chanter

/'tʃɑ:ntə/

Thân thiện

The musician plays a simple tune on the chanter.

Definition

Noun: 1. A person who chants or sings, especially in a religious context. 2. The pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played, typically a reed pipe with finger holes.

Usage

• Noun (Person):
  • The chanter led the congregation in the psalm.
  • In some traditions, a chanter is responsible for singing the liturgical responses.
• Noun (Bagpipe part):
  • The piper's fingers moved rapidly over the holes of the chanter.
  • The sound of the chanter is the most recognizable part of the bagpipe's music.

Advanced Usage

• "Practice chanter": A quiet, mouth-blown version of the bagpipe chanter used for learning fingering and tunes without the full volume of the bagpipes.
  • Beginners often start on a practice chanter before moving to the full bagpipes.

Variants and Related Words

• Chant (verb): To sing or intone in a simple, repetitive melody.
  • The monks chant their prayers.
• Chantress (noun, archaic): A female chanter or singer.
• Chanterelle (noun): 1. A high-pitched string on a musical instrument like a viol or lute. 2. A type of edible mushroom (from a different etymological root).

Synonyms

• Singer (for the person).
• Melody pipe (for the bagpipe part).

Related Phrases

• Horse chanter (noun, archaic): A person who dishonestly sells horses, hiding their faults. (This is a distinct, specialized term not directly related to the core musical/religious meanings).

Học thuật

Noun

1. reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played

Từ đồng nghĩa

• melody pipe