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A dictionary of musical terms, 1891
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1F.
2F. The key-note of the major scale requiring one flat in the signature; and the key-note of the minor scale related to A flat.
3F clef. The bass clef, ♭.
4F dur (G.) The key of F major.
5F holes. The openings in the upper plate of a violin or other instrument.
6F Löcher (G.) [F holes.]
7F moll (G.) The key of F minor.
8F Schlüssel (G.) The F or bass clef.
9Fa. The syllable used in solmisation for F. [Aretinian syllables.]
10Fa bémol (F.) F flat.
11— dièse (F.) F sharp.
12Faburden. One of the early systems of harmonising a given portion of Plain-song, or a canto fermo; a sort of harmony consisting of thirds and sixths added to a canto fermo.
13Faces d’un accord (F.) The positions or inversions of a chord.
14Fach (G.) A rank of pipes, as in an organ.
15Facile (F.) Easy.
16Facilement (F.) Easily; with ease.
17Facilmente (I.) Easily; with ease.
18Facilità (I.) Facility; readiness of execution.
19Facilité (F.) Made easy; an easy arrangement of a difficult passage.
20Fackeltanz (G.) A torchlight procession which takes place at some German courts on the occasion of a royal wedding. The music is a Polonaise in march time.
21Facture (F.) (1) The construction of a piece of music. (2) The measurement, dimension, or scale of organ-pipes.
22Fagott (G.) [Bassoon.]
23Fagotto (I.) [Bassoon.]
24Fagottist (G.) A bassoon-player.
25Fagottista (I.) A large bassoon. [Double bassoon.]
26Fal las. Short songs, harmonised melodies, or madrigals, having the syllables fal la at the end of each line or strain.
27Fall (old E.) A cadence.
28Falsa musica (L.) False or feigned music was that in which notes were altered by the use of accidentals.
29False cadence. [Cadence.]
30False fifth. A fifth altered from its perfect or major state.
31—— intonation. (1) The production of an unnatural or improper quality of tone. (2) Singing or playing out of tune.
32—— relation. A note which occurs in one chord, and is also found chromatically altered in the next chord, but in a different part.
33—— string. A badly woven string, which produces an uncertain and untrue tone.
34Falsett (G.) The artificial or supplementing tones of the voice, higher than the chest or natural voice.
35Falsetto (I.) [Faburden.]
36Falso bordone (I.) [Faburden.]
37Fancies. (1) An old name for compositions in an impromptu style; a fantasy. (2) Short pieces of music without words.
38Fandango (S.) A lively Spanish dance in triple time, derived from the Moors.
39Fanfare (F.) A flourish of trumpets; a call.
40Fantasia (I.) A composition in a style in which form is subservient to fancy.
41Fantasire (G.) To play as fancy directs; to improvise.
42Fantasticamente (I.) Fantastically; in a grotesque manner.
43Fantastico (I.)
44Fantastique (F.)
45Fantastisch (G.)
46Farandola (I.) An exciting dance, popular among the peasants of the south of France and the neighbouring part of Italy.
47Farandoule (F.)
48Farsa in musica (I.) A musical burletta or farce.
49Fascia (I.) (1) A bind or tie. (2) The sides of a fiddle.
50Fastosamente (I.) Proudly, haughtily.
51Fastoso (I.)
52Fattura (I.) [Facture.]
53Fausse corde (F.) [False string.]
54Fausset (F.) [Falsetto.]
55Faux-bourdon (F.) [Faburden.]
56Federclavier (G.) Spinet.
57Feier (G.) A festival. Feierlich, in a festival style, grandly, solemnly.
58Feld (G.) The disposition of pipes in an organ.
59Feldflöte (G.) A rustic flute or pipe.
60Feldmusik (G.) Military music.
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