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A dictionary of musical terms, 1898
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1Flageolet tones. The natural harmonics of stringed instruments, so called from their pure flute-like quality of tone.
2Flageolettöne (G.) Flageolet tones; harmonics of a string instrument.
3Flaschinet (G.) The flageolet.
4Flat. (1) The sign ♭, which lowers a note a semitone. (2) Singing or playing is said to be flat when the sounds produced fail to reach the true pitch.
5Flatter la corde (F.) To play expressively upon a stringed instrument with a bow.
6Flat tuning. One of the varieties of tuning on the lute; called also French tuning, or French flat tuning, because the French pitch was lower than that used elsewhere.
7Flautando (I.) Like a flute; a direction to produce the flageolet tones on the violin, &c.
8Flautino (I.) (1) An instrument of the accordion kind. (2) A little flute, piccolo, or flageolet. (3) [Flautando.]
9Flauto (I.) [Flute.]
10— amabile (I.) An organ-stop, consisting of sweet-toned pipes, generally of 4-ft. pitch.
11— dolce (I.) An organ-stop of sweet tone.
12— piccolo (I.) [Piccolo flute.]
13— traverso (I.) The German flute held laterally, flutes having been formerly played with a mouthpiece, whence they were called flûtes-à-bec.
14Flautone (I.) [Bass flute.]
15Flebile (I.) In a mournful, plaintive manner.
16Flebilmente (I.) Flexibility.
17Flessibilità (I.) Flexibility. The power of free and rapid execution, in vocal or instrumental music.
18Fließend (G.) Fluently, softly, smoothly.
19Fling. A dance performed by Scottish Highlanders to a tune in common time. [Reel.]
20Florid counterpoint. The Fifth species, in which notes of various lengths are used. It has its own special laws designed to enforce variety and interest.
21— music. Music in which the melody and accompanying parts are of an ornamental and embellished style.
22Flöte (G.) [Flute.]
23Flourish. (1) The execution of profuse but unmeaning ornamentation in music. (2) The old English name for a call, fanfare, or prelude for trumpets or other instruments.
24Flüchtig (G.) Light, rapid.
25Flügel (G.) A grand pianoforte or harpsichord, so called because of the wing-like shape of the top.
26Flügelhorn (G.) A bugle, a valve horn.
27Flute. An ancient wind instrument formed of a hollow tube with openings in the side, which in playing are closed by the fingers or by keys. When played by a mouthpiece at the end it is called flute-à-bec, or beak flute; and when blown by a hole in the side, flute traversière, or cross flute. The latter is now the recognised form, with a compass of three octaves, from middle C to the third C above.
28Flute-à-bec (F.) [Flute.]
29— d'amour (F.) A low-toned flute an A flute, sounding a minor third below the notes actually written. It is now obsolete.
30— douce (F.) An organ-stop of soft tone.
31— minor. A small flute-stop on the organ, of 4-ft. or 2-ft. pitch.
32— traversière (F.) [Flute.]
33Fly. A hinged board which covers the keys of the pianoforte or organ when not in use.
34Foco (I.) Fire, spirit. [Fuoco.]
35Focoso (I.) With spirit; ardently.
36Foglietto (I.) A first violin part; the leader's part, which contains cues, &c., used by a conductor in the absence of a full score.
37Fois (F.) Time; as première fois, first time; dernière fois, last time (of repeating), &c.
38Folia (S.) A Spanish dance, similar to the fandango.
39Foliated. A melody is said to be foliated when ornamental notes have been added above or below the original sounds.
40Follia (S. and I.) Variations upon an air or melody, in which ingenuity was held of more value than beauty.
41Fondamentale (F. and I.) Fundamental.
42Fondamento (I.) (1) Fundamental bass. (2) The root or generator of a chord.
43Fonds d'orgue (F.) The foundation stops, the diapasons and 8-ft. flutes on English organs, the principals of foreign instruments.
44Foot. (1) A metrical measure. (2) A drone bass. (3) The chorus of a song (4) The part of an organ-pipe below the mouth. (5) To foot, to dance.
45Forlana (I.) A lively dance in 6/8 time much in favour with the gondoliers of Venice.
46Form. The shape and order in which musical ideas are presented. Also, the shape into which music of a certain character is moulded, as march-form, aria-form, sonata-form, &c.
47Fort (F.) Loud; expressed in music by Forte (I.) the abbreviations for. or f — possibile. (I.). As loud as possible
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