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A dictionary of musical terms, 1891
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1Hauptschluss (G.) A perfect cadence.
2Hauptstimme (G.) Principal part.
3Hauptwerk (G.) The great organ.
4Hausse (F.) The nut of a violin bow.
5Hausser (F.) To raise, lift, to sharpen.
6Haut (F.) High; as, haute contre, the alto part; haute dessus, treble part; haute taille, first or high tenor.
7Hautbois (F.) [Oboe.]
8Hautboy.
9Hautbois d’amour (F.) A small species of oboe, now obsolete.
10Haute-contre (F.) (1) An alto, the highest of men’s voices. (2) An alto-viola.
11Head. (1) The membrane stretched upon a drum. (2) That part of a violin in which the pegs are inserted. (3) The portion of a note which determines its position upon the stave, and to which the tail is annexed.
12Head-voice. [Falsetto.]
13Heftig (G.) Boisterous, impetuous.
14Heimlich (G.) Mysteriously.
15Heiss (G.) Hot, ardent.
16Heiter (G.) Clear, calm. Feierlich heiter, solemn and calm.
17Hell (G.) Clear, bright.
18Hemidiapente. An imperfect fifth.
19Hemitone. The lesser or minor third.
20Hemiolios (Gk.) (1) The ratio 3 to 2. The same as the sesquialtera in Latin treatises on music. (2) A kind of metre. A verse consisting of a foot and a half.
21Hemiopus (Gk.) Having a small number of holes. ἡμίοποι αὐλοί, small flutes with three ventages.
22Hemitone. A semitone.
23Heptachord. (1) A series of seven notes; a diatonic octave without the upper note. (2) An instrument with seven strings.
24Herabstrich } (G.) The down-stroke of a Herstrich. } bow. one of two readings
25Herabstrich (G.) The down-stroke of a bow. one of two readings
26Herstrich. bow. one of two readings
27Heroisch (G.) In a heroic manner.
28Herunterstrich (G.) Down-bow, |
29Hexachord. A series of six sounds. The system of hexachords immediately preceded the modern octave-system.
30Hey de guise. A country-dance.
31Hidden fifths or octaves. [Consecutives.]
32Hiefhorn } (G.) Hunting-horn. one of two readings
33Hifthorn } Hifthorn one of two readings
34Hinaufstrich } (G.) An up-bow, V one of two readings
35Hinstrich } His (G.) The note B sharp. one of two readings
36Hiefhorn (G.) Hunting-horn. one of two readings
37Hifthorn (G.) Hunting-horn. one of two readings
38Hüfthorn (G.) Hunting-horn. one of two readings
39Hinaufstrich (G.) An up-bow, V one of two readings
40Hinstrich (G.) The note B sharp. one of two readings
41Hoboe (G.) [Oboe.]
42Hoboy. [Oboe. Waits.]
43Hochzeitsmarsch (G.) A wedding march.
44Hocket } (old E.) A species of part music one of two readings
45Hocket (old E.) A species of part music one of two readings
46Hoked } in which the voices seem to have had to keep a large number of rests, the notes being divided into several parts for the purpose. On this account it also received the name truncatio. It was popular in the fifteenth century. one of two readings
47Hoked in which the voices seem to have had to keep a large number of rests, the notes being divided into several parts for the purpose. On this account it also received the name truncatio. It was popular in the fifteenth century. one of two readings
48Hohlflöte (G.) Hollow-toned flute; an organ-stop.
49Hold. An old English name for the sign of a pause .
50Holding note. A note sustained in one part, while the others are in motion.
51Homophony. Unison of voices or instruments of the same character.
52Hopper or Hops-tanz (G.) A country-dance.
53Horæ canonicae. The canonical hours at which religious services are held. The following is their order: lauds, at daybreak; prime, or first hour, a later service; tierce, or third hour, at nine a.m.; sext, or sixth hour, at noon; nones, or ninth hour, at three p.m.; vespers, or evening service; compline, or final service, at bedtime.
54Horn. A metal wind instrument, formed of a continuous tube twisted into a curved shape, and having a mouthpiece and a bell. Additional pieces of tubing called crooks can be added in order to alter the pitch, and the bell is sufficiently wide to admit the hand of the player for the purpose of producing closed notes. It is sometimes called the French horn, to distinguish it from the English horn (Cor anglais).
55Hörner (G.) Horns; as Hörner in Es horns in E flat.
56Hornpipe. (1) The name of an old wind instrument of the shawm or waits character, so called because the bell or open end was sometimes made of horn. In Wales and Ireland it was called pib-corn. (2) A dance of English origin, so called from the instrument which played the tune to which it was danced. It is now danced by a single performer, to a tune in duple measure.
57Hosanna. (1) An exclamation, "Save, I pray," formed from Ps. cxviii. 25. (2) A portion of the Sanctus in the Mass.
58Hübsch (G.) Pretty, prettily.
59Huchet (F.) A postman’s horn.
60Hülfslinien (G.) Leger lines.
61Hülfsnote (G.) An auxiliary note.
62Hummelchen (G.) A kind of small bagpipe; a drone.
63Humor (G.) Humour.
64Hunting. A term in change-ringing.
65Hunting-horn. [Horn.]
66Hunts up or Hunt’s up. A morning song, of a noisy boisterous character.
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