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A cyclopaedic dictionary of music; comprising 18,000 musical terms and phrases, over 6,000 biographical notices of musicians, and 500 articles on musical topics, with an appendix .., 1919
84 lines. Read by computer on 11 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 340. See the scan on archive.org.
1Quarter-note one of two readings
2(no line here) one of two readings
3Quart'flöte (G.). A flute a 4th higher than the ordinary one.
4Quart'geige (G.). A small fiddle.
5Quart'posaune (G.). A trombone (or organ stop) a 4th lower than usual.
6Ü'bermassige Quart'e (G.). Augmented 4th.
7Vermin'derte Quart'e (G.). D'minished 4th.
8Quarter-note. (G., Vier'telnote, Vier'tel; F., Noire; I., Ne'ra.) A crotchet (♩).
9Quarter-rest. A crotchet rest (♩ or ♪).
10Quarter-tone. An interval equal to half a semitone.
11There are no exact quarter tones us d in music; the term is loosely used for intervals less than a semitone, as, for example, the enharmonic intervals possible on vns. (between C♯ and Db. &c.).
12Quartet' (E.).
13Quartett' (G.)
14Quartette (F.)
15Quatuor (F.)
16Quartet'to (I.)
17Double quartet. A piece for 8 solo voices or insts.
18Pianoforte (or pf.) quartet. A composition for pf. and 3 other insts. (generally strings).
19Quartetti'no (I.). A short quartet.
20String quartet. A quartet for 1st and 2nd vns., viola, and 'cello.
21Wind quartet. A piece for 4 wind insts.
22N.B.—In German full scores Quartett', (or Quart.) means "all the strings of the orchestra." i.e., the "string band."
23Vocal Quartets are not written in any special form. Nearly all classical instrumental quartets are in "Sonata Form." (See Sonata.)
24Quarti'no (I.). A high clarinet in Eb.
25Quar'to (I.). (1) A fourth. (2) A crotchet.
26Quar'to d'aspet'to. A semiquaver rest (♩).
27Quar'to di tuo'no. A quarter tone.
28Quarto'le (G.). A quadruplet (q.v.).
29Quartsext'akkord (G.). A six-four chord; a second inversion.
30Qua'si (I.). As if; almost; like; in the style of.
31Andan'te qua'si len'to. Andante, almost lento; i.e., a slow Andante.
32Qua'si ad lib. As if ad lib.; almost at pleasure.
33Quasi allegret'to. Somewhat allegretto; rather quick.
34Qua'si caden'za. In the style of a cadenza; ad lib.
35Quasi chitar'ra. Imitating a guitar.
36Qua'si fantasi'a. In the style of a fantasia. (1) Not in strict form. (2) Somewhat ad lib. in performance.
37Quasi lonta'na. As if in the distance.
38Qua'si nien'te. "As if nothing;" as soft as possible.
39Qua'si parla'to. As if spoken.
40Qua'si recitati'vo. In the style of a recitative.
41Qua'si sona'ta. Somewhat in sonata form, but not strictly so.
42Qua'si trom'be. "Like trumpets;" bright, clear, ringing.
43Quatorzième (F.). The interval of a 14th.
44Quat'rain. A poetical stanza of 4 lines rhyming alternately.
45Quatre (F.). Four.
46A quatre mains. For 4 hands (as a pf. piece).
47QUATREMAYNE, Frank. Bass vocalist; b. Devonport, 1848. Author of "Correct Voice Production," &c.
48Quat'rible. In old descant, singing in 4ths with the Plain-song.
49Quatrici'nium (L.). (See Quadricinium.)
50Quattricro'ma (I.). A hemidemisemiquaver.
51Quat'tro (I.). Four.
52A quat'tro ma'ni. For 4 hands.
53Quatuor (F.). (See Quartet.)
54Qua'ver. (G., Acht'elnote; F., Croche; I., Cro'ma.) An eighth-note (♩).
55Quaver rest. The sign ♪. one of two readings
56Quaver rest. The sign ♩. one of two readings
57N.B.—In vocal music quavers "which have to be sung to separate syllables are written detached, while those which are sung to a single syllable are grouped." (See also Slur)
58Let us go to the woods with song, and
59Quavering. "The act of trilling or shaking, or running a division with the voice."
60—Grassineau.
61QUEIS'SER, Carl T. Great trombone player; b. nr. Leipzig, 1800; d. 1846. He is said to have "created" trombone playing.
62"There is a story to the effect that at the first rehearsal of Mendelssohn's Lobgesang, Queisser led off as follows, to the Composer's infinite amusement."—Grove.
63Quel'lenlexikon (G.). (See Eitner.)
64Quer (G.). Oblique, transverse, queer.
65Quer'flöte. The (ordinary) transverse flute. (See Flute.)
66Quer'pfeife. The ordinary transverse fife.
67Quer'stand. False relation.
68Quer'strich. (1) The oblique stroke joining the stems of quavers, &c.; or drawn across the stem of a minim, &c., to divide it into shorter notes:
69(2) A leger-line.
70QUERCU, Simon de. B. Brabant. Pub., 1509, "Opusculum Musices" (a work on Gregorian music).
71Ques'ta,-o. This, that; yonder.
72Da ques'ta par'ie fi'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.
73Ques'te no'te ben marca'te. These notes well accented.
74Queue (F.). "A tail." (1) The stem of a note. (2) The tail piece of a vn., &c.
75Piano à queue. A grand piano.
76Quet'schung (G.). An acciaccatura (q.v.).
77Quick step. A quick march. (See March.)
78QUIDANT, Alfred (or Joseph). Pianist; b. Lyons, 1815; d. Paris, 1893. Works: Popular light pf. music.
79Quie'to (I.). Calm, quiet.
80Quietamen'te. Calmly, quietly.
81Quietis'simo. Very calmly, quietly, &c.
82Quilisma. A neum, or plainsong character, for a trembling of the voice, of the nature of a mordent or short trill.
83QUILTER, Roger C. Composer; b. Brighton, 1877.
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