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dictionary of music, 1896
118 lines. Read by computer on 12 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1chestra. The lower tones are strong and rough, but the middle rich and pleasing.
3Bassoonist. A performer on the bassoon.
5Bassoon stop. A reed-stop in the organ which imitates the tones of the bassoon.
7Basso ostinato (bäs'sō ōs-tī-nā'tō), It. A constantly recurring bass theme, forming the foundation of a polyphonic composition (chacoune, passacaglia, etc.).
9Basso primo (bäs'sō prē'mo), It. The first bass.
11Basso ripieno (bäs'sō rī-pī-ā'nō), It. A bass part only intended to be played in the full or tutti passages.
13Basso rivoltato (bäs'sō rī-vōl-tā'tō), It. An inverted bass.
15Basso secondo (bäs'sō sē-kōn'dō), It. The second bass. The lower bass.
17Basso tenuto (bäs'sō tē-noo'tō), It. Continued bass.
19Basso violino (bäs'sō vē-ō-lē'nō), It. A small bass viol.
21Basspfeife (bäss pfi-fě), Ger. Basspipe, bassoon. one of two readings
22Basspfeife (bäs's pī-fē), Ger. Basspipe, bassoon. one of two readings
24Basspommer (bäss'pōm-m'r), Ger. The lowest member of the pommer family. See Pommer. one of two readings
25Basspommer (bäs's pō-m'm'r), Ger. The lowest member of the pommer family. See Pommer. one of two readings
27Bassposaune (bäss'pō-zou-ně), Ger. Bass trombone, sackbut. one of two readings
28Bassposaune (bäs's pō-zou-ně), Ger. Bass trombone, sackbut. one of two readings
30Basssaite (bäss'sī-tě), Ger. Bass string. one of two readings
31Basssaite (bäs'sī-tě), Ger. Bass string. one of two readings
33Bassschlüssel (bäss'shlüss-s'l), Ger. The bass clef. one of two readings
34Bassschlüssel (bäs'shlüss-s'l), Ger. The bass clef. one of two readings
36Bass staff. The staff marked with the bass clef.
38Bassstimme (bäss'stīm-mě), Ger. Bass voice, bass part. one of two readings
39Bassstimme (bäs'stīm-mě), Ger. Bass voice, bass part. one of two readings
41Bass string. The string of any instrument upon which the lowest note is sounded.
43Bass trombone. A trombone having a compass from the great c to the one-lined e, and noted in the F clef.
45Bass tuba (bäss too-bä), Lat. See Tuba. one of two readings
46Bass tuba (bäs's too-bā), Lat. See Tuba. one of two readings
48Bass viol. An old name for the viol da gamba, now often given to the violoncello.
50Bass viol, double. A stringed instrument, the largest and deepest toned of its class.
52Bass voice. The lowest or deepest of male voices.
54Basszeichen (bäss'tsī-kh'n), Ger. The bass clef. one of two readings
55Basszeichen (bäs'stsī-kh'n), Ger. The bass clef. one of two readings
57Basta (bäs'tā),
58Bastante (bäs-tān'tě), It. Enough, sufficient; proceed no further unless directed by the conductor.
60Bastardilla (bäs-tär-dēl'yā), Sp. A species of flute.
62Batillus (bä-tīl'loos), Lat. An instrument used by the Armenians in their church service in the place of bells. A board struck with a hammer.
64Battement (bät-mōnh'), Fr. An old name for that kind of short shake called a beat.
66Battere (bät'tē-rē), It. The down stroke in beating time.
68Batterie (bät-trē), Fr. The roll of the drum; also, a particular way of playing the guitar by striking the strings instead of pulling them.
70Baton (bă-tōnh'), one of two readings
71Baton (bā-tōnh'), one of two readings
72Baton de mesure (bă-tōnh' dēh mē-zūr), Fr. The stick used by the conductor in beating time. one of two readings
73Baton de mesure (bā-tōnh' dēh mē-zūr), Fr. The stick used by the conductor in beating time. one of two readings
75Battre (bătr), Fr. To beat. one of two readings
76Battre (bātr), Fr. To beat. one of two readings
78Battre la caisse (bătr lā kāss), one of two readings
79Battre la caisse (bātr lā kāss), one of two readings
80Battre le tambour (bătr lūh tāmboor), Fr. To beat the drums. one of two readings
81Battre le tambour (bātr lūh tāmboor), Fr. To beat the drums. one of two readings
83Battre la mesure (bătr lā mē-zūr'), Fr. To beat time; to mark the time by beating with the hand or with a stick. one of two readings
84Battre la mesure (bātr lā mē-zūr'), Fr. To beat time; to mark the time by beating with the hand or with a stick. one of two readings
86Bau (bou), Ger. The structure, the fabric, the construction of musical instruments.
88Bäuerisch (by'ěr-ish), Ger. Rustic, coarse. one of two readings
89Bäuerisch (by'ēr-ish), Ger. Rustic, coarse. one of two readings
91Bauernflöte (bou'ěrn-flě-tě), Ger. Rustic flute; a stopped register in an organ. one of two readings
92Bauernflöte (bou'ērn-flē-tě), Ger. Rustic flute, a stopped register in an organ. one of two readings
94Bauernlied (bou'ěrn-lēd), Ger. A rustic ballad. one of two readings
95Bauernlied (bou'ērn-lēd), Ger. A rustic ballad. one of two readings
97B cancellatum (B kän-tsēl-lā'toom), Lat. The old name for a sharp (#).
99B, double. The b below G gamut; the twelfth below the bass-clef note.
101B-dur (Bā-door), Ger. The key of B♭ major.
103B durum (B doo'room), Lat. B hard or B major.
105Bearbeitet (bě-är'bī-tět), Ger. Adapted, arranged. one of two readings
106Bearbeitet (bē-är'bī-tēt), Ger. Adapted, arranged. one of two readings
108Bearbeitung (bě-är'bī-toong), Ger. Adaptation. one of two readings
109Bearbeitung (bē-är'bī-toong), Ger. Adaptation. one of two readings
111Bearing notes. In tuning instruments those erroneous, or falsely tempered fifths, on which "the wolf" is said to be thrown.
113Bearpipe. See Bärpfeife.
115Beat. The rise or fall of the hand or baton in marking the divisions of time in music. These motions, in the different varieties of measure, take the following directions: Double, down, up; Triple, down, left, up; Quadruple, down, left, right, up; Sextuple, down, down, left, right, up, up. An important musical embellishment, consisting of the principal note and the note below it, resembling a short trill; also the pulsation arising from the interferences of two series of vibrations slightly differing in pitch. The number of beats per second will be equal to the number of vibrations in which one series exceeds the other.
117Beatings. Regular pulsations produced in an organ by pipes of the same key when they are not exactly in unison.
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