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A cyclopædic dictionary of music .., 1925
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1Balken (G.). The bass-bar of a violin, &c.
3Ballabi'le (I.). (1) A piece of dance music. (2) Ballet-music accompanied by dancing.
5Ballad. (I., Balla'ta.) (1) A popular song. (2) A simple narrative song, or one which may also be used as a dance-tune.
7"Formerly a little history, told in lyric verses, and sung to the harp or viol, either by the author himself, or the jongleur, whose profession it was to follow the bard, and sing his works."
8—Moore.
10Ballad Metre. Common metre (q.v.).
12Balla'dendichter (G.). Ballad writer.
14Ballad-opera. Consisting chiefly of ballads, folk-songs, &c. (See Beggar's Opera.)
16Ballad-Tune. The common tune of a ballad.
18The same ballad-tune was sung to any number of ballads of similar metre. Hence, most of the old ballad-tunes are known by several names.
20Balla'de (G. & F.). (1) A ballad; a dance. (2) A descriptive setting of a poem in cantata form. (3) An instrumental piece "supposed to embody the idea of a narrative."
22Balla'denartig
23Balla'denmässig
24Balla'dendichtung
25Balla'denmässig, sehr rasch.
26Balla'dendichter, Ballad writer.
28BALLARD. A French family of music-printers; the first to use movable types. Robert Ballard had a patent from Henri II making him "sole music-printer to the King, &c.," 1552. The Ballard family continued to have this privilege until 1776.
30Balla're (I.). To dance.
32Balla'ta (I.). (See Ballad.)
34Balleri'na (I., fem.). A ballet-dancer.
36Balleri'no I., mas.). A ballet-dancer.
38Bal'let (Eng.). A kind of madrigal with a fa la refrain. (See A ballata.)
40Ballet (F.). (G., Ballett'; I., Bal'lo, ballet'to.) (1) A pantomimic representation of some story by means of dancing, gesticulation, &c., with accompanying music, but without words. (2) A spectacular stage dance.
42Elaborate ballets are still danced at foreign opera houses; formerly one was given after the opera at Covent Garden.
44Ballet Comique de la Reine. The first ballet, represented at the wedding of the Duke of Joyeuse at the Louvre, Paris, in 1581. From France the ballet was imported into Italy in 1601 by Rinuccini.
46Ballet Master. Director of a ballet.
48Ballet'to (I.). (1) A dance; a ballet. (2) An allegretto in 4/4 time (Bach).
50Bal'li (I., plu.). Dances; as Bal'li Ingle'si, English dances; Bal'li Unghere'si, Hungarian dances.
52BALLIER, Henri. Noted French organist and composer; b. Reims, 1859. Professor of harmony at the Conservatoire, Paris, and organist at the Madeleine Church, Paris.
54BALLING, Michael. Conductor and composer; b. Heidingsfeld, Bavaria, 1866.
56Ball'mässig (G.). In dance time (or style).
58Bal'lo (I.). A dance; a ball. Any dance tune. Da ballo, in dance style.
60BAL'LO IN MASCHE'RA. Opera, Verdi, 1859.
62Ballon'chio (I.). An Italian country dance like the French Passepied (Paspy).
64Ballonza're (I.). To dance recklessly; to skip about.
66Ballonzola're (I.). To skip about.
68BALTAZARI'NI (Baltagerine). 16th century Italian violinist and composer. Wrote in 1581 the dances of the Ballet Comique de la Reine.
70BALTHAZAR (— Florence), Henri M. Belgian composer; b. 1844. Pupil of Fétis. Wrote operas, symphonies, cantatas, &c.
72BALTZAR, Thos. B. Lubeck; came to England, 1658. "The finest violinist of his time." Buried, Westminster Abbey, 1663.
74BALY, William. Conductor and teacher. B. Warwick, 1825; d. 1891. Conducted the Exeter Madrigal Society for 15 years.
76BANCHIE'RI, Don Adriano. B. Bologna, abt. 1567; d. 1634. Poet, composer, and organist.
78Wrote masses, madrigals, motets, &c., and treatises on counterpoint and harmony. He opposed Guido's hexachordal system, and named the 7th note of the scale ba.
80BANCK, Karl. B. Magdeburg, 1809; d. 1889. Pupil of Klein, Berger, and Zelter. Friend of Schumann, and wrote for his Zeitschrift. Settled in Dresden as a teacher and critic, 1840. He edited a series of ancient works—vocal and instrumental—and wrote some part-songs and pf. pieces.
82Band (G.). A volume.
84Band. (1) An orchestra. (2) Any company of instrumentalists, as brass band, military band. (3) A section of an orchestra, as wood-wind band, string band, &c.
86Bandmaster. Instructor and conductor of a band.
88Ban'da (I.). (1) A band. (2) Specially, the brass and percussion instruments of an orchestra. (3) A band "on the stage."
90Bande (F.). A band.
92Une bande de musique militaire
93Une musique militaire
94Une Harmonie
95A military band.
97BANDERA'LI, Davide. B. Lodi, 1789; d. 1849. Esteemed teacher of singing; well-known by his vocal exercises.
99BANDINI, Umberto. Composer; b. Rieti, 1860.
101Bando'la (S.). A kind of lute.
103Bando'lin (P.). A mandoline.
105Bando'nion. A kind of concertina, invented about 1830, by C. F. Uhlig, Chemnitz.
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