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dictionary of music, 1896
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1from the least appealing of all, the minor triad, to the most dissonant of sevenths and ninths. According to another view, all chords are triads (three tones), sevenths (four tones), or ninths (five tones). And all are derived from forms like the following:
3Chorda (kôr'dä), Lat. A string of a musical instrument.
4Chord, accidental. A chord produced either by anticipation or suspension.
5Chorda characteristic (kôr'dä kä'räk-tě-rĭs'tĭ-kă), Lat. The leading, or characteristic, note or tone. one of two readings
6Chorda characteristic (kôr'dä kä'räk-tě-rï's'tï-kä), Lat. The leading, or characteristic, note or tone. one of two readings
7Chorda, dominant septima. The dominant chord of the seventh.
8Chordæ essentiales (kôr'dā ēs-sĕn'tsĭ-ă'lĕs), Lat. These are the tonic, third and fifth of each diatonic mode or scale. one of two readings
9Chordæ essentiales (kôr'dä ẽs-sẽn'tsĩ-ä'lẽs), Lat. These are the tonic, third and fifth of each diatonic mode or scale. one of two readings
10Chordæ vocales (kôr'dā vō-kă'lĕs), Lat. Vocal chords. one of two readings
11Chordæ vocales (kôr'dä vō-kä'lẽs), Lat. Vocal chords. one of two readings
12Chord, anomalous. A chord in which one or more of the intervals are greater or less than of those of the fundamental chord.
13Chordaulodian. The name given to a musical instrument resembling a large barrel organ, self-acting. It was invented by Kaufmann, of Dresden.
14Chord a vido (kôrd ā vē dō', It. A name formerly given to a sound drawn from the open string of a violin, violoncello, or similar instrument.
15Chord, characteristic. The principal chord; the leading chord.
16Chord, chromatic. A chord that contains one or more chromatic tones.
17Chord, common. A chord consisting of a fundamental note, together with its third and fifth.
18Chord, dominant. A chord that is found on the dominant of the key in which the music is written. (2) The leading, or characteristic chord.
19Chord, equivocal. A name sometimes given to the diminished seventh.
20Chordienst (kôr'dēnst), Ger. Choir or choral service.
21Chord, imperfect common. A chord founded on the leading tone. It has a minor third and diminished fifth.
22Chord, inverted. A chord whose lowest tone is not the fundamental but the third, fifth, or seventh from the true fundamental.
23Chordirector (kôr'dĭ-rēc-tōr'), Ger. The director who trains the chorus at the opera-house. one of two readings
24Chordirector (kôr'dï-rëc-tôr'), Ger. The director who trains the chorus at the opera-house. one of two readings
25Chord, leading. The dominant chord.
26Chord nona. Chord of the ninth.
27Chord of the eleventh. A chord founded on the chord of the ninth by adding the interval of the eleventh.
29Chord of the fifth and sixth. (5) The first inversion of the chord of the seventh, formed by taking the third of the original chord for the bass, and consisting of that together with its third, fifth, and sixth.
30Chord of the fourth and fifth. (4) Chord of the eleventh, with the seventh and ninth omitted.
31Chord of the fourth and sixth. (6) The second inversion of the common chord.
32Chord of the ninth. (9) A chord consisting of a third, fifth, seventh, and ninth with its root.
33Chord of the second and fourth. (4) The third inversion of the seventh.
34Chord of the seventh. (7) A chord consisting of the root, together with the third, fifth, and seventh.
35Chord of the sixth. (6) The first inversion of the common chord.
36Chord of the third, fourth, and sixth. (4) The second inversion of the chord of the seventh.
37Chord of the thirteenth. Founded on the chord of the ninth by adding the eleventh and the thirteenth.
38Chord of the tritone. Third inversion of the dominant seventh containing a superfluous fourth.
39Chordometer. An instrument for measuring strings.
40Chords, derivative. Chords derived from the fundamental chords.
41Chords, diminished. Chords having minor thirds and diminished fifths and sevenths.
42Chords, imperfect. Those which do not contain all the intervals belonging to them.
43Chords, relative. Chords containing one or more tones in common.
44Chords, small threefold. A common chord with a minor third.
45Chord, threefold. The common chord.
46Chord, transient. A chord in which, in order to smooth the transition from one chord to another, notes are introduced which do not form any component part of the fundamental harmony.
47Chöre (kĕ'rē), Ger. pl. Choirs, choruses. one of two readings
48Chöre (kë'rë), Ger. pl. Choirs, choruses. one of two readings
49Chorea (kō'rē-ă), Lat. A dance in a ring; a dance. one of two readings
50Chorea (kô'rë-ä), Lat. A dance in a ring; a dance. one of two readings
51Choree (kō'rā), Gr. In ancient poetry a foot of two syllables, the first long, the second short; the trochee. one of two readings
52Choree (kô'rã), Gr. In ancient poetry a foot of two syllables, the first long, the second short; the trochee. one of two readings
53Choreus (kō'rē-oos), Lat. The choree, or trochee. one of two readings
54Choreus (kô'rë-oos), Lat. The choree, or trochee. one of two readings
55Choriambus. A musical foot, accented thus: — ˘ ˘ ˘ ˘. one of two readings
56Choriambus. A musical foot, accented thus: — — — —. one of two readings
57Chorion (kō'rĭ-ŏn), Gr. A hymn in praise of Cybele. one of two readings
58Chorion (kô'rï-ôn), Gr. A hymn in praise of Cybele. one of two readings
59Chori praefectus (kō'rē prā-fĕk'toos), Lat. A chanter. one of two readings
60Chori praefectus (kô'rë prä-fëk'toos), Lat. A chanter. one of two readings
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