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A Cyclopaedic Dictionary of Music, 1908
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1QUINAULT, Philippe. Paris, 1635-88.
2Wrote the libretti of several of Lully's operas.
4Quinde'cima (I.). Same as Quinta decima (below).
5A la quinde'cima. At the double octave.
7Quinde'zime (G.). (1) The interval of a 15th.
8(2) A 15th.
10Quin'ible. In old descant, singing in 5ths above the Plain-song.
12Quin'que so'li (I.). For 5 solo voices or insts.
14Quint (E. and G.) (1) The interval of a 5th. (2) An organ stop sounding a 5th higher than the unison stops. (3) The E string of a violin.
16Quint'absatz (G.). A half-close or dominant cadence. (See Cadence.)
17Quint'abschluss (G.). A pedal stop on the org. a 5th above 16 ft. pitch.
18Quint'agott (G.). (See Basson quinte.)
19Quint'flöte (G.). An org. flute stop a 5th above unison pitch.
20Quint'fuge (G.). A fugue in which the subject is answered (regularly) at the 5th.
21Quint'gedackt (G.) An org. stop a 5th above unison pitch.
22Quint'stimme (G.). The E string of a vn.
23Quint stride. A skip of a 5th in melody.
24Quint vio'la. An org. stop of the "viol" or gamba kind, a 5th above unison pitch.
25Al'la quin'ta (I.). At the 5th; as Fu'ga al'la quin'ta, a fugue answered at the 5th.
26Quin'ta de'cima (I.). (1) A double octave or 15th. (2) An organ stop sounding two octaves above the unison stops.
28Quintade'na. (See Quintaton, below.)
29Quin'ta diminui'ta (I.). A diminished 5th.
30Quin'ta ecceden'te (I.). Augmented 5th.
31Quin'ta fal'sa (I.). A diminished 5th.
32Quin'ta mo'di (I.) The dominant.
33Quin'ta to'ni (I.) Quinte octaviane (F.). The interval of a 12th (5th and octave).
34Quin'tenfolgen (G.) Consecutive (parallel) 5ths.
35Quin'tenfortschreitung (G.) Consecutive (parallel) 5ths.
36Quin'tenparallelen (G.) Circle of fifths (q.v.).
37Quinter (F.). To sing in 5ths (same as quinible.)
38Quintes cachées. Hidden 5ths.
39Quintes consécutives (F.). Consecutive 5ths.
40Quinti(e)'ren (G.). To overblow a stopped pipe or clarinet and sound the 12th.
41Quintoier (F.) (1) To sing in descant at the 5th.
42Quintoyer (F.) (See Quinible.) (2) To overblow and sound the 12th.
43Rei'ne Quin'te (G.). Perfect fifth.
44Vermin'derte Quin'te (G.). Diminished fifth.
46Quin'tain. "A section of 5 measures."—Curwen.
48Quin'tatön (G.). An organ stop so voiced as to make the 12th specially prominent.
50Quint Coupler. An org. coupler bringing on the "fifth" of any stop (or stops) instead of the unison or octave.
52"Judiciously employed, it is capable of producing many curious and by no means displeasing effects."—Wedgwood.
54Quinte (F.). (1) See above. (2) A viola.
55Quinter'na, Quin'terne, or Chiter'na. A kind of lute or guitar with from 3 to 5 pairs of gut strings, and sometimes 2 wire-covered single strings in addition.
56It was very popular in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries.
58Quintet' (E.)
59Quintett' (G.)
60Quintette (F.)
61Quintuor (F.)
62Quintet'to (I.) { A composition for 5 solo voices or insts.
64Pf. quintet, string quintet, wind quintet, &c. See remarks on Quartet. The classical instrumental quintet, like the quartet, is in sonata form.
65The string quintet is usually for 2 violins, 2 violas, and violoncello; sometimes 2 violins, 1 viola, and 2 'cellos (e.g., Schubert, Boccherini).
66Onslow's quintets are for the usual quartet and double-bass.
68Quin'to (I.). A 5th.
70Quin'tole (E.)
71Quinto'le (G.) { Same as Quintuplet (q.v.).
73Quinton (F.). A five stringed viol.
74Quintuor (F.). (See Quintet.)
76Quin'tuple rhythm, Quin'tuple time. A rather rare measure of "5 beats in the bar."
78Quintuple time is generally accented on the 1st and 3rd (or 1st and 4th) beats; i.e., as 2 + 3, or 3 + 2, in each bar. Perhaps the most famous instance of this time is the slow movement of Tschaikowsky's Pathetic Symphony. (See Time.)
80Quin'tuplet. A group of 5 equal notes (to be performed in the time allotted to 4, 3, or 6 of the same kind)
82(a)
84(b)
86Quintvio'le (G.). (See Quintviola (above).
88Quinzième (F.). The interval of a 5th.
90Quire. Old English spelling of Choir.
92Quirister. A chorister.
94Qui tollis (L.). Part of the Gloria in a Mass.
96Quitter (F.). To leave, to quit.
97Sans quitter la corde. Without quitting the string (in vn. playing).
99Quod'libet. A medley; a pot-pourri.
101Quo'niam tu so'lus. Part of the Gloria in a Mass.
103q.v. Abb. of Quod vi'de (L.). "Which see."
105These letters in brackets, thus (q.v.), refer the reader to the word (or phrase) after which they are placed.
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