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A dictionary of musical terms, 1898
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1Basse double (F.) Large double-bass.
2—— figurée (F.) Figured bass.
3—— fondamentale (F.) Root-bass or generator.
4—— recitante (F.) [Basse chantante.]
5—— taille (F.) The barytone voice.
6Basset-horn. A transposing instrument of beautiful, soft, and rich quality, in form like a long clarinet, with a curved and bell-shaped metal end. Its compass is—
8Bassetpommer (G.) A deep-toned instrument of the oboe family, precursor of the bassoon.
9Bassetto (I.) (1) The diminutive of basso. A name sometimes given to the tenor violin. (2) A reed-stop in the organ of 8 ft. or 16 ft. in length.
10Bassgeige (G.) Bass viol, violoncello.
11Basslaute (G.) [Bass lute.]
12Basso (I.) A bass singer the double-bass; the bass part.
13—— buffo (I.) A comic singer with a bass voice.
14—— cantante (I.) [Basse chantante.]
15—— concertante (I.) The principal bass, that which accompanies solos and recitatives.
16—— continuo (I.) A bass part figured for the organ or pianoforte.
17—— figurato (I.) (1) Basso continuo. (2) A bass part with running passages.
18—— fondamentale (I.) The fundamental ground bass, or root.
19—— numerato (I.) A bass, the harmonies to which are indicated by numbers.
20—— ostinato (I.) [Ground bass.]
21—— ripieno (I.) The bass of the full or chorus parts.
22Basson (F.) [Bassoon.]
23—— quinte (F.) A bassoon, the pitch of which is five notes higher than that of the common bassoon.
24Bassoon. A reed wind instrument of deep pitch, with a compass of more than three octaves from low B flat. It ordinarily forms the bass or deepest tone among wood wind instruments, and is capable of excellent independent effects.
25Bassposaune (G.) Bass trombone.
26Bassschlüssel (G.) The bass clef.
27Bassthema (G.) [Ground bass.]
28Batillus. An instrument formerly employed by the Armenians in their Church service to supply the place of bells. A board struck with a hammer.
29Bâton (F.) (1) A stick used in beating time. (2) The method of a conductor is called his bâton. (3) A pause of two or more bars.
30Battement (F.) An ornament in singing, opposed to the cadence. [Beat.]
31Battere, il (I.) The down-stroke in beating time.
32Batterie (F.) A roll upon the side-drum; a method of playing the guitar, by striking the strings instead of pulling them.
33Battery. An effect in harpsichord music, written and played
35Battimento (I.) [Battement.]
36Battuta (I.) (1) In correct time. (2) A bar.
37Bau (G.) The structure of musical instruments.
38Bauernleyer (G.) [Hurdy-gurdy.]
39Bauernflöte (G.) An organ-stop of 8-ft length, of a small scale.
40Baxoncillo (S.) Literally, A little bassoon. A Spanish organ-stop like an open diapason.
41Bayles (S.) Comic dancing songs.
42B cancellatum (L.) The cancelled B The note B♭ as altered by means of a ♭ or ♯ in old music.
43B dur (G.) The key of B♭ major.
44B durum (L.) B natural. [B quadratum.]
45Bearbeitet (G.) Arranged, adapted.
46Bearings. Those few notes which a tuner accurately tunes or lays down before proceeding to adjust the whole compass of the instrument.
47Beat. (1) A short shake, or transient grace note, played or sung before the note it is desired to embellish. (2) The portion of a bar of music occupied by the movement of the hand in counting time. (3) The peculiar "throbbing" heard when sounds not quite identical in pitch are sounded together.
48Bebisation or Labecedation. The syllables La, Be, Ce, De, Me, Fe, Ge, which Daniel Hitzler, 1630, used in teaching the notes.
49Bebung (G.) Trembling, shaking; the tremolo stop in an organ. [Vibrato.]
50Bécarre (F.) The sign ♭
51Bec (F.) Literally, A beak. A mouth piece. [Flûte-à-bec.]
52Becco (I.) A large bagpipe.
53Becco polacco (I.) A large bagpipe.
54Becken (G.) A cymbal.
55Bedon (F.) An obsolete term for a drum, or tambour.
56Begeisterung (G.) Spirit, excitement enthusiasm.
57Begleiten (G.) To accompany.
58Begleitende Stimmen (G.) Accompanying voices or parts.
59Begleitete Fuge (G.) A fugue with free parts. [Free parts.]
60Begleitung (G.) Accompaniment.
61Beisser (G.) [Mordente.]
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