverted and piled on top of one another, and the clumsy sound of an orchestrion is produced by a small orchestra.
- Orchestrions were designed to imitate an orchestra by means of organ pipes and percussion instruments, though in some cases they were built around large upright pianos instead; early examples used pinned wooden barrels to provide the music which they played, while later versions had the advantage of perforated paper music rolls.
- The castle had every technological gadget imaginable including central heating, hydro-electric power for his electric lighting and the orchestrion.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from orchestra, on the pattern of accordion.
Definition of orchestrion in US English:
orchestrion
(also orchestrina)
nounɔrˈkɛstriənôrˈkestrēən
A large mechanical musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of an orchestra.
奥开斯特里翁琴（模仿交响乐队的大型机械乐器）
Example sentencesExamples
- Bach chorales are transposed according to strict mathematical procedures, folk tunes are inverted and piled on top of one another, and the clumsy sound of an orchestrion is produced by a small orchestra.
- Secular barrel organs varied widely in size, ranging from domestic instruments little bigger than a musical box to the orchestrions designed for public display, for example Maelzel's panharmonicon and Winkel's componium.
- The castle had every technological gadget imaginable including central heating, hydro-electric power for his electric lighting and the orchestrion.
- Orchestrions were designed to imitate an orchestra by means of organ pipes and percussion instruments, though in some cases they were built around large upright pianos instead; early examples used pinned wooden barrels to provide the music which they played, while later versions had the advantage of perforated paper music rolls.
- There are music machines, too - player pianos and orchestrions, which combine a number of automated instruments in one box.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from orchestra, on the pattern of accordion.