Books › Dictionary of Music, Pronouncing and Defining, 1925 › scan 115
Scan 115
Dictionary of Music, Pronouncing and Defining, 1925
86 lines. Read by computer on 12 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1figured upon ancient monuments, consisting of two tubes, diverging from each other at an acute angle. It is not certainly known whether both tubes were sounded simultaneously, and if so, whether the resulting effect was that of a melody with harmony or a melody with a drone bass, but the latter is regarded as more probable from the circumstance of similar flutes being still extant in Abyssinia and elsewhere.
3Flute, Fr. The same as flautando and flautato (q. v.).
5Flute à bec (floit à bék), Fr. "Beak flute." A direct flute. It has a beak-shaped mouthpiece with a plug which leaves only a narrow aperture for the breath to pass through. There was a whole family of flûtes à bec, bass, tenor, alto, etc. (V. Flute.)
7Flute allemande (floit ál-mänhd), Fr. The German flute.
9Flute, Boehm (böm). A perfected flute, invented by M. Boehm, of Germany, in 1832. It differs from the common flute in having the size and location of the holes arranged in their natural order with keys.
11Flute conique (floit kôn-ék), Fr. Conical flute; an organ-stop.
13Fluted. A term applied to the upper notes of a soprano voice when they are of a thin and flutelike tone.
15Flute d'allemande (flute d'äl-mänhd), Fr. A German flute.
17Flute d'amour (floit d'ä-moor), Fr. A flute the compass of which is a minor third below that of the German flute; the name is also applied to an organ-stop of 8- or 4-feet scale.
19Flute, diatonic. A flute capable of producing all the different tones of the major and minor diatonic scales.
21Flute dolce (floo'të dôl'tshë), It. A flute with a mouthpiece like that of a flageolet.
23Flute douce (floit doos), Fr. Soft flute; the flûte à bec; there were four kinds, the treble, alto, tenor, and bass.
25Flutée (floo-tä), Fr. Soft, sweet.
27Flute harmonique (floit här-mänh-ék), Fr. See Harmonic flute.
29Flute, octave. A flute the tones of which range an octave higher than the German flute.
31Flute octaviante (floit ök-tä-vi-änht), Fr. Octave flute, an organ-stop.
33Flute ouverte (floit oo-vär), Fr. An organ-stop of the diapason species.
35Flute, pastoral. } A flute shorter than the
36Flute, shepherd's. } transverse flute and blown through a lippiece at the end.
38Fluter (floo-tä), Fr. To play the flute.
40Flute traversière (floit trâv-ër-si-är), Fr. The transverse, or German, flute.
42F-moll (ëf-möll), Ger. The key of F minor.
44Foco (fô-kô), It. Fire, ardor, passion.
46Focosamente (fô-kô-zä-mên'të), It. Ardently, vehemently.
48Focosissimo (fô-kô-zë'si-mô), It. Very ardently, with a great deal of passion.
50Focoso (fô-kô'zô), It. Fiery, passionate.
52Foglietto (fôl-yê-ët'tô), It. A name given to a first-violin part which contains all the obligato passages of the other parts. A foglietto is used by the player who assists at the rehearsals of ballets, sometimes by conductors instead of a score, and also by the leader of the orchestra.
54Fois (fwä), Fr. Time.
56Fois première (fwä prëm-ë-är), Fr. The first time.
58Fois deuxième (fwä dü-zë-äm), Fr. The second time. one of two readings
59Fois deuxième (fwä dü-zï-äm), Fr. The second time. one of two readings
61Folia (fô'li-ä), Sp. A species of Spanish dance.
63Folio, music. A case for holding loose sheets of music; a wrapper used in a music-store for the convenience of classifying the music.
65Follia di spagna (fôl'yï-ä dê spän-yä), Sp. A species of composition invented by the Spaniards, consisting of variations on a given air.
67Fondamentale (fôn-dä-mên-tä'lë), It. Fundamental; fundamental bass.
69Fondamento (fôn-dä-mên'tô), It. The fundamental bass; the roots of the harmony.
71Fond d'orgue (fôn d'ôrg), Fr. The most important stop in an organ, called in England the open diapason, 8-feet scale. In Germany this is called the 8-feet principal.
73Foot. A certain number of syllables constituting a distinct metrical element in a verse. In very old English music it was a kind of drone accompaniment to a song which was sustained by another singer.
75Form. The arrangement of material in a tone poem into symmetrical and effective order. The plan of a music-piece with reference to its verses, cantos, and division; in short, its metrical structure. The laws of musical form have in view clearness and comprehensibility in musical works, as well as symmetry pure and simple. There are certain typical forms which are used oftener than others, and which are often approximated closely by forms apparently novel and free. These are the Fugue Song, Song-form with Trio, Variation, Rondo, and Sonata-piece. (See Introduction.)
77Forlana (fôr-lä'nä), It. } A lively Venetian
78Forlane (fôr-län'), Fr. } dance in 6-8 time.
80Fort (fôr), Fr. } Loud, strong.
81Forte (fôr'të), It. } Loudly,
82Fortement (fôrt'mänh), Fr. } powerfully,
83Fortemente (fôr-të-mên'të), It. } vigorously.
85Fortezza (fôr-tët'zä), It. Force, power, strength.
The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.