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Dictionary Of Music, 1896
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1Chantier à livre ouvert (shänh-tä' à lévr oo-vâr'), Fr. To sing at sight. one of two readings
2Chantier à livre ouvert (shänh-tä' å lévr oo-vâr'), Fr. To sing at sight. one of two readings
3Chantier à pleine voix (shänh-tä' à plän vwâ), Fr. To be in full voice. one of two readings
4Chantier à pleine voix (shänh-tä' å plän vwâ), Fr. To be in full voice. one of two readings
5Chantier, arch. The chief chanter, the leader of the chants.
6Chantelle (shänh-të rël), Fr. Treble string; the smallest string of the violin.
7Chantres (shänh-të-rë), Fr. The singers of songs and ballads in the tenth and following centuries.
8Chanteur (shänh-tûr'), Fr. A singer.
9Chanteur des rues (shänh-tûr dë rû'), Fr. A street singer.
10Chantier (shänh-trë'), Fr. Institutions or Chantry. Established and endowed for the purpose of singing the souls of the founders out of purgatory. A church or chapel endowed with revenue for the purpose of saying mass daily for the souls of the donors. one of two readings
11Chantierle (shänh-trë'), Fr. Institutions or Chantry. Established and endowed for the purpose of singing the souls of the founders out of purgatory. A church or chapel endowed with revenue for the purpose of saying mass daily for the souls of the donors. one of two readings
12Chant pastorale (shänht pâs-tô-räl'), Fr. A pastoral song. one of two readings
13Chant pastorale (shänht päs-tô-räl'), Fr. A pastoral song. one of two readings
14Chantry priests. Priests selected to sing in the Chantry.
15Chanteuse (shänh-tüs'), Fr. A female vocalist.
16Chant funèbre (shänh fü-nâbr), Fr. Dirge, a funeral song.
17Chant sur le livre (shänh sour lüh lévr), Fr. A barbarous kind of counterpoint, or descant, as it was termed, performed by several voices, each singing ex tempore. An extemporaneous counterpoint added by one or more singers to the canto fermo sung by others. It is identical with contrapunto alla mente.
18Chant, Phrygian. A chant intended to excite the hearers to fury and rage.
19Chant, Roman. The Gregorian chant.
20Chant sacré (shänh tsâkr), Fr. Sacred music. one of two readings
21Chant sacré (shänh tsäkr), Fr. Sacred music. one of two readings
22Chantor. A singer in a cathedral choir.
23Chantre (shäntr), Fr. A chorister, a chanter, a singing boy.
24Chapeau chinois (shä-pô' shë-nwâ'), Fr. A crescent, or set of small bells, used in military music.
25Chapelle (shäp-ël'), Fr. A chapel. See Capella.
26Characteristic chord. The leading, or principal, chord.
27Characteristic note. A leading note. The fourth and seventh from the tonic.
28Characters. A general name for musical signs.
29Charakterstücke (kä-räk-t'r-stük'ë), Ger. Characteristic pieces. Pieces descriptive of moods, impressions, and events.
30Charivari (shä-rï-vâ'ri), Fr. Noisy music, made with tin dishes, horns, bells, etc.; clatter; a mock serenade. one of two readings
31Charivari (shä-rï-vä'ri), Fr. Noisy music, made with tin dishes, horns, bells, etc.; clatter; a mock serenade. one of two readings
32Chariatan (shär-lä-tänh'), Fr. A quack; an imposter; a superficial artist who makes great pretensions, which are not justified in performance.
33Chasse (shäss), Fr. Hunting; in the hunting style.
34Chatsoteroth (kät-sô'të-rôth), Heb. } The Catzozerath (kät-zô-zë'râth), Heb. } silver trumpet of the ancient Hebrews.
35Che (kâ), It. Than, that, which.
36Che chi (kâ kë). One of the eight species into which the Chinese divide their musical sounds.
37Chef (shäf), Fr. Leader, chief.
38Chef-d'attaque (shä-dät-täk), Fr. The leader, or principal first-violin performer; also the leader of the chorus.
39Chef-d'œuvre (shä-doovr), Fr. A masterpiece, a capital performance; the principal, or most important, composition of an author.
40Chef-d'orchestre (shä-dör-këstr), Fr. The leader of an orchestra.
41Cheipour, Pr. A Persian trumpet used in military service.
42Chelys (kä-lïs), Gr. A species of lute, or viol.
43Cheng chi (këng kë). One of the eight species into which the Chinese divide their musical sounds.
44Cherubical hymn. A hymn of great importance in the service of the Holy Communion. "Holy, holy, holy," etc.
45Chest of viols. An old expression applied to a set of viols, two of which were basses, two tenors, and two trebles, each with six strings. These instruments were particularly adapted to those compositions called fantasias.
46Chest tone. } The lowest register of the voice.
47Chest voice. }
48Chest, wind. A reservoir in an organ for holding the air, which is conveyed from thence into the pipes by means of the wind trunks and channels.
49Chevalet (shäv-ä-lâ'), Fr. The bridge of a violin, viola, etc.
50Cheville (shë-vël'), Fr. The peg of a violin, viola, etc.
51Chevrotement (shë-vrôt-mõnh), Fr. A tremor or shake in singing.
52Chevrolet (shë-vrô-të'), Fr. To sing with a trembling voice; to make a bad or false shake.
53Chiaro (kë-ä'râ), It. } Clear, brilliant, pure
54Chiaro (kë-ä'rô), It. } as to tone.
55Chiaramente (kë-ä-rä-më'n'të), It. Clearly, brightly, purely.
56Chilarentana (kë-ä-rë'n-tä'nâ), It. An Italian country dance.
57Chiarezza (kë-ä-rë't'sâ), It. Clearness, neatness, purity.
58Chiarina (kë-ä-rë' nâ), It. A clarion.
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