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A dictionary of musical terms, 1907
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1recording improvisations on the pfte. or organ by means of a mechanism placed in communication with the keyboard. See Melograph.
3Extended compass, harmony, interval. See the nouns.
5Extension (Fr.) 1. On the pfte., a stretch; on the violin, the extension of the little finger or forefinger of the left hand.—2. Same as Étendue.
7Extension-pedal. See Pedal.
9I. 2. 3.
11or with progression to major (Eb).—The first form is called the Italian sixth; the second, the French sixth; and the third, the German sixth.—2 (pl.) In part-music, the outer parts.—3. Extreme key, a remote key.
13F.
15F. (Ger. F; Fr. and It. fa.) The fourth tone and degree in the typical diatonic scale of C-major. (Comp. Alphabetical notation, Solmisation.)—f=forte; ff or fff (seldom ffff), fortissimo.
17Fa. 1. The fourth of the Aretinian syllables.—2. Name of the tone F in Italy, France, etc…Fa feint (Fr.), fa fic'tum (Lat.), former term for any flatted note…Fa mi, in solmisation, the descending step of a semitone; originally that from F to E, thereafter from Bb to A, Eb to D, etc.
19Fabliau (Fr.) A versified tale or romance of the trouvères, in vogue chiefly during the 12th and 13th centuries…Fablier (Provençal), a Trouvère.
21Fa'burden. (Fr. faux bourdon; It. fal'so bordo'ne.) 1. In medieval music, the primitive harmonization of a c. f. by adding the third and the sixth above, and progressing in parallel motion throughout, only the first and last chords having key-note, fifth, and octave.—2. Later, the setting of a simple (note against note) counterpoint to the c. f., strict parallel motion being given up to some extent; dissonances were avoided, various embellishments added, and the whole counterpoint frequently improvised.—3. A drone-bass, a burden.—4. The intonation of the Psalms.
23Face (Fr.) The position of a chord, either as a fundamental chord or inversion; e.g. a triad has 3 faces.
25-fach (Ger., "-fold".) When compounded with a numeral, equivalent to ranks, i.e. in a mixture-stop; zwei'fach=with 2 ranks, drei'fach=with 3 ranks, etc.
27Fäch'erkörniges Pedal' (Ger.) A "fan-shaped" or radiating pedal-keyboard.
29Faci'le (Fr.), Fa'cile (It.) Facile, easy, fluent…Facilement (It. facilmen'te), easily, fluently…Facilité (It. facilità'), ease, easiness, facility, fluency; facilité(e) also signifies made easy, as an easy arrangement of a difficult piece or passage.
31Fack'eltanz (Ger., "torch-dance".) A torch-light procession arranged at some German courts at the marriage of a member of the reigning family; the music is a polonaise in march-time, for military band, and in minuet-form.
33Facture (Fr.; Ger. Faktur'; It. fattu'ra.) 1. The plan, build, structure, construction of a composition.—2. (Fr. and It.) Scale (of organ-pipes).
35-fädig (Ger.) Equivalent to threads (of violin-strings), as 4fädig, having 4 threads.
37Fad'ing. An Irish dance; also, the burden of a song.
39Fagott' (Ger.) Bassoon…Fagott'zug (or simply Fagott), a reed-stop in the organ.
41Fagot'to (It.) Bassoon…Fagotti'no, a
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