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A Cyclopaedic Dictionary of Music, 1908
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1Redemption. GOUNOD.
2Shall rise to light super-nal
4"The Lost Chord." SULLIVAN.
5It flood-ed the crim-son twi-light, Like the close of an an-gel's psalm,
7(6) A descriptive or dramatic accompaniment equal in importance to the solo part, and sometimes even the chief feature of the composition; as in Schubert's "Erl King," "The Young Nun," Henschel's "Young Dietrich," and many other modern descriptive songs. (See also Leit Motiv.)
8In a song of any length several of these styles may be used in turn, but it is not good to be constantly changing the form of accompaniment without definite purpose. "The more beautiful the melody, the less it needs in the way of embellishment."
9Accompanist (G. Beglei'ter; F. Accompagna teur, m., -trice, f.; I. Accompagnato're, m., -trice, f.). One who plays an accompaniment. Formerly specially applied to the performer on the harpsichord or organ who filled in the harmonies from a figured bass.
10Accompany. To play an accompaniment.
11"The person who undertakes to play an accompaniment should be a skilful musician, and ought perfectly to understand the music; he must possess a quick ear and good taste, or he will mar the beauties of the music. As he will have the pitch to sustain, he must restrike firmly any notes where the voice falters. There should never be any attempt at display, except in the symphony."—Moore.
12Accoppia'to (I.). Coupled, tied, joined.
13Accord (F.). (1) A chord. (2) Agreement in pitch; being in tune; concord. (3) Same as Accordatura (q.v.).
14Accord à l'ouvert. A chord played on open strings (as by sweeping the bow over the open strings of a violin).
15Accord arpeggè, brisé, or figuré. A broken chord (q.v.).
16Accordable (F. and E.). Tunable; capable of being tuned.
17Accordamen'to (I.). Agreement; consonance.
18Accordan'za (I.). Agreement; consonance.
19Accord'ance. Sometimes used as an English word for Accordatura (q.v.).
20Accordan'do (I.). Agreeing; being in tune; accordant.
21"Applied also to comic scenes in which the tuning of an instrument or instruments is imitated by the orchestra."—Baker.
22Accordant (F. and E.). Consonant.
23Accorda're (I.). To tune together; to be in tune.
24Accordato'io (I.). A tuning-key, or hammer.
25Accordatu'ra (I.). The series of notes to which the strings of an instrument are tuned. Thus ; the Accordatu'ra of the violin.
26Accord de sixte Ajoutée (F.). The chord of the added sixth.
27Accorder (F.). To tune.
28S'accorder (F.). To get the pitch; the preliminary "tuning-up" of an orchestra.
29Accordeur (F.). (1) A tuner. (2) The monochord. (3) A small instrument sometimes used by tuners, consisting of twelve tuning-forks tuned by equal semitones.
30Accord'ion (G. Accor'deon, Akkor'deon, Zich'-harmonica; F. Accordéon; I. Accor'deon.). A portable free-reed instrument—the smallest kind of organ—invented by Damian, of Vienna, in 1829. It is analogous in principle to the mouth-harmonica, the metallic tongues being
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