The writer, a street chaunter of ballads and last dying speeches, alludes in his letter to two celebrated criminals--Thos.
It must not be supposed, however, that the chaunter or patterer confines himself entirely to this slang when conveying secret intelligence.
The blow-pipe and the chaunter occupy positions at opposite extremities of the bag, which rests under the arm of the performer while the drones point over his shoulder.
The chaunter consists of a conical wooden tube terminating in a bell and measuring from 14 to 16 in.
The Dudey or treble sackpfeife was the smallest of the family, and had three drones tuned to E flat, B flat and E flat, and a chaunter with a compass ranging from F or E flat to C or D.
Each chaunter has three or four finger-holes and the right-hand pipe has the fourth covered by a key enclosed in a perforated box; both drones and chaunter have double reeds.
Egyptian instrument, possesses the characteristic feature of drone and chaunter without the bag.
Martin Hotteterre was hardly the first to introduce the second chaunterfor the bag-pipe, since [v.
Mr Glen, the great dealer in bag-pipes, gave it as his opinion "that if the chaunter were to be made perfect in any one scale, it would not go well with the drones.
Mr Ellis considers that the natural scale of the chaunter of the bag-pipe corresponds most nearly with the Arab scale of Zalzal, a celebrated lutist who died c.
The Northumbrian or Border bag-pipe, also blown by means of bellows, is chiefly distinguished by having a chaunter stopped at the lower end so that when all the holes are closed, the pipe is silent.
Compass of chaunter C5 to C6] The Schäferpfeife had two drones in B flat and F.
The chaunter had eight holes, the lowest of which was covered by a key enclosed in a perforated box.
What could be the object of laboriously inflating a bag for the purpose of making a single chaunter speak, which could be done so much more satisfactorily by taking the reed itself into the mouth, as was the practice of the Greeks and Romans?
The schalmey or shawm is frequently represented in miniatures from the 13th century, but it must have been known long before, since it was at that period in use as the chaunter of the bag-pipe (q.
It must not be supposed, however, that the chaunter or patterer confines himself entirely to this Slang when conveying secret intelligence.
The following letter, written by a chaunter to a gentleman who took an interest in his welfare, will show his capabilities in this line.
What appears to be precisely the same kind of instrument, although differing widely in reality, the chaunterbeing reed-blown, is to be found in illuminated MSS.
The grotesque was probably added to the chaunter in imitation of that on the straight Zinck.
For it was contended by some that John the chaunter was the first to hold the office, by others that Quivil founded the office and that the bishop's name was really John Cauntor.
To Mr. Chaunter for nine Holly days-- On All Saints day 39s.
He was Priest of Avoch, Chaunter of Ross, and perpetual Curate and Vicar of Coirbents, or Conventh.
Roderick Mackenzie, first of Avoch, in 1671 Sub-Chaunter of Ross, and several other children.
Sir Andrew likewise married, whose son was called Donald Du Mac Intagard, and was priest of Kirkhill and Chaunter of Ross.
The chaunter or precentor, however, was not to be persuaded.
The king is not in the best of humours with his clergy," said the chaunter or precentor, a little dried-up man, with a sour face.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "chaunter" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
