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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

corps

English translation:

a [human] body, two toms and a floor tom

Added to glossary by Peter Enright
Jun 24, 2007 06:03
16 yrs ago
French term

corps

French to English Other Music
La batterie se compose d'un corps, de 2 toms, et d'un tom basse. What are these items please?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 a [human] body, two toms and a floor tom
3 body
2 Could be something like ..

Proposed translations

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a [human] body, two toms and a floor tom

corps is not an ordinary drumming term, I assume here it simply means a person. It is mentioned because a drum set usually includes many more elements. A bass tom is a floor tom in English.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2007-06-24 19:16:10 GMT)
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2 toms & a floor tom are normal in a drum kit. But you also get a bass drum, a snare, a hi-hat, a crash cymbal and a ride cymbal.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Lidija Lazic : je doute qu'on parle du corps humain ici
10 hrs
Lidija - You may very well be right. Perhaps the author is describing some sort of unusual folk or invented instrument?
agree Cervin : You could use a body for percussion. eg hand clapping, tapping arms/ legs. fingers, cheeks/ tongue clicking etc etc. But see my note below abt floor&bass toms
23 hrs
An excellent point I hadn't considered. Body percussion is indeed very popular, especially in an unconventional context, which seems to be the case here.
agree Deborah Workman : Here's a link about body percussion. Could well be! http://www.body-p.com/eigo.htm
1 day 3 hrs
I can't see much else. Calking it a "battery" is a little strange, but perhaps it is "poetic". I would have expected "percussion" as more normal.
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body

Check this for more information. :)
More context would be of great help.

http://www.google.gr/search?hl=el&client=firefox-a&channel=s...
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2 hrs

Could be something like ..

..A drum kit consists of a ? , two toms (small drums) a bass tom,
This might help:
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/drums-percussion/drum-kits-in-genera...
Cant find anything to translate 'corps' unless it is an 'in' term for the body - basic instruments- of the drum kit. I will keep looking....
What kind of music is it talking about (assuming it is music.....!)

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2007-06-25 07:33:41 GMT)
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See comment in Vaughn's answer

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2007-06-25 07:40:26 GMT)
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Also please note: description of floor AND bass tom
A Floor Tom.
(If you are right handed, it sits at the side of the kit to your Right hand side on 3 legs)

A Bass Tom.
(Sits on top of the Bass Drum in holes specifically for holding it. can number between 1 or 4 tom)

Peer comment(s):
neutral David Vaughn : Your link calls toms "bass toms" because they are mounted on the bass drum. This is inventive nomenclature. In any case, the Fr author already mentions 2 toms, so another bass drum-mounted "tom basse" just doesn't fit.
11 hrs
Thanks, but see my added not about floor & bass toms
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