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American history and encyclopedia of music, 1910
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1clef note
2clef note
3The note upon which the clef is placed; G in the treble and F in the bass.
4clef sol (klā sūl) Fr.
5The G, or treble clef.
6clef, soprano
7The C clef, placed on the first line, thus making the note on the first line middle C; this clef denoted the soprano part. See also soprano clef.
8clef, tenor
9The C clef, placed on the fourth line and denoting the tenor part. See also tenor clef.
10clef, treble
11The G clef, placed on the second line of the staff. See also treble clef.
12cliquette (klē-kēt') Fr.
13Four pieces of wood, bone or ivory, held two in each hand between the fingers and shaken. They form a rattling accompaniment to song, dance or instrumental music.
14clocca (klōk'-kā) Lat. n.
15cloche (klōsh) Fr. n.
16Bell.
17cloche de l'elevation (klōsh dū lā-vās-yōñ') Fr.
18Bell of the elevation: mass bell, sacring bell. A bell rung at the altar during the elevation of the Host and other solemn parts of the celebration of the mass in the Roman Catholic Church.
19cloche funèbre (klōsh fü-näbr') Fr.
20A funeral bell: the toiling of a bell at funerals.
21cloche sourde (klōsh soord) Fr.
22A dull bell: a muffled bell.
23clocher (klō-shā) Fr. n.
24A belfry or steeple: a tower where a bell or bells are hung.
25clochette (klō-shēt') Fr. n.
26Hand-bell.
27clock, musical
28A clock containing an arrangement of weights and springs similar to that in a barrel-organ, and which produces various tunes.
29clock, to
30To produce sounds from a bell by attaching a rope to the clapper and swinging it until it strikes the stationary sides of the bell.
31clog dance
32This is a jig-like dance in which the dancers wear clogs, which are shoes having very thick soles and often high heels. The dance is commonly ascribed to Ireland and is one in which the dancer varies the steps at will.
33coda
34The feet are kept constantly in motion, the performer tapping the floor with his heels, tapping his soles together, in as many varied steps as his ingenuity and balance will allow. This dance is a great favorite even to-day with the small boys and grown-ups and can be seen in many a vaudeville performance. It is danced without music as a rule, bystanders sometimes clapping hands to form a rhythmic accompaniment.
35clokerre, Old Eng. n.
36A belfry or tower where bells are hung.
37clorone (klō-rō-nē) It. n.
38A kind of clarinet which is tuned five tones lower than the regular clarinet. The clarinet is sometimes called by this name.
39close
40The end or conclusion, as the closing movement of a composition or the closing measure. When the close is based upon the keynote of the composition it is called a perfect close, when it is based on another note it is an imperfect close. A cadence is often called a close because it often concludes a composition or a division of one.
41close harmony
42That in which the notes or parts are kept as close together as possible. For instance, in a composition of four parts where the three highest parts lie within the compass of an octave.
43close play
44The style of lute playing in which the fingers are kept on the strings as much as possible.
45close position
46The same as close harmony.
47close score
48A score with more than one voice or instrumental part on a stave. The same as compressed score.
49clynke-bell
50Chime.
51coalottino (kō-ā-lōt-tē'-nō) It n.
521. A short concerto.
532. The part for the principal instrument in a concerto or other piece for large orchestral performance. See also concertino.
54cocchina (kō-kē'-nā) It. n.
55A rustic dance of Italy.
56coda (kō'-dā) Eng. and It. n.
57Tail, end.
581. The tail of a note.
592. To an infinite canon, a composition in which two or more parts
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