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dictionary of music, 1896
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1Counter tenor clef. The C clef, when placed on the third line.
3Counter theme. See Counter subject.
5Country dance. Whether "country" means here simply "rustic," or has to be regarded as a corruption of "contra," is still a matter of controversy. But whatever the right interpretation may be, a country dance is a contra dance. One writer defines it as "a dance in which partners are arranged opposite to each other." Another writer, after remarking that at the commencement the gentlemen are arranged on one side and the ladies on the other, proceeds thus in his description of the dance: "In its figures the dancers are constantly changing places, leading one another back and forward, up and down, parting and uniting again. The numerous different figures, which give an interest to this dance, are generally designated with a particular name. The music is sometimes in 2-4 and sometimes in 6-8 time" ("Chambers's Encyclopædia"). To this has, however, to be added that these are the most common, but not the only times in which country-dance tunes have been composed.
7Coup de baguette (koo dūh bā-gwět), Fr. Beat of the drum.
9Coup de cloche (koo dūh klōsh), Fr. Stroke of the clock.
11Couper le sujet (koo-pā lūh soo-jā), Fr. To curtail or contract the subject or theme.
13Coupler. See Copula.
15Couplet (koo-plā), Fr. A stanza, or verse; two verses or lines of poetry forming complete sense.
17Coups d'archet (koo där-shā), Fr. Strokes of the bow; ways or methods of bowing.
19Courante (koo-ränht), Fr. Running; an old dance in triple time. The second part of a suite, usually in passage work.
21Courtal (koor-täl), Courtaud (koor-tō), Fr. An old instrument; a species of short bassoon.
23Courtaut (koor-tō), Fr. Covered consecutives. Implied consecutives.
25Covered octaves. Consecutive octaves that are implied in the movement of the voices.
27C. P. Abbreviation of Colla parte.
29Cr. Cres. Cresc. Abbreviations of Crescendo.
31Cracovienne (kră-kō'vē-ěnn'), Fr. A Polish dance in 3-4 time. Similar to the mazurka.
33Cravicembalo (kră-vĭ-tshěm-bă'lō). It. A general name for all instruments of the harpsichord species.
35Credo (krā'dō), Lat. I believe. Third part of the Catholic mass.
37Crembalum (krěm-bă-loom), Lat. A jew's-harp.
39Cremona (krě-mō'nā), It. An organ-stop; the name of a superior make of violins from the place where the violin was perfected—Cremona, in Italy.
41Cremorn. A reed-organ stop of 8-feet scale.
43Cres. al forte, or, al ff. Increasing as loud as possible.
45Cres. al fortissimo. Increasing to very loud.
47Crescendo (krě-shěn'dō), It. A word denoting a gradually increasing power of tone it is often indicated by the sign ==.
49Crescendo al fortissimo (krě-shěn'dō ál fôr tēs'sĭ-mō), It. Increase the tone until the greatest degree of power is obtained.
51Crescendo al diminuendo (krě-shěn'dō ál dē-mē-noo-ěndō), It.
53Crescendo e diminuendo (krě-shěn'dō ā dē-mē-noo-ěn-dō), It.
55Crescendo poi diminuendo (krě-shěn'dō pō-e dē-mē-noo-ěu-dō), It.
56Increase and then diminish the tone; indicated often by the sign <—
58Crescendo e incalzando poco a poco (krě shěn'dō ā en-kāl-kān-dō pō'kō ā pō'kō), It. Increasing the tone and hurrying the time by degrees.
60Crescendo il tempo (krě-shěn'dō ēl těm'pō), It. Increase the time of the movement.
62Crescendo nel tempo e nella forza (krě shěn-dō nēl těm'pō ā nēl'lā fôr.'tsā), It. Increase in time and power.
64Crescendo poco a poco (krě-shěn-dō pō'kō ā pō'kō), It. Increasing the tone by little and little.
66Crescent. A Turkish instrument made of small bells hung on an inverted crescent.
68Cres. dim. An abbreviation of Crescendo e diminuendo.
70Cres. e legato (krěs. ā lě-gā'tō), It. Crescendo and legato.
72C, reversed. A sign in old music of a diminution of one half the value of the notes.
74Croche (krōsh), Fr. A quaver, or eighth note.
76Croche double (krōsh doo-b'l), Fr. A semiquaver, or sixteenth note.
78Croche pointee (krōsh pwän-tā), Fr. A dotted quaver.
80Croche quadruple (krōsh kwā-drū-pl), Fr. A hemidemisemiquaver, or sixty-fourth note.
82Croche triple (krōsh trē-pl), Fr. A demi-semiquaver, or thirty-second note.
84Crochet (krō-shā), Fr. The hook of a quaver, semiquaver, etc.
86Croma (krō'mā), It. A quaver, or eighth note.
88Cromatica (krō-mā'tĭ-kă It. Chromatic, referring to intervals and scales.
90Cromatico (krō-mā'tĭ-kō It. pl. Quavers; when written under crotchets or minims, it shows that those notes are to be divided into quavers.
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