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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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1"small bassoon" pitched a fifth higher than the ordinary one (Ger. Quint'-fagott, Tenor'-fagott)…Fagotti'sta, a bassoonist, bassoon-player…Fagotto'ne, double-bassoon.
3Fah. For fa, in Tonic Sol-fa.
5Faible (Fr.) Weak…Temps faible, weak beat.
7Faktur' (Ger.) See Facture.
9Fa-la. See Ballet 3…Also, in Italy, a kind of arietta ending with a burden of fa-la.
11Fall. 1. Same as Fly.—2. A cadence or close.—3. A lowering of the voice.
13Fall (Ger.) See Ton'fall.
15Falling rhythm. A descending rhythm.
17Fal'sa (Lat. and It.; Ger. falsch.) False, wrong…Musica falsa, see Ficta…Quin'ta falsa (Ger. fal'sche Quin'te), diminished fifth.
19False. (Ger. falsch; Fr. faux, fausse; It. falso,-a.) Wrong; not true to pitch, out of tune…False cadence, chord, fifth, harmony, see the nouns…False relation, also inharmonic rel., cross-rel., an harmonic discrepancy arising from the chromatic contradiction of a tone in one part by another part. In equal counterpoint it is apt to occur at a modulation, and consists in sounding, either simultaneously or successively, a tone and its chromatically altered octave. The former case is generally confined to passing-notes in figuration, and then has no ill effect; the latter case occurs when a chromatically changed tone, which might have been reached in one part by the step of a chromatic semitone, enters in another octave in another part; the effect is harshest in passing from a major chord to a parallel minor chord, or vice versa:
21Falset'to (It.; Ger. Falsett'; Fr. voix de fausset, fausset.) The highest of the 3 vocal registers (chest-voice, head-voice, falsetto), so named from its forced or unnatural character; often reckoned to the head-register…Falset'tist, a falsetto singer.
23Fal'so,-a (It.) False…Falso bordone, (a) see Faburden; (b) the reciting-note.
25Fancy. A short piece of an impromptu character; a fantasy.
27Fandango. (Span.) A lively Spanish dance in triple time, for 2 dancers of different sex, who accompany it with castanets, or sometimes (in the case of the man) with a tambourine. The dance alternates with vocal couplets, both dance and song having a guitar-accomp.; the following is the castanet-rhythm:
29Fanfa'ra (It.), Fanfare (Fr.) 1. A brass-band.—2. A fanfare.
31Fan'fare. A flourish of trumpets or trumpet-call, either in the orchestra, on a hunt, or at warlike gatherings.
33Fantasi'a (It.; Ger. Fantasie', Phantasie'; Fr. fantaisie.) 1. An improvisation or impromptu.—2. In the 17th and 18th centuries, an instrumental composition in free imitation, as contrasting with one in strict imitation.—3. Later, a composition free in form and more or less fantastic in character.—4. A term loosely applied to pot-pourris and paraphrases…Free fantasia, that part of the first movement of a symphony or sonata which follows the double-bar (repeat of first part) and precedes the reintroduction of the principal theme; it consists chiefly of a free development of motives taken from the first part.
35Fantasie'ren (Ger.) See Phantasieren…Fantasi'estück, see Phantasiestück.
37Fanta'stico (It.), Fantastique (Fr.), Fantas'tisch (Ger.) Fantastic, giving free rein to the fancy.
39Fan'tasy. See Fantasia.
41Farando'la, Farando'le. A circle-dance of southern France and the adjoining Italian provinces, in 6-8 time and very rapid tempo.
43Farce. 1. (It. far'sa.) A one-act opera or operetta of ultra-comical or burlesque character.—2. (It. farsia.) A canticle in the vernacular intermingled with Latin, formerly sung at the principal festivals of the R. C. Church, and later finding ludicrous imitation in the farsa or farce.
45Fa'scia (It.) 1. A tie.—2 (pl., fascie). Ribs.
47Fastosamen'te (It.) Pompously, in a stately style…Fasto'so, pompous, stately.
49Fatigue-call. A signal to soldiers, calling them to fatigue-duty.
51Fattu'ra (It.) See Facture.
53Fausse (Fr., masc. faux.) False…F.
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