chin music

chin n Generally "Chin music" refers to tunes sung without an accompanying instrument. Specifically, if refers to hymns sung in church witout an organ - not because of choice, but because the organist is not present, and there is nobody in the congregation to substitute for the organist. (...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12627
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Summary:chin n Generally "Chin music" refers to tunes sung without an accompanying instrument. Specifically, if refers to hymns sung in church witout an organ - not because of choice, but because the organist is not present, and there is nobody in the congregation to substitute for the organist. ( To wit - yesterday (Sunday) . I went with my family to Gushue's Pong, only to be reminded after my return that "we had chin music in church today." Strangely enough the remark was derogatory, as in a village church where even the choir sings in "unison" and not always in the same key at the same time, "chin music" is the closest one can get to "cats howling in the wind." yes DNE-cit JH 4/72 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used CHIN MUSIC, MOUTH MUSIC Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Sun 26 Apr 2015; Card marked DNE-cit, but not used.