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
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12627
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/12627 2023-12-31T10:19:29+01:00 chin music 1972/04/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12627 eng eng C Edward H. Vokey, 71-128/61 Spaniard's Bay References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 13792 C_13792_chin n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12627 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1972 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z 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. Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
chin music
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description 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.
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title chin music
title_short chin music
title_full chin music
title_fullStr chin music
title_full_unstemmed chin music
title_sort chin music
publishDate 1972
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12627
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation C
Edward H. Vokey, 71-128/61
Spaniard's Bay
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
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