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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
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1CLASSIFIED LIST OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
3I. Stringed Instruments.
5A. Strings, rubbed
6 a) by a bow one of two readings
7 a) by a bow one of two readings
8 1. with 4 strings { Violin, Viola, one of two readings
9 1. with 4 strings { Violin, Viola, one of two readings
10 2. with more than 4 strings { Violoncello, Double-bass one of two readings
11 2. with more than 4 strings { Violoncello, Double-bass one of two readings
12 { *Viola d’amore one of two readings
13 { *Viola d'amore one of two readings
14 { [Viols, various] one of two readings
15 { [Viols, various] one of two readings
16 b) by a wheel turned by a crank Hurdy-gurdy, Piano-violin one of two readings
17 b) by a wheel turned by a crank Hurdy-gurdy, Piano-violin one of two readings
19B. Strings, plucked
20 a) by the fingers { 1. without fingerb. Harp one of two readings
21 a) by the fingers { 1. without fingerb. Harp one of two readings
22 b) by a keyboard-mechanism { 2. with fingerboard *Guitar, *Mandolin, *Zither, [Lute] one of two readings
23 2. with fingerboard { Guitar, *Mandolin, *Zither, [Lute] one of two readings
24 [Harpsichord] one of two readings
25 b) by a keyboard-mechanism [Harpsichord] one of two readings
27C. Strings, percussed
28 a) directly by the player *Zimbalon (or Tympanon), xylophone one of two readings
29 a) directly by the player *Zimbalon (or Tympanon), xylophone one of two readings
30 b) by a keyboard-mechanism Pianoforte one of two readings
31 b) by a keyboard-mechanism Pianoforte one of two readings
33II. Wind-Instruments.
35A. With mouth-hole
36 a) lateral Flutes, Piccolos, Fife one of two readings
37 a) lateral Flutes, Piccolos, Fife one of two readings
38 b) whistle-like [Flûtes à bec], *Flageolet one of two readings
39 b) whistle-like [Flûtes à bec], *Flageolet one of two readings
40 { [Chalumeau], clarinets, *alt-clarinet (basset-horn), bass-cl. one of two readings
41 { [Chalumeau], clarinets, *alt-clarinet (basset-horn), bass-cl. one of two readings
42B. With reed Saxophones, *octavin
43 a) cylindrical tube + beating reed Oboe, *hautbois d’amour, alt-oboe or cor anglais one of two readings
44 a) cylindrical tube + beating reed Oboe, *hautbois d'amour, alt-oboe or cor anglais one of two readings
45 b) conical tube + beating reed *Sarrusophones one of two readings
46 b) conical tube + beating reed *Sarrusophones one of two readings
47 c) conical tube + double reed Bassoon, quint-bassoon, double-bassoon one of two readings
48 c) conical tube + double reed Bassoon, quint-bassoon, double-bassoon one of two readings
49 Horn, natural one of two readings
50 Horn, natural one of two readings
51 Trumpet, natural one of two readings
52 Trumpet, natural one of two readings
53 *Post-horn one of two readings
54 *Post-horn one of two readings
55 *Bugle, military one of two readings
56 *Bugle, military one of two readings
58C. With mouth-piece
59 a) natural Trombones, slide-trumpet one of two readings
60 a) natural Trombones, slide-trumpet one of two readings
61 b) chromatic { [Cornetto, Serpent] one of two readings
62 { 1. with slide [Cornetto, Serpent] one of two readings
63 1. with slide { *Key-bugle, or key-trumpet one of two readings
64 2. with holes (keys) { *Key-bugle, or key-trumpet one of two readings
65 2. with holes (keys) { *Ophicleide one of two readings
66 { *Ophicleide one of two readings
67 3. with valves (pistons) Valve-horn one of two readings
68 3. with valves (pistons) Valve-horn one of two readings
69 Valve-trumpet one of two readings
70 Valve-trumpet one of two readings
71 Valve-trombone, (*alto, tenor, *bass) one of two readings
72 Valve-trombone, (*alto, tenor, *bass) one of two readings
73 Cornet à pistons one of two readings
74 Cornet à pistons one of two readings
75 Valve-bugles or saxhorns ; Tubas or saxhorns one of two readings
76 Valve-bugles or saxhorns ; Tubas or saxhorns one of two readings
78D. Polyphonic
79 a) without keyboard ……………………………………… Organ one of two readings
80 a) without keyboard ……………………………………… Organ one of two readings
81 b) with keyboard { 1. with tubes Harmonium, *Vocalion one of two readings
82 b) with keyboard { 1. with tubes Harmonium, *Vocalion one of two readings
83 2. without tubes one of two readings
84 2. without tubes one of two readings
86III. Instruments of Percussion.
