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A cyclopædic dictionary of music .., 1925
111 lines. Read by computer on 7 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 412. See the scan on archive.org.
1Questa-o (I.) This, that; yonder.
2Da quest'a parte fin'no al Maggio're po'co a po'co più anima'to e più for'te. From this place up to the major (portion), gradually quicker and louder.
3Queste no'te ben marca'te. These notes well accented.
5Queue (F.). "A tail." (1) The stem of a note. (2) The tail piece of a vn., &c.
6Piano à queue. A grand piano.
8Quetschung (G.). An acciaccatura (q.v.).
10Quick step. A quick march, 116 steps to the minute. (See March.)
11A slow march has 75 steps to the minute.
13QUIDANT, Alfred (or Joseph). Pianist; b. Lyons, 1815; d. Paris, 1893.
14Works: Popular light pf. music.
16Quiebro (S.). Trill; vibrato.
18Quieto (I.). Calm, quiet.
19Quietamen'te. Calmly, quietly.
20Quietis'simo. Very calmly, quietly, &c.
22Quilisma. A neum, or plainsong character, for a trembling of the voice, of the nature of a mordent or short trill; indicated, or
24The Quilisma is used only in ascending melody, and the preceding note is usually slightly prolonged.
26Ancient neum signs are w m nn and there is considerable diversity of opinion as to their rendering.
27David and Lussy recommend:—
29or or
31QUILTER, Roger C. Composer; b. Brighton, 1877.
33QUINAULT, Jean B. M. D. Gien, 1744.
34Singer and actor, Paris Théâtre Francais, 1712-33.
35Works: a grand 4-act ballet; over 20 intermèdes, ballets, &c.
37QUINAULT, Philippe. Paris, 1635-88.
38Wrote the libretti of several of Lully's operas.
40Quincena (S.). A fifteenth (org. stop).
41(no line here) one of two readings
43Quinde'cima (I.). Same as Quinta decima (below).
44A la quinde'cima. At the double octave.
46Quinde'zime (G.). (1) The interval of a 15th. (2) A 15th.
48Quin'ible. In old descant, singing in 5ths above the Plain-song.
50Quin'que so'li (I.). For 5 solo voices or insts.
52Quint (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.
53Quint'absatz (G.) A half-close or dominant cadence. (See Cadence.)
54Quint'abschluss (G.) A pedal stop on the org. a 5th above 16 ft. pitch.
55Quint'fagott (G.). (See Basson quinte.)
56Quint'flöte (G.). An org. flute stop a 5th above unison pitch.
57Quint'fuge (G.). A fugue in which the subject is answered (regularly) at the 5th.
58Quint'gedacht (G.) An org. stop a 5th above unison pitch.
59Quint'stimme (G.) pitch.
60Quint'saite (G.). The E string of a vn.
61Quint stride. A skip of a 5th in melody.
62Quint vio'la. An org. stop of the "viol" or gamba kind, a 5th above unison pitch.
63Al'la quin'ta (I.). At the 5th; as Fu'ga al'la quin'ta, a fugue answered at the 5th.
64Quin'ta de'cima (I.). (1) A double octave or 15th. (2) An organ stop sounding two octaves above the unison stops.
65Quintade'na. (See Quintaton, below.)
66Quin'ta diminui'ta (I.). A diminished 5th.
67Quin'ta ecceden'te (I.). Augmented 5th.
68Quin'ta fal'sa (I.). A diminished 5th.
69Quin'ta mo'di (I.) The dominant.
70Quin'ta to'ni (I.)
71Quinte octavante (F.). The interval of a 12th (5th and octave).
72Quin'tenfolgen (G.)
73Quin'tenfortschreitung (G.)
74Quin'tenparallelen (G.)
75Quin'ten-zir'kel (G.). Circle of fifths (see Fifths, Circle of)
76Quinter (F.). To sing in 5ths (same as quinible.)
77Quintes cachées. Hidden 5ths.
78Quintes consécutives (F.). Consecutive 5ths.
79Quinti(e)'ren (G.). To overblow a stopped pipe or clarinet and sound the 12th.
80Quin'ti To'ni In the 5th Tone (or Mode).
81Quintoi'er (F.) (1) To sing in descant at the 5th. (2) To overblow and sound the 12th.
82Rei'ne Quin'te (G.). Perfect fifth.
83Vermin'derte Quin'te (G.). Diminished fifth.
85Quin'tain. "A section of 5 measures."—Curwen.
87Quin'tatön (G.). An organ stop so voiced as to make the 12th specially prominent.
89Quint Coupler. An org. coupler bringing on the "fifth" of any stop (or stops) instead of the unison or octave.
90"Judiciously employed, it is capable of producing many curious and by no means displeasing effects."—Wedgwood.
92Quinte (F.). (1) See above. (2) A viola.
94Quinter'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.
95It was very popular in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries.
97Quintet' (E.)
98Quintett' (G.)
99Quintette (F.)
100Quintuor (F.)
101Quintet'to (I.)
102A composition for 5 solo voices or insts.
104Pf. quintet, string quintet, wind quintet, &c. See remarks on Quartet. The classical instrumental quintet, like the quartet, is in sonata form.
105The string quintet is usually for 2 violins, 2 violas, and violoncello; sometimes 2 violins, 1 viola, and 2 'cellos (e.g., Schubert, Boccherini). Onslow's quintets are for the usual quartet and double-bass.
107Quin'to (I.). A 5th.
109Quin'tole (E.)
110Quinto'le (G.) Same as Quintuplet (q.v.).
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