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Pronouncing and Defing Dictionary of Music, 1896
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1smaller than the violoncello, furnished with frets and five or six strings, and held between the knees in playing, hence its name.
3Vioi, double-bass. The largest and deepest-toned of stringed instruments.
5Viole (fē-ō'lē), Ger. } The viola.
6Viole (vē-ō'lē), Fr. }
8Viole alt (fē-ō'lē alt), Ger. The tenor violin.
10Violentemente (vē-ō-lēn-tē-měn'tē), It. Violently, with force.
12Violento (vē-ō-lēn'tō), It. Violent, vehement, boisterous.
14Violenza (vē-ō-lēn'tsā), It. Violence, force, vehemence.
16Violin. A well-known stringed instrument, having four strings, and played with a bow. It is the most perfect musical instrument known, of brilliant tone, and capable of every variety of expression. When, or by what nation, this important instrument was first invented is not at present known.
18Violinbogen (fē-ō-līn'bō'g'n), Ger. A violin-bow.
20Violine (fē-ō-lē'nē), Ger. The violin; also an organ-stop of eight, four, or two feet.
22Violinier (vē-ō-li-nēr), Fr. A violinist.
24Violinist. A performer on the violin.
26Violinista (vē-ō-lē-nēs'tā), It. A violinist.
28Violini unisoni (vē-ō-lē'nē oo-nē'zō-nī), It. The violins in unison.
30Violino (vē-ō-lē'nō), It. The violin; it attained its present shape, with four strings, in the sixteenth century.
32Violino alto (vē-ō-lē'nō āl'tō), It. Counter tenor viol, or small tenor viol, on which the alto may be played.
34Violino picciolo (vē-ō-lē'nō pē't'shī-ō-lō), It.
35Violino piccolo (vē-ō-lē'nō pēk'kō-lō), It.
36Violino pochetto (vē-ō-lē'nō pō-khē't'tō), It.
37A small violin, tuned a fifth higher than the common violin.
39Violino pomposo (vē-ō-lē'nō pōm-pō'zō), It. A viola with an additional higher string. It was tuned c, g, d, a, e.
41Violino primo (vē-ō-lē'nō prē'mō),
42Violino principale (vē-ō-lē'no prēn-tshī-pā/lē),
43The first, or principal, violin part; the leading violin, or chef d'attaque.
45Violin-principal. An eight- or four-feet organ-stop, with an agreeable and violin-like tone.
47Violinsaite (fē-ō-līn'sī'tē), Ger. Violin string.
49Violinschlüssel (fē-ō-līn'shlū's's'l), Ger.
50Violinzeichen (fē-ō-līn'tsī'kh'n), Ger.
51The treble clef used for the violin.
53Violino secondo (vē-ō-lē'nō sā-kō'n'dō), It. Second violin.
55Violinschule (fē-ō-līn'shoo'lē), Ger. School for the violin.
57Violinspieler (fē-ō-līn'spē'lēr), Ger. A violin-player.
59Violinsteg (fē-ō-līn'stēgh), Ger. Violin bridge.
61Violinstimme (fē-ō-līn'stīm'mē), Ger. Part for the violin.
63Violin-tenor. A violin of low tone.
65Violinvirtuosin (fē-ō-līn'fīr-too-ō'zīn), Ger. A first-class violinist; a virtuoso on the violin.
67Viol, leg. The viola di gamba; the bass viol.
69Violon (vī-ō-lōnh), Fr. The French name for the violin.
71Violon (fē-ō-lōn), Ger. The double bass. See, also, Violone.
73Violoncell (fē-ō-lōn'tsēll), Ger. The large, Violoncelle (vī-ō-lōnh-sāl), Fr. or bass, violin; the name is also applied to an organ-stop of small scale and crisp tone.
75Violoncellist. A player on the violoncello.
77Violone (vē-ō-lō'nē), It. The name originally given to the violoncello but afterward transferred to the double bass. Its pitch is an octave below that of the violoncello, and its true use is to sustain the harmony; the name is also applied to an open wood stop, of much smaller scale than the diapason, on the pedals of an organ.
79Viols, chest of. An expression formerly applied to a set of viols, consisting of six, the particular use of which was to play fantasies in six parts, generally two each of bass, tenor, and treble.
81Virelay. A rustic song, or ballad, in the fourteenth century; nearly the same as the roundel, but with this difference: the roundel begins and ends with the same sentence, or strain, but the virelay is under no such restriction. The name is derived from the Vaux de Vire, in Normandy; the subjects of the songs were generally love, drinking, and passing events. Vaudeville comes from the same source.
83Virginal. A small-keyed instrument much used about the time of Queen Elizabeth, and placed upon a table when played upon. It is supposed to have been the origin of the spinet as the latter was of the harpsichord.
85Virtuose (fēr-too-ō'zē), Ger. } A skillful performer upon some instrument.
86Virtuoso (vēr-too-ō'zō), It. }
88Virtuosität (fīr-too-ō-zī-tāt'), Ger. Remarkable proficiency, fine execution; applied both to singers and players.
90Vis-à-vis (vīz-ā-vē'), Fr. Face to face. The name given a large double grand piano, with keyboards at opposite ends.
92Vista (vēs'tā), It. Sight. A prima vista, at first sight.
94Vistamente (vēs-tā-měn'tē), It. } Quickly, swiftly, briskly, immediately.
95Vitamente (vē-tā-mān'tē), It. }
97Vite (vēt),
98Vitement (vēt-mānh), Fr. } Quickly, swiftly; un peu plus vite, a little more quickly.
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