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American history and encyclopedia of music, 1910
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1Alpine horn
2as a musical instrument but also for the purpose of signaling.
3alt (ält) Ger. adj. or n.
4Alto; counter-tenor or contra-tenor; contralto.
5alt (ält) It.
6High: contraction of the adjective alto, used as a noun.
7Notes between g'', on the first added space above the treble staff, and f'' on the fourth added space above, are said to be in alt.
8alt zeichen (ält tsī-khēn) Ger.
9The alto clef.
10alt' ottava (ält' ôt-tā'-vā) It.
11The higher octave. Used in the same way as all' ottava alta, to signify that the notes so marked are to be rendered an octave higher. Abbr. 8va., written above the staff.
12alta (äl-tā) It. adj.
13The feminine of alto, high. Though the comparative degree is, properly più alto, alta is often understood as comparative, e. g., all' octava alta.
14altera prima donna (äl'-tě-rā prē-mā dōn-nā) It.
15One of two leading female singers.
16alterata (awl-tūr-rā'-tā) Lat. adj.
171. Doubling the value of a note in composition.
182. Altered in pitch, raised or lowered a semitone by the introduction of chromatic notes. Equivalent to alterato (It.).
19alteratio (awl-tē-rā-shī-ō) Lat. n.
20Alteration: a name applied in old unbarred measurable music to a doubling of the length of duration of the second of two notes of the same kind, semibreves or minims, used when the notes of the nearest greater species indicated triple time. In triple time the passage would equal in modern notation.
21alteration
22The altering of a note by means of accidentals, which raise or lower it a semitone. For its significance in music of the Twelfth Century when notes were first used to indicate a definite duration of time see also alteratio.
23alterato (äl-tě-rā'-tō) It. adj.
24Equivalent to alterata (Lat.).
25altéré (äl-tā-rā') Fr. part.
26Altered; changed: raised or lowered a semitone by means of accidentals.
27alti
28altered chords
29A chord in which one of the notes has been lowered or raised a half tone without affecting a change of key.
30alterezza (äl-tě-rět'-tsā) It. n.
31Haughtiness, stateliness, pride.
32alternamente (äl-těr-nā'-měn'-tě) It. adv.
33Alternately.
34alternando (äl-těr-nān'-dō) It. pres. part.
35Alternating.
36alternations
37Melodies for bells.
38alternativamente (äl-těr-nā-tě-vā-měn'-tě) It. adv.
39Alternately.
40alternativo (äl-těr-nā-tě'-vō) It. adj.
41Alternate: a term applied to the second or contrasting movement in the dance, or minuet form, and is to be played alternately with the more lively, dashing principal theme. In this connection the word trio has almost entirely replaced alternativo in modern music. Although the idea of going back to the first strain is never absent from alternativo it seems to have the same force as da capo, as that sign is seldom used with it.
42alternativo minuetto (äl-těr-nā-tě-vō mē-noo-ět-tō) It.
43Alternately perform the trio part and first theme of the minuet.
44Altflöte (ält-flā'-tě) Ger. n.
45Alto flute. Its compass is from G in the bass upwards for three octaves. It is now almost obsolete though Weingartner used it in his Das Gefilde der Seligen.
46Altgeige (ält'-gi-khě) Ger. n.
47The old alto viol. The name is now applied to the viola. See also viola.
48Althorn (ält'-hōrn) Ger. n.
49An instrument of the saxhorn variety, used only in wind bands. It is usually tuned in E flat or F, and is provided with valves by means of which half tones may be produced. Although less fine in tone than the French horn, it is often substituted for it because it is easier to learn and gives greater facility in rapid passages for one part. Where it is introduced into a reed band the best effect is obtained by associating two alt-horns and two French horns, and giving the held notes to the French horns. This name is sometimes given to the baritone saxhorn.
50alti (äl'-tě) It. adj. and n.
51Plural of alto. High: higher than
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