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Dictionary of Music (Pronouncing and Defining), 1896
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1their movement than the quick marches, but all of them are mostly in 4-4 time. Quick marches consist oftenest of two halves, each of two parts, and each part of eight, twelve, or sixteen bars. The second half is called the trio. For the most part, processional marches have, likewise, this symmetrical rhythmical arrangement of the dance form, but they are not strictly bound to it as quick marches are. Although 4-4 time is the usual march measure, marches in 2-4, 6-8, and even 3-4, are to be met with.
3March, dead. A funeral-march.
4Marche (märsh), Fr. A march; in harmony, a symmetrical sequence of chords.
5Marche harmonique (märsh här-mō-nēk'), Fr. Harmonic progression.
6Marcia (mär'tshī-ä), It. A march.
7Marcia con moto (mär'tshī-ä kōn mō'tō), It. A spirited martial movement.
8Marcia funebre (mär-tshī-ä foo-nā'brē), It. Funeral-march.
9Marciale (mär-tshī-ä'lē), It. See Marziale.
10Marciata (mär-tshī-ä'tā), It. A march.
11Marked. Accented.
12Mark, harmonic. A sign (O) used in music for the violin, violoncello, and harp, to indicate that the notes over which it is placed are to be produced on such parts of the open strings as will give the harmonic sounds.
13Markiren (mär-kē'r'n), Ger. To mark, to emphasize.
14Marquer (mär-kā), Fr. To mark, to emphasize.
15Markirt (mär-kērt'), Ger. Well marked.
16Marquez un peu la mélodie (mär-kā ũnh pūh lä mā'lō-dē), Fr. The melody to be slightly marked, or accented.
17Marsch (märsh), Ger. A march.
18Marschartig (märsh'är-tīg), Ger. In the style of a march.
19Märsche (mär'shē), Ger. pl. Marches.
20Marseillaise (mär-sāl-yāz), Fr. The Marseilles hymn; a French national air.
21Martelé (mär-tēl-lā'), Fr. Hammering, strongly marking the notes, as if hammered.
22Martellare (mär-tēl-lā'rē), It. To hammer, to strike the notes forcibly, like a hammer.
23Martellato (mär-tēl-lā'tō), It. Hammered, strongly marked.
24Martial music. Music adapted for war and warlike occasions. An expression applied to marches, songs of triumph, and all compositions intended to stimulate to battle or celebrate heroic deeds.
25Marziale (mär-tsī-ä'lē), It. Martial, in the style of a march.
26Mascharada (mä-skā-rā'dā), It. Music composed for grotesque characters; masquerade music.
27Mascherata (mä-skē-rā'tā), It. A mask.
28Mask. A species of musical drama, or operetta, including singing and dancing, performed by characters in masks, also a utensil used by the ancient Roman actors and singers for the purpose of augmenting the power of the voice.
29Mass. A vocal composition, performed during the celebration of high Mass, in the Roman Catholic Church, and generally accompanied by instruments. It consists of five principal movements, the Kyrie, Gloria Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei.
30Mass (mäss), Ger. Measure, time.
31Mass, high. The Mass celebrated in the Catholic churches by the singing of the choristers; distinguished from the low Mass, in which prayers are read without singing.
32Mässig (mä'sīg), Ger. Moderate, moderately.
33Mässig geschwind (mä'sīg ghē-shwind'), Ger. moderately playful.
34Mässig langsam (mä'sīg lāng'sām), Ger. Moderately slow.
35Mässig schnell (mä'sīg shněll), Ger. Moderately fast and animated.
36Massima (mä'sī-mä), It. A semibreve.
37Massimo (mä'sī-mō), It. Augmented, as regards intervals.
38Mastersingers. A class of poets who flourished in Germany during the fifteenth and part of the sixteenth centuries and formed a close guild, with many traditional rules for poetic and musical composition.
39Masure (mä-zoo'rē), Masureck (mä-zoo'rēk), Ger. A lively Polish dance, in 3-8 or 3-4 time, quicker than the polonaise, and has an emphasis on one of the unaccented parts of the bar; the mazurka.
40Matalan. A small Indian flute, used to accompany the Bayadere dances.
41Matassins (mä-tās-sēn'), Fr. A matachin dance; the dancers.
42Matelotte (mät'ē-lōt), Fr. A French sailor's dance in 3-4 time.
43Matinare (mä-tī-nā'rē), It. To sing matins.
44Matinata (mä-tī-nā'tā), It. A song for the morning; a serenade.
45Matinée (mä-tī-nā), Fr. An entertainment given in the early part of the day.
46Matinée musicale (mä-tī-nā mü-zī-kāl'). A musical performance given in the daytime.
47Matins. The name of the first morning service in the Roman Catholic Church.
48Maultrommel (maul'trōm-mēl), Ger. A jew's-harp.
49Maxima (mäk'ī-mä), Lat. The name of the longest note used in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. See Large.
50Mazourk (mä-tsoork'), Mazourka (mä-tsoor'kä), Mazur (mä'tsoor'), Mazurca (mä-tsoor'kä), Mazurka (mä-tsoor'kä), Mazurke (mä-tsoor'ke), Ger. A lively Polish dance of a sentimental character, in 3-8, or 3-4 time, of a peculiar rhythmic construc-
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