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Dictionary Of Music, 1896
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1Bourree (boor-rah), Fr. A step in dancing. A lively old French dance in 4-4 or 2-4 time. The second and fourth quarters of the measure divided.
3Boutade (boo-täd), Fr. An instrumental piece like a caprice or fantasia. (2) An old French dance. (3) A kind of short ballet, which was performed as if the performers set about it impromptu.
5Bow. An instrument consisting of an elastic wooden rod and a number of horsehairs stretched from the bent head to the movable nut. It is used in playing on the violin and many other stringed instruments which are made to sound by friction, the bow being drawn over the strings and setting them in vibration. Its present length is from twenty-seven to thirty inches, but formerly it was shorter.
7Bowhair. Hair used in making the bows of violins, violoncellos, etc.; it is usually horsehair.
9Bowhand. The right hand; the hand which holds the bow.
11Bowing. The art of using the bow, playing with the bow.
13Bow instruments. All instruments whose tones are produced by the bow.
15Boyaudier (bō-yō-dl-ā'), Fr. A maker of violin-strings.
17Boy choir. A choir of boys, from eight to fourteen years of age. Such organizations are confined mostly to Episcopal and Catholic churches.
19B quadratum (bā kwā-dri'toom), Lat. } An old name for the natural (D); formerly this was applied to the note b.
21Brace. A character, curved or straight, used to connect the different staves.
23Brachygraphy, musical. The art of writing music in shorthand, by means of signs, characters, etc.
25Braccio (brā'tshl-ō), It. A term applied to the violin and other instruments of a similar character that are held up to the neck with the left hand and played with a bow.
27Branches. Those parts of a trumpet that conduct the wind.
29Bran de Inglaterra (brān dē ēn-glā-tēr'ra), Sp. An old Spanish dance. Evidently the English Brawl.
31Branle (brānhl), Fr. A lively old dance, performed in a circle.
33Bransle (brānsl), Fr. An old dance, slow, and resembling the Alman.
35Brass band. A number of performers whose instruments are exclusively brass.
37Brass instrument. Wind instruments made of brass, and used chiefly for field service.
39Bratsche (brā'tshē), Ger. The viola, or tenor violin.
41Bratschen (brā'tshēn), Ger. Violas.
43Bratschenspieler (brā'tshēn-spē'lēr), Ger. Violist; one who plays on the viola.
45Bratschenstimme (brā'tshēn-stīm'mē), Ger. The viol part of any composition.
47Brautlied (brout'lēd), Ger. A bridal hymn, a wedding-song.
49Brautmesse (brout'mēs-sē), Ger. Music before the wedding ceremony; the ceremony itself.
51Brava (brā'vā), fem. } An exclamation
52Bravi (brā'vē), pl. It. } of approval, often
53Bravo brā'vō), mas. } used in theaters; excellent, very good, etc
55Bravissima (brā-vī'sī-ma), fem. } Exceedingly
56Bravissimi (brā-vī'sī-mē), pl. It. } good,
57Bravissimo (brā-vī'sī-mō), mas. } exceedingly well done.
59Bravour-arie (brā-voor'a'rl-ē), Ger. An aria di bravura.
61Bravura (brā-voo'rā), It. Spirit, skill, requiring great dexterity and skill in execution.
63Bravura, con (brā-voo'rā kōn), It. With spirit and boldness of execution.
65Bravura mezza (brā-voo'rā mēt-sā), It. A song requiring a moderate degree of skill.
67Brawl. } A shaking or swinging motion.
68Brawle. } (2) An old round dance in which the performers joined hands in a circle; the balls were usually opened with it.
70Bray. The harsh sound of a trumpet or similar instrument.
72Brazen instruments. Brass instruments.
74Brazzo (brā'tsō), It. Instruments played with a bow.
76Breit (brīt), Ger. Broad.
78Breloque (brē-lōk'), Fr. In military service, the call of a drum for breakfast or dinner.
80Bretador (brā-tā-dōr), Sp. A bird-call.
82Brettgeige (brē'tghi-ghē), tōr. A small pocket fiddle. one of two readings
83Brettgeige (brē'tghī-ghē), tōr. A small pocket fiddle. one of two readings
85Breve (brā've), It. Short; formerly the breve was the shortest note. The notes then used were the large, the long, and the breve. The breve is now the longest note; it is equal to two semibreves, or whole notes. (2) A double note. Allabreve, to the breve, i.e., a half-note to each beat. A rather quick movement, formerly much used in church music.
87Breve rest. A rest equal in duration to a breve, or double note.
89Breviario (brē-vī-ā'rl-ō), It. A breviary.
91Breviary. A book containing the matins, lauds, and vespers of the Catholic Church.
93Brevis (brē'vīs), Lat. A breve.
95Bridge. A piece of wood on which the strings of stringed instruments rest, and which itself rests on the resonance-box or resonance-board (soundbox or soundboard), to which it transmits the vibrations of the strings.
97Brief. An upright piece of wood, over which the strings of a bass viol are drawn.
99Brill. An abbreviation of Brillante.
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