bordun
- noun
- /ˈbɔrdən/
- Specialized
:
bordón
- The musician played a bordun that provided a stable backdrop for the melody.
Examples
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Students should learn to play these familiar songs by ear with the bordun for accompaniment (see figure 4).
Academic text (1992) -
Audience members could also be invited on stage to play a simple bordun part on xylophones.
Academic text (2015) -
For example, I noted that a certain student had problems playing a crossover bordun in the first video segment, but in the second video she had mastered it.
Academic text (2004) -
Students begin by reviewing the bordun on bass xylophone and then start the process of adding non-pitched percussion.
Academic text (2012) -
Development: Sing Land of the Silver Birch; lead students to identify the tonality (la pentatonic) and devise a bordun accompaniment.
Academic text (2015) -
Create a safe environment by involving the child in a nonverbal activity that is meaningful—a simple bordun on an Orff instrument or a steady beat on a drum.
Academic text (2003) -
In music class, we learned to create a continuous sound using a bordun on the xylophone.
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When performing traditional songs, it's common to include a bordun to enrich the harmony.
Synonyms
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A long low steady sound that plays behind a tune
A pipe on a bagpipe that makes a steady background low note
A pipe on a bagpipe or organ that makes a low steady drone note
A long-necked string instrument that plays a constant background sound in Indian classical music
A low, steady sound you feel from bass speakers
How Continuous
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bordun comes from French bourdon, which originally meant 'bumblebee' because of its deep 'buzz'. So, a bordun is a drone note or pipe that makes a steady, low background sound, just like a bumblebee's constant buzz.