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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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1ing-note, a tone sustained in one part while the other parts move…Leading note, Master-note, see Leading-note…Open note, a white note…Passing note, see Passing-note…Reciting-note, see Reciting…White note, see Black note.
3Note (Fr.) A note…N. accidentée, an accidental…N. d'agrément, or de goût, grace-note…N. sensible, leading-note. ..Notes surabondantes (pl.), groups like triplets, quintuplets, etc., etc.—The French names for the 7 notes of the scale are (1) ut, ré, mi, fa, sol, la, si; and (2) tonique, sus-tonique, médiane, sous-dominante, dominante, sus-dominante, sensible.
5Noten (Ger. pl.) 1. Notes.—2. Music (i. e. compositions, pieces).
7No'tenfresser (Ger.) Same as Croque-note.
9No'tograph. See Melograph.
11Nottur'no (It.) Nocturne; dimin. Notturni'no.
13Nourri (Fr., "nourished"). Un son nourri, a full or well-sustained tone.
15Novellette. A name probably first bestowed by Schumann (Op. 21) on a style of instrumental composition free in form, bold in harmonic structure, romantic in character, and specially characterized by a variety of contrasting themes and by considerable length. (Sometimes Novellette.)
17Novemo'le (Ger.) A nonuplet.
19Nowel. (Fr. Noël.) A Christmas carol, especially one in polyphonic style.
21Nuance (Fr.) A shading or inflection in vocal delivery or instrumental rendering, affecting either timbre, tempo, or dynamic effect, to a greater or less degree.
23Null. A naught or cipher. (See O.)—In thorough-bass, a cipher calls for tasto solo.
25Number. 1. A principal division or movement of an extended composition, like an opera or oratorio; or any smaller and more or less complete portion of a large work, as a song, aria, interlude, etc.; or, finally, any single piece on a program.—2. Equivalent to Opus-number.
27Numerals. For the employment of Arabic numerals, comp. Abbreviations 2, Fingerings, Harmonium-music, Organ, Phone §6, Pitch §2, Tablature, Thorough-bass.—As abbreviations, 2-time, 3-time, are equivalent to duple time, triple time; 4tte, 5tte, to quartet, quintet…(It.) 3ª, 4ª, 5ª, 6ª, 7ª, contractions of Terza, Quarta, Quinta, Sesta, and Settima respectively; 8 or 8ª, "all' ottava"; 15ª, "alla quindicina." ..(Fr.) 2p, 4p, 8p, 16p, equiv. to 2-foot, 4-foot, etc…Roman numerals are used, in mus. theory, to mark fundamental chords, thus showing at a glance from what triad any given inversion is derived (comp. Chord, and Phone, §§5, 6).
29Nu'merus (Lat.) 1. Number.—2. Rhythm.
31Nunc dimit'tis. The first 2 words in the Canticle of Simeon (Luke II, 29–32) "Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine, ….in pace" (Now, O Lord, lettest thou thy servant depart in peace); a text frequently used by composers, and forming portions of special services in the Catholic and Anglican Churches.
33Nun's-fiddle. Tromba marina.
35Nuo'vo,-a (It. [nô'vo].) New…Di nuovo, anew, again.
37Nut. 1. (Ger. Sat'tel; Fr. sillet; It. capota'sto.) The ridge over which the strings pass at the end of the fingerboard next the head of a violin, lute, etc.—2. (Ger. Frosch; Fr. talon.) The movable projection at the lower end of the violin-bow, to which the hair is attached, and by which it is tightened or slackened.—3. The lower nut on the violin, etc., is the ridge between the tailpiece and tailpin (or button).
39O.
41O. A circle (O) was the medieval sign for tempus perfectum (see Notation, §3); enclosing figure (I), see Harmonium-music…A small circle signifies, in modern notation, (a) an open string; (b) the harmonic mark; (c) the diminished fifth; (d) in thorough-bass, tasto solo; (e) in old German clavier-music, marks notes to be played with the thumb.
43O (It.) Or. (Also od.)
45Obbliga'to (It.) Required, indispensable. An obbl. part is a concerted (and therefore essential) instrumental part; the term is specially applied to an instrumental part accompanying and varying with a vocal solo, very numerous examples of which may be found in the music of the 18th century.
47Obbli'quo (It.) Oblique.
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