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A dictionary of musical terms, 1898
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1M.
3M. Abbreviation of mezzo, mano, main, manual. M.M. stands for Maelzel's metronome, [Metronome.]
4Ma (I.) But; as, vivace ma non troppo, quick, but not too quick.
5Machine-head. An arrangement of rack and pinion for the purpose of tightening and keeping in tension the strings of the double-bass and the guitar.
6Machwerk (G.) Composition, construction, the result of labour rather than spontaneity.
7Madriale (I.) A word derived from madrigal, and applied to any species of intermezzo.
8Madrigal. A word of doubtful origin. It became a general term for secular compositions, of which there were various forms differing greatly in style; some with the simply harmonised melody (note against note), such as Festa's "Down in a flowery vale"; or in the contrapuntal style (closely allied to the motet), as Gibbons's "O that the learned poets"; and those in which the voices are often responsive, as Marenzio's "Lady, see on every side"; and those in dance rhythms, by Gastoldi, Morley, and others. In the 16th and early part of the 17th centuries, the madrigal flourished throughout Europe. In England it reached its highest development in the Elizabethan period. Instruments of all sorts, but chiefly string instruments were used to support the voices in early times.
9Madrigale (I.) [Madrigal.]
10Madrigaletto or Madrialletto (I.) A short madrigal.
11Maestà, con
12Maestade, con
13Maestevole
14Maestevolmente
15Maestoso
16Maestosamente (I.) Majestically.
17Maestrale (I.) A term sometimes applied to the stretto of a fugue. A stretto in canon.
18Maestri secolari (I.) Teachers of secular music.
19Maestria (I.) Skill, address, authority.
20Maestro (I.) Master.
21Maestro al piano (I) The pianist in an opera orchestra.
22Maestro del coro, or di cappella (I.) Choirmaster, leader, or conductor. [Capellmeister.]
23Maggiolata (I.) A May song. A song sung in celebration of the month of May.
24Maggiore (I.) Major.
25Maggot. One of the later names given to fancies, airs, and pieces of an impromptu character.
26Magistrale (I.) [Maestrale.]
27Magrepha. An organ mentioned in the Talmud as having been in existence in the second century.
28Main (F.) The hand; as main droite the right hand; main gauche, the left hand.
29Maître de chapelle (F.) Choirmaster. [Capellmeister.]
30—— chanteur (F.) [Meistersinger.]
31Maîtrises (F.) [Psallettes.]
32Majestät (G.) Majesty.
33Majestätisch (G.) Majestically.
34Majeur (F.) Greater. A major third consists of four semitones, minor third of three.
35—— mode. [The ordinary diatonic scale, having semitones between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees.
36Mal (G.) Time; as zum ersten Mal, for the first time.
37Malakat. [Ashantee trumpet.]
38Malinconia, con
39Malinconicamente
40Malinconico
41Malinconioso
42Malinconoso
43(I.) With sadness
44sorrow, or melancholy.
45Mammets. Puppet-shows, usually accompanied with music on a dulcimer.
46Mancando (I.) Decreasing, dying away.
47Manche (F.) The neck of a violin or guitar, &c.
48Mandola (I.) An Italian fretted guitar, so called
49Mandolina (I.) from its almond shape. There are several varieties, each with different tunings. The Neapolitan, considered the most perfect, has four strings tuned like the violin, i.e., G, D, A, E.
50Mandora (I.) A kind of guitar.
51Manica (I.) Fingering.
52Manichord. [Clarichord.]
53Manico (I.) The neck of a violin or guitar, &c.
54Maniera (I.) Manner, style, method:
55Manière (F.) as maniera affettata, an affected style; maniera languida, a languid, lifeless style.
56Manieren (G.) [Graces.]
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