air
air n Very high frequency. The technical name for the 'recognizable melody which has a name.' Song has two parts -- words and music. The ballad writers here used air for the music. I don't see that the dictionaries capture this. One can write new words to an old air. WK. In the hymnal...
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Language: | English |
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1989
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/4221 |
| Summary: | air n Very high frequency. The technical name for the 'recognizable melody which has a name.' Song has two parts -- words and music. The ballad writers here used air for the music. I don't see that the dictionaries capture this. One can write new words to an old air. WK. In the hymnal, what is the term for the "tune" of the famous hymns. That is the essence I am suggesting. handwritten] Fieldwork e.g.s include such forms as "Wait now till I gets the air" = tune AS DISTINCT from the _words._ Will watch out for this in tapes. Certainly attained in that in common usage where it would be "educated" elsewhere. JW tune DNE Sup G.M. Story APR. 7 1989 W.J. KIRWIN Withdraw? Reconsider with more egs. Used Sup Used Sup Not used Card marked DNE Sup, but not used.Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Fri Jul 25 2014 |
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