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American history and encyclopedia of music, 1910
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1aria concerto
2The orchestral accompaniment in which the instruments and voices alternate in importance. An air composed especially for concert use.
3aria d'abilita (ā'-ri-ā dā-bē-li-tā) It.
4A difficult air, one requiring great ability and skill in performance.
5aria di bravura (ā'-ri-ā dē brā-voo'-rā) It.
6A very florid ornamented air: in a broad, bold style, which allows great freedom of execution.
7aria fugata (ā'-ri-ā foo-gā'-tā) It.
8An aria with fugal accompaniment.
9aria parlante (ā'-ri-ā pār-lān'-tē) It.
10A speaking air: one in declamatory style; differing from recitative in having a given time. See ariose cantate.
11aria tedesca (ā'-ri-ā tē-dēs'-kā) It.
12An air in German style: an air with closely related accompaniment.
13Ariadne, dance of (ā'-ri-ād-nē) Grk.
14A Greek dance, described by Homer in the Iliad. Vulcan engraved such a dance on the shield he made for Achilles. In Homer's description of this dance young men and maidens joined hands and formed a circle, dancing with graceful and rhythmic steps. After a time they broke up the ring and formed various figures. The young girls were clad in a light livery and wore garlands of flowers over their brows; and the young men, their bodies shining with oil, rubbed in the gymnasium, wore tunics of a heavier material, and from their silver belts hung richly decorated swords.
15arie (ā'-ri-ā) It. n. plu.
16Airs; songs.
17arie aggiunte (ā'-ri-ā ād-joon'-tē) It.
18Airs added to, interpolated or introduced into an opera, oratorio or other large vocal work.
19arie und Chor (ā'-ri-ā oont kōr) Ger.
20Air or melody and chorus.
21Arien (ā'-ri-ēn) Ger. n.
22Airs; songs. Plural of arie.
23arietta (ā'-ri-ēt'-tā) It. n.
24A short air of rather simple character, generally in only one part.
25ariette (ā'-rē-ēt') Fr. n.
26Little air, arietta. It is generally used, however, to signify a grand aria, a long and animated composition.
27ariettina (ā'-ri-ēt-tē'-nā) It. n.
28A very short air.
29arioso (ā'-ri-ō'-sā) It. adj.
30Airy: in the style and movement of an aria.
31ariose cantate (ā'-ri-ō'-sē kān-tā'-tē) It.
32Airs partaking of the character of both aria and recitative. While they retain a slight degree of symmetry they are free to express the shades of emotion in the text much better than was possible in the classical aria. They are especially adaptable to an important dramatic movement.
33arioso (ā'-ri-ō'-sō) It. adj.
34Airy; light, graceful, melodious, singing. Equivalent to cantabile in instrumental music. Substantively an air having the characteristics of aria and recitative, with frequent changes in time and manner of expression.
35arm
36A small piece of iron which caps the roller of an organ.
37armer la clef (är-mā lā klā) Fr.
38To prepare the key: to place on the staff the signature, that is, the sharps and flats which indicate the scale desired.
39Armgeige (ārm-gi-khē) Ger. n.
40Literally, arm violin: the old viol corresponding to the viola. When played its size required that it be held in the bend of the arm instead of at the shoulder, as is the violin. The Italian name was viola da bracchia.
41armoneggiare (är-mō-nēd-jā'-rē) It. v.
42To sound in harmony, to harmonize.
43armonia (är-mō-nē'-ä) It. n.
44Harmony, concord. Armonia militare, a military band.
45armoniale (är-mō-nī-ā'-lē) It. adj.
46Harmonious, concordant.
47armoniata (är-mō-nī-ā'-tā) It. past part.
48Harmonized.
49armonica (är-mō'-nī-kā) It. n.
501. The early form of the accordion.
512. A spelling of harmonica, a musical instrument consisting of hemispherical glasses which produced tones when the wet finger placed on the edge of glasses set them to vibrating.
52armonica, guida (goo-ē'-da är-mō'-nī-kā) It.
53Guide to harmony: a text-book on harmony.
54armonici (är-mō-nē'-kē) It adj.
55Harmonic.
56armonico (är-mō'-nī-kō) It. adj.
57Harmonic, harmonious, concordant.
58armoniosamente (är-mō-nī-sā'-mēn-tē) It. adv.
59Harmoniously.
60armonioso (är-mō-nī-ō'-sō) It. adj.
61Harmonious.
62armonista (är-mō-nē'-stā) It. n.
63A harmonist: one thoroughly versed in the principals of harmony.
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