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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
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1Auto-Harp. A kind of zither.
2It is so arranged that chords can be struck by means of mechanical compound dampers. The plectrum, swept across the strings, sounds the notes of the chord in arpeggio; and the melody is brought out by special stress on the highest (or some other) note of the chord.
4Autophon. A form of barrel-organ. The notes to be sounded are determined by holes cut in a sheet of stout paper.
6Auto're (I.). Author, composer.
8Autre (F.). Other, different.
10AUVERGNE, Antonio d'. French violinist and composer. B. 1713; d. 1797. Conductor of the Paris Opéra Orchestra, 1751-1755; director until 1790.
11In 1753 he made a sensation with Les Troqueurs, the first genuine opéra comique; "it resembled the Italian intermezzi, with spoken dialogue instead of recitative, and soon superseded the comédie à ariette (vaudeville with incidental music)." He wrote several other stage-pieces.
13Auxiliary Note. (G., Hilfs'note.) A grace note: a note not essential to the harmony.
14In Sol-fa, any "incidental" other than a passing-note used in the weak part of a pulse.
16Auxiliary Scales. The scales of the five attendant keys.
18Avec (F.). With. Avec âme. With soul.
19Avec le chant. Same as Col canto (q.v.).
20Avec plus d'accent. With more accent.
21Avec un grand sentiment. With deep feeling.
22Avec un peu plus mouvement. A little quicker.
24A've Maria (Lat.). "Hail, Mary!" "A favourite subject of sacred composition since the 7th century."
26A've Ma'ris Stel'la (L.). "Hail, Star of the Sea!" A famous Latin hymn.
28AVENTINUS, Johannes (real name Thurnmayer or Turmair). Bavarian historiographer, 1477-1534.
29Author of "Annales Boiorum" (1554), containing much information about musical matters; editor of Faber's "Musicæ rudimenta," &c.
31AVERY, John. 18th century English organ-builder. Erected organs at Carlisle, Winchester, Cambridge, &c.
33A vicen'da (I.). Alternately, by turns.
35Avici'nium (L.). An organ-stop imitating the warbling of birds.
37A vide (F.). Open (as a string).
39AVISON, Charles. Composer, organist, and writer. B. Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1710; d. 1770. Studied in Italy; then in London under Geminiani.
40Wrote some violin and harpsichord music, and "An Essay on Musical Expression" (London, 1752, '53, '75); also published with J. Garth, Marcello's "Psalm-Paraphrases," with English words (1757). "Sound the loud Timbrel" is from a concerto.
42A vis'ta, A pri'ma vis'ta (I.). At first sight.
44A vo'ce so'la (I.). (1) For a solo voice. (2) For voice alone (without acct.).
46A voix sombre (F.). In a sombre tone.
48A volonté (F.). At will; a piacere.
50A vue (F.). At sight.
52AYLWARD, Florence. Song composer; b. Brede, Sussex, 1862.
54AYLWARD, Theodore. B. Salisbury, 1731; d. 1801. Mus.D. Oxon.
55Orgt. St. George's, Windsor; Gresham Prof. of Music from 1771.
57AYLWARD, Theodore Ed. B. Salisbury, 1844. Orgt. Llandaff Cath., 1870-76; Chichester Cath. to 1886.
59AYLWARD, Wm. Price. Salisbury, 1810-90. Excellent flautist and conductor.
61AYRTON, Edmund. English composer and organist. B. Ripon, 1734; d. 1808.
62Pupil of Nares. Master of Children of the Chapel Royal, 1780-1805. Wrote two full services and some anthems.
64AYRTON, William. Son of E; 1777-1858. Critic Morning Chronicle, 1813-26; Examiner, 1837-51. Editor Harmonicon, 1823-33; "Knight's Musical Library," 1834; &c.
66AYTON, Fanny. Soprano vocalist. B. Macclesfield, 1806. Date of death uncertain.
68AZEVE'DO, Alexis-Jacob. French writer and critic. B. 1813; d. 1875.
69Author of a valuable life of Rossini (1865); contributor to La France Musicale, Le Siècle, La Presse, &c. A zealous but biassed partisan of the Italian school.
71Azione Sacra (I.). "A sacred action, or drama." Passion-music, or an oratorio.
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