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Dictionary of Music, Pronouncing and Defining, 1925
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1Musical terms. Words or phrases appended to passages of music, indicating the manner in which they should be performed.
3Musica plana (moo'si-kä plä'nä), Lat. Plain chant or song. The traditional tunes for intoning the various offices of the church.
5Music, enharmonic. Music that proceeds by intervals smaller than the diatonic and chromatic, or music which progresses from one key to another by means of enharmonic changes, as when, e.g., the chord of C# is followed by that of Ab, the former being enharmonically changed into the chord of Db.
7Music, field. Martial music.
9Music, Gregorian. Those chants and melodies introduced into the Roman Catholic service by St. Gregory in the sixth century.
11Music, hunting. Music suited to the chase.
13Musician. One who understands the science of music, or who sings, or performs on some instrument according to the rules of art.
15Musicien (mü-zē-si-änh), Fr. Musician.
17Musico (moo'zi-kō), It. A musician; a professor or practitioner of music. The name was also applied to those male vocalists who formerly sang soprano parts.
19Music of the future. A term applied to the music of Richard Wagner and others of his school.
21Music-recorder. An instrument to be attached to a pianoforte for the purpose of recording upon paper the notes that are played.
23Music-timekeeper. An English instrument designed to enable a performer to keep time in any measure in which a piece of music is written.
25Music-trademark. A mark adopted by the United States Board of Music Trade, being a star enclosing figures denoting the retail price of the work upon which it is printed, the figures representing the number of dimes at which it is sold.
27Musicus (moo'zi-koos), Ger. A musician.
29Musiker (moo'zi-kër), Ger. A musician.
31Musikfest (moo-sik'fëst), Ger. A musical festival.
33Musiklehrer (moo-zïk-lä'rër), Ger. Teacher of music.
35Musikprobe (moo-zïk-prö'bë), Ger. A musical rehearsal.
37Musikverein (moo-zïk'fë-rïn'), Ger. A musical society.
39Musikzeitung (moo-zïk-tsï'toong), Ger. A musical paper,
41Musique (mü-zëk), Fr. Music.
43Musique d'eglise (mü-zëk dä-glëz), Fr. Church music.
45Muta (moo'tä), It. Change; in horn and trumpet music it means to change the crooks; in drum parts it means that the tuning of the drum is to be altered.
47Mutation. Change, transition; the transformation of the voice occurring at the age of puberty.
49Mutation (mü-tä-si-önh), Fr. }
50Mutazione (moo-tä-tsï-ö'në), It. } Mutation.
52Mutation, or filling-up stops, are those which do not give a sound corresponding to the key pressed down—such as the quint, tierce, twelfth, etc.
54Mute. A small instrument of brass, ivory, or wood, sometimes placed on the bridge of a violin, viola, or violoncello, to diminish the tone of the instrument by damping or checking its vibrations. Also a round piece of wood with apertures, placed in the bell of wind instruments in order to reduce the volume of tone.
56Muthig (moo'tïg), Ger. Courageous, spirited.
58Muthwillig (moot'vil-liç), Ger. Mischievous, lively. one of two readings
59Muthwillig (moot'vil-lïg), Ger. Mischievous, lively. one of two readings
61Mutiren (moo-të'r'n), Ger. To change the voice from soprano to tenor, baritone, or bass.
63Mystères (mïs-tär), Fr.
64Mysterien (më-stä'rë'n), Ger. } A kind of religious drama; rude theatrical representations of sacred history in vogue during the middle ages, and deriving their name from the mysteries of the Christian faith of which they treat. The scope of their subjects extends from the Creation to the Last Judgment, comprehending "the whole scheme of man's fall and redemption." The Passion-Plays still performed at Ammergau and some other places are survivals of the old Mysteries.
66Nabla (nä-blä), Heb. The nebel, a ten-stringed instrument of the ancient Hebrews; the harp of the Jews, sometimes written Nebel Nasar.
68Nacaire (nä-kär'), Fr. } A brass drum
69Nacara (nä'kä-rä), It. } with a loud, metal-
70Nacarre (nä'kä-rë), It. pl. } lic tone, formerly
71much used in France and Italy.
73Nacchera (näk'kë-rä), It. Kettledrums.
75Nachahmung (näkh-ä'moong), Ger. Imitation. The more or less exact repetition of a motive, phrase, or passage at the same or a different pitch, in a different voice.
77Nach Belieben (näkh bä-lë'b'n), Ger. At pleasure. The same as Ad libitum.
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