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A dictionary of musical terms, 1907
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1quinte, dimin. fifth…F. relation, false relation.
2Fausset (Fr.) See Falsetto.
3Faux (Fr.) False…Faux-bourdon, see Faburden.
4F-clef. (Ger. F-schlüssel; Fr. clef de fa; It. chiave di basso.) See Clef.
5Fe'derklavier (Ger.) Spinet.
6Feeder. In the organ, see Organ, (1) Wind-supply.
7Fei'erlich (Ger.) Festive; solemn, grave, serious. (Also adverb.)
8Fei'len (Ger.) To file, polish, refine, put the finishing touches to.
9Fein (Ger.) Fine, delicate, refined.
10Feint,-e (Fr.) See Ficta.
11Feld'flöte,-pfeife (Ger.) 1. See Bauernflöte.—2. A fife.—3. See Schweizerflöte 2.
12Feld'stück (Ger.) A cavalry-call or signal.
13Female or feminine rhyme. A rhyme ending with an unaccented syllable, as fate'ful—ungrate'ful.
14Fermamen'te (It.) Firmly, with decision.
15Ferma're il tuono. See Messa di voce.
16Ferma'ta (It.), Ferma'te (Ger.) 1. A pause, stop, or interruption, as that before the cadenza of a concerto.—2. A hold (r).—3. A stop (on the violin).
17Ferme'za, con (It.) In a firm, decided, energetic style (deciso).
18Fer'mo (It.) Firm, decided; fixed, unchanged (as canto fermo).
19Fer'ne (Ger.) Distance…Wie aus der Ferne, as if from a distance.
20Fern'flöte (Ger.) A covered 8' organ-stop of very soft tone.
21Fern'werk (Ger.) Echo-organ.
22Fero'ce (It.) Wild, fierce, vehement…Ferocità', wildness, vehemence…Con ferocità, wildly, vehemently.
23Fer'tig (Ger.) Ready; done, finished; prompt, skilful, dexterous…Fer'tigkei't, readiness, skill, dexterity; technical finish.
24Ferven'te (It.) Fervent, ardent, passionate.
25Fes (Ger.) F…Fes'es, Fbb.
26Fest (Ger.) 1. A festival…Musik'fest, mus. festival.—2. Firm, steady. (Also adv.)
27Festivamen'te (It.) In a gay, festive manner…Festività', festivity, mirth: con f., in a gay and festive style…Festi'vo (Ger. fest'lich), festive, festal (also festo'so).
28Feu'er (Ger.) Fire, ardor, passion…Feu'eri'g, fiery; with fire, ardently, passionately.
29F-holes. (Ger. F'-löcher; Fr. les F.) The 2 f-shaped soundholes cut in the belly of the violin, etc.
30Fiac'co (It.) Languishing.
31Fia'sco (It.) Failure.
32Fia'to (It.) Breath, breeze, wind…Strumen'to da f., wind-instr.
33Fic'ta,-um (Lat., "feigned"). Fa fic'tum, see Fa…Musica ficta, see Musica, in APPENDIX.
34Fiddle. (Ger. Fi'del, Fie'del.) See Violin…Fiddle-bow, fiddlestick, see Bow.
35Fi'des (Lat.) 1. The string of a mus. instr.—2. A lute, lyre, cithara.
36Fi'dicen (Lat.; fem. fidicina.) A player on a stringed instr.
37Fidic'u'la (Lat.) Dimin. of Fides.
38Fidu'cia (It.) Confidence, boldness.
39Fie'del (Ger.) Fiddle…Stroh'fiedel, xylophone.
40Fier, Fiè're (Fr.) Proud, haughty.
41Fie'ro,-a (It.) Wild, fierce; bold, vigorous…Fieramen'te, wildly, boldly…Fierez'za, fierceness, boldness, vigor.
42Fife. (Ger. Quer'pfeife; Fr. fifre; It. pif'fero.) 1. An octave cross-flute with 6 holes and without keys (thus differing from the Piccolo); compass about 8va used chiefly as a march-accomp. with the drum.—2. An organ-stop of 2-foot pitch; a piccolo-stop.
43Fifteenth. 1. (Ger. Quint'dezime; Fr. quinzième; It. quindice'sima.) A double octave.—2. An organ-stop of 2-foot pitch.
44Fifth. (Ger. Quin'te; Fr. quinte; It. quin'ta.) An interval of 5 diatonic degrees (see Interval); also, the 5th degree in the diatonic scale, the dominant…The typical or standard interval of this name is the perfect (or major) fifth, equal to the interval between the keynote and the fifth tone of the diatonic scale; e. g. (c-g), the vibrational ratio being c:g::2:3…Diminished (imperfect, defective,
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