valve
noun
any device for halting or controlling the flow of a liquid, gas, or other material through a passage, pipe, inlet, outlet, etc.
valveless
-
a word derived from
valve.
Example Sentences
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Salonen did some surprising things with Beethoven, most surprising of all using valveless early 19th century trumpets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2016
But a few moments later, Buckley sings Purcell's plaint, O, Let Me Forever Weep, accompanied by Balsom's valveless trumpet, with heartbreaking directness and simplicity.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 21, 2013
Juilliard students are learning to perform on gut strings, wooden flutes and valveless horns in what now passes for proper period style.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2011
And some differences were inescapable: modern trumpets, for one, are brighter and louder than their valveless counterparts, which made for a sizzling “Hallelujah” but caused balance problems in “Worthy Is the Lamb.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2010
Usually one valve gives the harmonic series one half step lower than the valveless intrument; another, one whole step lower; and the third, one and a half steps lower.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
