Scan 80
Pronouncing and defining dictionary of music, 1896
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1Chanter à livre ouvert (shänh-tä' ä lêvr oo-vâr'), Fr. To sing at sight.
2Chanter à pleine voix (shänh-tä' ä plân vwä), Fr. To be in full voice. one of two readings
3Chanter à pleine voix (shänh-tä' ä plän vwä), Fr. To be in full voice. one of two readings
4Chanter, arch. The chief chanter, the leader of the chants.
5Chanterelle (shänh-të rël), Fr. Treble string; the smallest string of the violin.
6Chanterres (shänh-të-rë), Fr. The singers of songs and ballads in the tenth and following centuries.
7Chanteur (shänh-tûr'), Fr. A singer.
8Chanteur des rues (shänh-tûr dë rü'), Fr. A street singer.
9Charterie (shänh-trë'), Fr. } Institutions 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.
10Chant pastorale (shänht päs-tô-räl'), Fr. A pastoral song.
11Chantry priests. Priests selected to sing in the chantry.
12Chanteuse (shänh-tüs'), Fr. A female vocalist.
13Chant funèbre (shänh fü-nâbr), Fr. Dirge, a funeral song.
14Chant sur le livre (shänh soor lüh lêvr), Fr. A barbarous kind of counterpoint, or descant, as it was termed, performed by several voices, each singing extempore. An extemporaneous counterpoint added by one or more singers to the canto fermo sung by others. It is identical with contrapunto alla monte.
15Chant, Phrygian. A chant intended to excite the hearers to fury and rage.
16Chant, Roman. The Gregorian chant.
17Chant sacré (shänh tsäkr), Fr. Sacred music.
18Chantor. A singer in a cathedral choir.
19Chantre (shäntr), Fr. A chorister, a chanter, a singing boy.
20Chapeau chinois (shä-rô' shë-nwâ'), Fr. A crescent, or set of small bells, used in military music.
21Chapelle (shäp-ël'), Fr. A chapel. See Capella.
22Characteristic chord. The leading, or principal, chord.
23Characteristic note. A leading note. The fourth and seventh from the tonic.
24Characters. A general name for musical signs.
25Charakterstücke (kä-räc-t'r-stük'ë), Ger. Characteristic pieces. Pieces descriptive of moods, impressions, and events.
26Charivari (shä-rï-vä'ri), Fr. Noisy music, made with tin dishes, horns, bells, etc.; clatter; a mock serenade.
27Charlatan (shär-lä-tän'h), Fr. A quack; an imposter; a superficial artist who makes great pretensions, which are not justified in performance.
28Chasse (shäss), Fr. Hunting; in the hunting style.
29Chatsoteroth (kät-sô'të-rôth), Heb. } The silver trumpet of the ancient Hebrews.
30Catzozerath (kät-zô-zë'râth), Heb. }
31Che (kä), It. Than, that, which.
32Che chi (kä kë). One of the eight species into which the Chinese divide their musical sounds.
33Chef (shäf), Fr. Leader, chief.
34Chef-d'attaque (shä-dät-täk), Fr. The leader, or principal first-violin performer; also the leader of the chorus.
35Chef-d'œuvre (shä-doovr), Fr. A masterpiece, a capital performance; the principal, or most important, composition of an author.
36Chef-d'orchestre (shä-dör-këstr), Fr. The leader of an orchestra.
37Cheipour, Per. A Persian trumpet used in military service.
38Chelys (kä-lïs), Gr. A species of lute, or viol.
39Cheng chi (këng kë). One of the eight species into which the Chinese divide their musical sounds.
40Cherubical hymn. A hymn of great importance in the service of the Holy Communion. "Holy, holy, holy," etc.
41Chest 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.
42Chest tone. } The lowest register of the voice.
43Chest voice. }
44Chest, 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.
45Chevalet (shäv-ä-lä'), Fr. The bridge of a violin, viola, etc.
46Cheville (shë-vël'), Fr. The peg of a violin, viola, etc.
47Chevrotement (shë-vrôt-mõnh), Fr. A tremor or shake in singing.
48Chevroter (shë-vrô-tä'), Fr. To sing with a trembling voice; to make a bad or false shake.
49Chiara (kë-ä'rä), It. } Clear, brilliant, pure
50Chiaro (kë-ä'rô), It. } as to tone.
51Chiaramente (kë-ä-rä-mëntë), It. Clearly, brightly, purely.
52Chiarentana (kë-ä-rën-tä'nä), It. An Italian country dance.
53Chiarezza (kë-ä-rë't'sä), It. Clearness, neatness, purity.
54Chiarina (kë-ä-rë'nä), It. A clarion.
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