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Dictionary Of Music, 1896
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1Agli (äl'yē), It. pl. See Alla.
2Agnus Dei (äg'noos dā-ē), Lat. "Lamb of God." Last movement in the Mass.
3Agoge (ä-gō'ghē), Gr. Used by the ancient Greeks to signify melodic motion of different kinds necessary to musical expression. In modern use restricted to accent and expression. (Not sanctioned by authoritative usage.)
4Agoge rhythmica (ä-gō'ghē rīth-mī-kā), Gr. Rhythmical movement.
5Agogik (ä-gō'ghīk), Ger. The art of expressive nuance (variety) in tempo. (Rubato, accelerando, etc.)
6À grand chœur (kūr), Fr. For the entire chorus.
7A grand orchestre (ör-kēstr). Fr. For the full or complete orchestra.
8Agrements (ä-grā-mānh), Fr. pl. Embellishments, ornaments.
9Ai (ä-ē), It. To the; in the style of.
10Aigre (ägr), Fr. Harsh, sharp.
11Aigrement (ä-gr-mānh), Fr. Sharply, harshly.
12Algu (ä-gū), Fr. Acute, high, sharp, shrill.
13Air. A short song, melody, or tune with or without words. A series of tones bearing a certain relation to each other by their symmetry and regularity, producing a unity of effect, which is called "a tune."
14Air à boire (är t'bwär), Fr. A drinking-song.
15Air à reprises (är . rēh-prēz), Fr. A catch.
16Air chantant (är shān-tānh), Fr. An air in graceful, melodious style.
17Air détaché (är dā-tā-shā), Fr. A single air or melody extracted from an opera or larger work.
18Air écossais (är ā-cōs-sā), Fr. A Scotch air.
19Air irlandais (är ēr-lānh-dā), Fr. Irish air.
20Air italien (är ī-tā-li-ānh), Fr. An Italian air.
21Air rapide (är rā-pēd), Fr. A flourish.
22Airs des bateliers vénétiens (är dé bā-tē-lēr vē-nā-sī-ānh), Fr. Melodies sung by the Venetian gondoliers and boatmen. one of two readings
23Airs des bateliers vénétiens (är dē bā-tē-lēr vē-nā-sī-ānh), Fr. Melodies sung by the Venetian gondoliers and boatmen. one of two readings
24Airs français (är frānh-sā), Fr. French airs.
25Air russes (är rūs), Fr. Russian airs.
26Airs tendres (är tānh-dr), Fr. Amatory airs; love songs.
27Air varié (är vā-rī-ā), Fr. Air with variations; an air embellished and ornamented.
28Ais (äis), Ger. The note A#.
29Ais-dur (äis-door), Ger. The key of A# major. This key is not in use, being represented by Bb major.
30Ais-Liol (äis-liōll), Ger. The key of A# minor. Not in use, being represented by Bb minor.
31Aisé (ä zā), Fr. Glad, joyful; also, easy, facile, convenient.
32Aisément (ä-zā-mānh), Fr. Easily, freely.
33Ajakli-keman (ä-yāk-lē kā-mān), Tur. A Turkish instrument resembling the violin.
34Akkord (äk-kōrd'), Ger. See Accord,
35Akromat (ä-krō-māt'), Ger. A musician a singer.
36Akromatisch (ä-krō-mā'tish), Ger. See Achromatic.
37Akustik (ä-koos'tik), Ger. See Acoustics.
38Al (äl), It. To the; in the style of.
39À l'abandon (ä lä-bāuh-dōnh), Fr. Without restraint; with passionate expression.
40À la chasse (ä lä shāss), Fr. In hunting style.
41À la française (ä lä frānh-sā'), Fr. In the French style.
42À la grecque (ä lä grēk), Fr. In the Greek style.
43À la mesure (ä lä mā-zūr), Fr. In time; synonymous with A tempo.
44À la militaire (ä lä mīl-I-tār'), Fr. In military or march style.
45À l'antique (ä lān-tēk), Fr. Antique, in the style of the ancients.
46Alamoth (ä'lā-mōt), Heb. This word occurs in Psalm lxviii. 25. "First go the sharim (singers), then follow the neginim (kinnors), in the midst are alamoth (damsels playing on the timbrels)." Gesenius and others understand the word to signify treble music, "vox clara et acuta, quasi virginum." But, on the other hand, in I. Chron. xv. 20, the names of men are given as players of "rebels on alamoth." It is one of the many obscure musical terms which are met with in the Bible. It, however, seems to have been associated with nebel, much as the expression sheminith is with kinnors, and may, therefore, be supposed to refer to the pitch or method of playing on those instruments.
47A la polacca (ä lä pō-lāk'kā), It. In the style of the polacca.
48Alarum, All' armi, It. A call to arms.
49"Alarums sounded and ordnance shot off."
50—Shakespeare
51Originally a general shout; afterwards, a recognized signal by trumpets and drums.
52A la savoyarde (ä lä sā-vwā-yārd), Fr. In the style of the airs of Savoy.
53Albada (äl-bā'dā), Sp. A morning serenade.
54Alberti bass. A bass consisting of arpeggios or broken harmony, e. g.:
56So called after its reputed inventor, Domenico Alberti, who died in 1739.
57Albogue (äl-bō-gā'), Sp. An instrument belonging to the flute species.
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