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A dictionary of musical terms : containing upwards of 9,000 English, French, German, Italian, Latin and Greek words and phrases … with a supplement containing an English-Italian vocabulary for composers, 1904
32 lines. Read by computer on 16 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1of 10 syllables; (c) in Fr. poetry, the Alexandrine.
2Her'strich (Ger., "hither-stroke".) Down-bow (on the 'cello and double-bass).
3Herun'terstrich (Ger.) Down-bow (on the violin, etc.)
4Her'zig (Ger., "hearty," "heartily".) Same as Innig, but perhaps implies greater naïveté.
5Hes (Ger., "Hb.") Unusual for (Ger.) B [= (Eng.) Bb] … Hes'es, Bbb.
6Heu'len (Ger.) Ciphering.
7Hex'achord. 1. In Greek music, (a) a diatonic series of 6 tones; (b) the interval of a major sixth.—2. See Solmisation.
8Hexam'eter. The usual hexameter-line has 6 feet, the first 4 being dactyls or spondees, the 5th a dactyl or spondee, and the 6th a spondee or trochee, thus:
9———|———|———|———|———|———|———|———
10Hidden. See Octave.
11Hift'horn (Ger.) A kind of wooden hunting-horn producing 2 or 3 tones; there were 3 varieties, the Zin'ke (high), Halb'rüdenhorn (medium), and Rü'denhorn (low pitch).
12Hilfs- (Ger.) Auxiliary… Hilfs'linie, leger-line… Hilfs'note, auxiliary note. … Hilfs'stimme, mutation-stop.—(Often Hülf-s-.)
13Hinauf'strich (Ger.) Up-bow (on the violin, etc.)
14Hin'strich (Ger., "thither-stroke".) Up-bow (on the 'cello, and double-bass).
15Hintersatz (Ger.) In old German organs, a mixture-stop placed behind the diapason, which it reinforced.
16Hip'pius. 1. A metrical foot of 4 syllables, 3 long and 1 short; called 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th hippius according as the short syllable occupies the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th place.—2. Same as Molossus.
17His (Ger.) B#… His'is, B x.
18Histor'icus (Lat.) Narrator (oratorio).
19Hobo'e (Ger.) See Oboe.
20Hoch (Ger.) High, acute… Hoch'amt, high Mass… Hoch'zeitsmarsch, wedding-march.
21Hock'et. An early form of contrapuntal vocal composition in 2 or 3 parts, characterized by the frequent and sudden interruption, in rapid alternation, of the vocal parts, producing a spasmodic, "hiccupy" effect; chiefly in vogue during the 12th and 13th centuries. (Also spelled hoquet, hocquet, hoquetus, ochetus, etc.)
22Höh'e (Ger.) High pitch, acuteness; high register (e. g. "Obo'enhöhe", highest notes of the oboe).
23Hohl'flöte (Ger.; Fr. flûte creuse; the smaller sizes are also called Hohlpfeifen.) In the organ, an open flue-stop of broad scale, usually with eared pipes, having a dark, mellow timbre, somewhat hollow (whence the name), generally of 8 or 4-foot pitch, seldom of 16' or 2'. As a mutation-stop in the fifth it is called the Hohl'quinte.
24Hold. (Ger. Ferma'te; Fr. point d'arrêt, couronne; It. ferma'ta, coro'na.) The sign ⌫ over, or ⌫ under, a note or rest, indicating the indefinite prolongation of its time-value, at the performer's discretion, in accordance with the rhythm of the composition… In orchestral scores often called (Ger.) General'pause, (It.) pa'usa genera'le.—(In England, usually called a Pause.)—Placed over a bar or double-bar, the hold indicates a slight pause or breathing-spell before attacking what follows; opp. in this sense to Attacca.
25Holding-note. A note sustained in one part while the others are in motion. [STAINER AND BARRETT.]
26Holz'bläser (Ger., sing. and pl.) Player(s) on wood wind-instr.s. (Abbr. Hzbl.)… Holz'blasinstrumente, wood wind-instr.s; technically, the "wood-wind".
27Höl'zernes Geläch'ter { (Ger.) Xylo- Holz'harmonika } phone.
28Homophone (Fr.) The enharmonic of a given tone, as d of c x, d# of c#, etc.
29Homophonic,-ous. (Lit., alike in sound or pitch.) 1. In earlier music, unisonous, in unison; opp. to antiphonic.—2. In modern music, a style in which one melody or part, supported to a greater or less extent by chords or chordal combinations, (i. e. an accompanied melody), predominates, is called homophonic; opp. to polyphonic… Homophony, homophonic music; opp. to antiphony and polyphony. (See Monody.)
30Hook. (Ger. Fah'ne, Fähn'chen; Fr. crochet; It. co'da uncina'ta.) A stroke attached to the stems of eighth-notes, 16th-notes, etc. (♫ ♯). Also Flag, Pennant. one of two readings
31Hook. (Ger. Fah'ne, Fähn'chen; Fr. crochet; It. co'da uncina'ta.) A stroke attached to the stems of eighth-notes, 16th-notes, etc. (♩ ♯). Also Flag, Pennant. one of two readings
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