88A. With a membrane
89 a) with tones of determinate pitch Kettledrums one of two readings
90 a) with tones of determinate pitch Kettledrums one of two readings
91 b) with tones of indeterm. pitch Bass drum, side-drum, etc. one of two readings
92 b) with tones of indeterm. pitch Bass drum, side-drum, etc. one of two readings
93B. Autophonic
94 a) with tones of determinate pitch Bells, carillons, Glockenspiel one of two readings
95 a) with tones of determinate pitch Bells, carillons, Glockenspiel one of two readings
96 b) with tones of indeterm. pitch { Triangle, cymbals, tam-tam, castanets, etc. one of two readings
97 b) with tones of indeterm. pitch { Triangle, cymbals, tam-tam, castanets, etc. one of two readings
99instrumental strain or passage connecting the lines or stanzas of a hymn, etc. —3. An instrumental piece played between certain portions of the church service (Lat. interludium).
101Intermède (Fr.) 1. Interlude 1.—2. An operetta in one act.
102Interme’dio (It., dimin. intermediet’to.) Interlude 2. one of two readings
103Interme'dio (It., dimin. intermediet'to.) Interlude 2. one of two readings
104Intermez’zo (It.) Intermezzi were originally short mus. entr’actes in the Italian tragedies, of a very simple description, and quite independent of each other; towards the end of the 16th century they assumed larger proportions; finally they were treated as separate parts of a whole mus. drama, of a less serious cast than the principal work which they were intended to embellish, their acts alternating with those of the latter.— one of two readings
105Intermez'zo (It.) Intermezzi were originally short mus. entr'actes in the Italian tragedies, of a very simple description, and quite independent of each other; towards the end of the 16th century they assumed larger proportions; finally they were treated as separate parts of a whole mus. drama, of a less serious cast than the principal work which they were intended to embellish, their acts alternating with those of the latter.— one of two readings
107Having reached this stage, they merely had to be detached from the larger work to form a self-existent operetta or opera buffa.—Instrumental music sometimes takes the place of the old intermezzi in modern dramas (e.g. that to the “Midsummer-night’s Dream,” by Mendelssohn)…The term intermezzo is also technically applied to many short movements connecting the main divisions of a symphony or other extended work; sometimes to entire long movements, or even to independent compositions… Intermez’zi in the Suite are such dances (movements) as do not form one of its regular constituent parts, but are occasionally introduced for variety’s sake, and usually between Sarabande and Gigue. one of two readings
108Having reached this stage, they merely had to be detached from the larger work to form a self-existent operetta or opera buffa.—Instrumental music sometimes takes the place of the old intermezzi in modern dramas (e.g. that to the "Midsummer-night's Dream," by Mendelssohn)…The term intermezzo is also technically applied to many short movements connecting the main divisions of a symphony or other extended work; sometimes to entire long movements, or even to independent compositions… Intermez'zi in the Suite are such dances (movements) as do not form one of its regular constituent parts, but are occasionally introduced for variety's sake, and usually between Sarabande and Gigue. one of two readings
110Interrogati’vus. One of the accentus eccl. one of two readings
111Interrogati'vus. One of the accentus eccl. one of two readings
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