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Harmonicas meaning
plural of harmonica
Using Harmonicas
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of harmonica
- In the example corpus, harmonicas often appears in combinations such as: harmonicas are, chromatic harmonicas, chord harmonicas.
Context around Harmonicas
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Harmonicas
- In this selection, "harmonicas" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, chromatic, chord, horn, chord, include and designed stand out and add context to how "harmonicas" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all plastic harmonicas designed by and as horn harmonicas. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "harmonicas" sits close to words such as aberrant, abloh and absurdities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with harmonicas
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Other diatonic harmonicas include octave harmonicas. (6 words)
In 1829, Johann Wilhelm Rudolph Glier also began making harmonicas. (10 words)
In the past, they were referred to as horn harmonicas. (10 words)
Diatonic harmonicas main Strictly speaking, "diatonic" denotes any harmonica designed to play in a single key—though the standard "Richter-tuned" diatonic can play other keys by forcing its reeds to play tones that are not part of its basic scale. (41 words)
A notable exception to the traditional reed plate design is the all-plastic harmonicas designed by Finn Magnus in the 1950s, in which the reed and reed plate were molded out of a single piece of plastic. (37 words)
During World War II, the War Department allotted a rationed supply of brass to Kratt's factory so they could continue to produce harmonicas that the Red Cross distributed to American troops overseas to boost morale. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
They are typically found in chromatic harmonicas, chord harmonicas and many octave-tuned harmonicas.
Other diatonic harmonicas include octave harmonicas.
There are also other chord harmonicas, such as the Chordomonica (which operates similar to a chromatic harmonica), and the junior chord harmonicas (which typically provide six chords).
An even more serious problem with wood combs, especially in chromatic harmonicas (with their thin dividers between chambers), is that the combs shrink over time.
A notable exception to the traditional reed plate design is the all-plastic harmonicas designed by Finn Magnus in the 1950s, in which the reed and reed plate were molded out of a single piece of plastic.
At that time in Vienna, mouth harmonicas with Kanzellen (chambers) had already been available for many years, along with bigger instruments driven by hand bellows.
Diatonic harmonicas main Strictly speaking, "diatonic" denotes any harmonica designed to play in a single key—though the standard "Richter-tuned" diatonic can play other keys by forcing its reeds to play tones that are not part of its basic scale.
During World War II, the War Department allotted a rationed supply of brass to Kratt's factory so they could continue to produce harmonicas that the Red Cross distributed to American troops overseas to boost morale.
Early instruments The harmonica first appeared in Vienna, where harmonicas with chambers were sold before 1824 (see also Anton Reinlein and Anton Haeckl ).
Europe and North America Early use Some time before Hohner began manufacturing harmonicas in 1857, he shipped some to relatives who had emigrated to the United States.
He and the ironworker Langhammer in the 3-mile-away Graslitz copied the instruments; by 1827 they had produced hundreds of harmonicas.
His colorful solos used the full register of his instrument and some chromatic harmonicas.
Horn harmonicas are available in several pitch ranges, with the lowest pitched starting two octaves below middle C and the highest beginning on middle C itself; they usually cover a two- or three-octave range.
In 1829, Johann Wilhelm Rudolph Glier also began making harmonicas.
In many harmonicas, the mouthpiece is purely an ergonomic aid designed to make playing more comfortable.
In the past, they were referred to as horn harmonicas.
Modern wooden-combed harmonicas are less prone to swelling and contracting.
Most harmonicas are constructed with the reed plates screwed or bolted to the comb or each other.
Orchestral melody harmonica There are eight kinds of orchestral melody harmonica; the most common are the horn harmonicas often found in East Asia.
Quite a few orchestra harmonicas are also designed to serve as both bass and chord harmonica, with bass notes next to chord groupings.
Common combinations with harmonicas
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: