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Dictionary Of Music, 1896
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1Avec mouvement (ä-vëk moov-mönh), Fr. With movement. one of two readings
2Avec mouvement (ä-věk moov-měnh), Fr. With movement. one of two readings
3Ave Maria (ä-vë má-rë'ää), Lat. "Hail Mary." A hymn or prayer to the Virgin Mary. one of two readings
4Ave Maria (ä-vě má-rě'ää), Lat. "Hail Mary." A hymn or prayer to the Virgin Mary. one of two readings
5Avena (ä-vä'nä), It. A reed, a pipe. one of two readings
6Avena (ä-vě'nā), It. A reed, a pipe. one of two readings
7A vicenda (ä vë-tshën'dä), It. Alternately, by turns. one of two readings
8A vicenda (ä vě-tshěn'dě), It. Alternately, by turns. one of two readings
9A vide (ä vëd), Fr. Open. one of two readings
10A vide (ä věd), Fr. Open. one of two readings
11A vista (ä vë'stä), It. At sight. one of two readings
12A vista (ä vě'stā), It. At sight. one of two readings
13A voce sola (ä vë'tshë só'lä), It. For one voice alone. one of two readings
14A voce sola (ä vō'tshě só'lā), It. For one voice alone. one of two readings
15Avoir du retentissement (ä-vwär dû rä-tän-tëss-mönh), Fr. To be repeated. one of two readings
16Avoir du retentissement (ä-vwär dū rā-těn-těss-měnh), Fr. To be repeated. one of two readings
17Avoir le voix haut (ä-vwär lüh vwä só), Fr. To have a loud voice. one of two readings
18Avoir le voix haut (ä-vwär lūh vwā só), Fr. To have a loud voice. one of two readings
19A voix forte (ä vwä fört), Fr. With a loud voice. one of two readings
20A voix forte (ä vwā fōrt), Fr. With a loud voice. one of two readings
21A volonté (ä vô-lönh-tä), Fr. At will, at pleasure. one of two readings
22A volonté (ä vō-lōnh-tā), Fr. At will, at pleasure. one of two readings
23A vue (ä vü), Fr. At sight. one of two readings
24A vue (ä vū), Fr. At sight. one of two readings
25Azione sacra (ä-tsë-ö'në sã'krä), It. An oratorio; a sacred musical drama. one of two readings
26Azione sacra (ä-tsī-ō'ně să'krā), It. An oratorio; a sacred musical drama. one of two readings
28B. The name of a pitch one whole step higher than A. Also of the staff-degrees, representing B and its octaves. In Germany the name B is applied to the pitch B flat, B-natural being called H. This usage is gradually becoming obsolete.
29Baazas (bä-zä), Fr. A species of guitar. one of two readings
30Baazas (bā-zā), Fr. A species of guitar. one of two readings
31Babara (bä-bä'rä), Sp. A Spanish country dance. one of two readings
32Babara (bā-bā'rā), Sp. A Spanish country dance. one of two readings
33Bacchanalian songs. Drinking songs; songs pertaining to drunkenness and revelry.
34Bacchia. A Kamschatka dance in 2-4 time.
35Bacchius (bäk'ki-oos), Gr. A musical foot, consisting of one short, unaccented, and two long, accented notes or syllables, marked — — —. one of two readings
36Bacchius (bāk'kī-ōos), Gr. A musical foot, consisting of one short, unaccented, and two long, accented notes or syllables, marked — — —. one of two readings
37Bacchuslied (bäk'hoo's-lëd), Ger. A Bacchanalian song. one of two readings
38Bacchuslied (bākh'ōos-lēd), Ger. A Bacchanalian song. one of two readings
39Bacciocolo (bät-tshë-ö-kö'lö), It. A musical instrument of the guitar kind, common in some parts of Tuscany. one of two readings
40Bacciocolo (bāt-tshī-ō-kō'lō), It. A musical instrument of the guitar kind, common in some parts of Tuscany. one of two readings
41Bachelor of Music. The first musical degree taken at the English universities. It is not conferred by German or continental universities.
42Badinage (bä-dë-näzh), Fr. Playfulness, sportiveness. one of two readings
43Badinage (bā-dī-nāzh), Fr. Playfulness, sportiveness. one of two readings
44Bagatelle (bäg-ä-tël'), Fr. A trifle, a toy, a short, easy piece of music. one of two readings
45Bagatelle (bāg-ā-těl'), Fr. A trifle, a toy, a short, easy piece of music. one of two readings
46Bagpipe, or, bagpipes. An ancient wind instrument, still in use in many countries, consisting of a leathern bag (into which the wind is conveyed through a tube, one end of which the player holds in his mouth), and from two to five pipes (on the shortest of them, the chanter, which has several finger-holes, the performer plays the tune; the others, the drone, produce each only one note, which they sustain throughout). The form and structure of this instrument vary in different countries, and even in one and the same country. Bagpipes with more than one drone pipe have the smaller drone pipes generally tuned a fifth or an octave, or one a fifth and another an octave, above the fundamental note produced by the longest pipe, two of the smaller pipes being often tuned in unison.
47Baguette (bä-ghët'), Fr. A drumstick. one of two readings
48Baguette (bā-ghět'), Fr. A drumstick. one of two readings
49Baguettes de tambour (bä-ghët düb tãm-boor), Fr. Drumsticks. one of two readings
50Baguettes de tambour (bā-ghět dūb tām-boor), Fr. Drumsticks. one of two readings
51Baile (bä-ë'lë), Sp. The national dances of Spain. one of two readings
52Baile (bā-ěl'ě), Sp. The national dances of Spain. one of two readings
53Baisser (bãs-sã), Fr. To lower or flatten the pitch or tone. one of two readings
54Baisser (bās-sā), Fr. To lower or flatten the pitch or tone. one of two readings
55Baisser le rideau (bãs-sã lüh rë-dô), Fr. To drop the curtain. one of two readings
56Baisser le rideau (bās-sā lūh rē-dō), Fr. To drop the curtain. one of two readings
57Balalaika (bã-lã-lã'kã), Rus. A rude, guitar-like instrument of the Ukraine. It has three strings. one of two readings
58Balalaika (bā-lā-lā'kā), Rus. A rude, guitar-like instrument of the Ukraine. It has three strings. one of two readings
59Balance (bã-lãnh-sã), Fr. A step, or figure, in dancing. one of two readings
60Balance (bā-lāns), Fr. A step, or figure, in dancing. one of two readings
61Balancement (bãl-ãnh's'mãnh), Fr. Quivering motion, a tremolo. Corresponding to the Bebung, a trembling of the finger, which was communicated to the strings of the violin or clavier. one of two readings
62Balancement (bāl-āns'měnh), Fr. Quivering motion, a tremolo. Corresponding to the Bebung, a trembling of the finger, which was communicated to the strings of the violin or clavier. one of two readings
63Balcken, or, Balken (bãl'k'n), Ger. The bass bar placed under the fourth string in a violin. one of two readings
64Balcken, or, Balken (bāl'k'n), Ger. The bass bar placed under the fourth string in a violin. one of two readings
65Baldamente (bãl-dã-mën'të), It. Boldly. one of two readings
66Baldamente (bāl-dā-měn'tě), It. Boldly. one of two readings
67Baldanza (bãl-dã'n'tsã), It. Audacity, boldness. one of two readings
68Baldanza (bāl-dān'tsā), It. Audacity, boldness. one of two readings
69Baldezza (bãl-dët'sã), one of two readings
70Baldezza (bāl-dět'sā), one of two readings
71Balg (bãlgh), Ger. The bellows of the organ. one of two readings
72Balg (bālgh), Ger. The bellows of the organ. one of two readings
73Bälgtreter (bãlg'trë-tër), Ger. Organ-blower, or bellows-treader, in old German organs. one of two readings
74Bälgtreter (bālg'trě-těr), Ger. Organ-blower, or bellows-treader, in old German organs. one of two readings
75Balgzug (bãlg'tsoog), Ger. In an organ, the bellows-stop. one of two readings
76Balgzug (bālg'tsoong), Ger. In an organ, the bellows-stop. one of two readings
77Balken (bãl'k'n), Ger. See Balcken. one of two readings
78Balken (bāl'k'n), Ger. See Balcken. one of two readings
79Ballabile (bãl-lã'bï-lë), It. In the style of a dance. one of two readings
80Ballabile (bāl-lā'bī-lě), It. In the style of a dance. one of two readings
81Ballad. This word is derived from ballata (dancing-song), which in its turn is derived from ballare (to dance). The popular meaning of ballad, in English, is "a simple song;"
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