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Pronouncing dictionary and condensed encyclopedia of musical terms, instruments, composers, and important works, 1895
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1Fetis, Francois Joseph, (fā'-tee), the learned, laborious and prolific musical littérateur, author of a "Biographie Universelle des Musiciens" and "Histoire général de la Musique," as well as several operas, theoretical works, and many critical essays. Born at Mons 1784. Died at Bruxelles 1871. Fétis was founder of "La Revue Musicale" in 1827. His Biographie is marred by many errors of dates.
3Festivo (Ital. fēs-tee'-vō), festively, solemnly.
5Festoso (Ital. fēs-tō'-zō), joyously.
7Fiasco (Ital. fē-ās'-ko), applied to a failure in performance.
9Fidelio, oder die eheliche Liebe (fī-dā'-līo) "Fidelio, or Conjugal Love," Beethoven's single opera, in 3 acts. Op. 72. 1804.
11Field, John, born at Dublin, July 26, 1782. Died at Moscow 1837. One of the most charming pianists of his day, a good composer, and deservedly celebrated as the founder of the "nocturne" as a separate musical form.
13Field Music, Military music (which see).
15Fierrabras (feer'-rāb-rās), an opera in 3 acts by Schubert. 1823.
17Fier (Fr. feer), or Fiéro, (Ital. fē-ā'-rō), proud, fierce.
19Fieramente (Ital. feer'-ā-měn'-tō), proudly, fiercely.
21Fife, the smallest variety of the simple flute, possessing but one key. Higher octaves are produced by over-blowing. Used in military music.
23Fifth, the interval between any tone of the scale and the next but three above or below C G, D A, E B, etc. The perfect fifth has the vibrational ratio 2 : 3.
25Fifteenth, the interval of two octaves. An organ stop of diapason tone, 2 ft. pitch. Used only in chorus effects, for brightening the somewhat dull tone of the 8 ft. stops by strengthening their overtones.
27Figaro. (See Fig:ro's Hochzeit.)
29Figaro's Hochzeit. Opera in 3 acts, by Mozart. 1786.
31Figurante (Fr. fīg'-u-rānt), a ballet-dancer, who takes an independent part in the piece.
33Figure, a motive. Any short succession of notes, or group of chords, used as a model in sequencing. See Lessons 1, 2, and 19.
35Figured Bass, a bass furnished with thorough bass figures indicating the accompanying chords. Used in scores as a convenience to the accompanist, and an additional assistance in correcting typographical errors. Many of Handel's arias have no other written accompaniment, the composer filling it out from this short-hand.
37Figured Chorale, a harmonized choral, having one or more of the parts contrapuntally developed and ornamented.
39Fille du Regiment, La (feel du Rēgiman), "The Daughter of the Regiment," opera in 2 acts, by Donizetti. 1840.
41Finale (Ital. fēn-ā'-lō), the finale, the closing movement. Of sonata finales see Lesson 15. Opera finales consist of several single pieces strung together in cumulative succession, until a climax is reached.
43Fine (Ital. fēēn'-ē), the end. Placed over a bar indicates that the piece ends there after a da capo.
45Fingering, the mode of applying the fingers to the keys in the execution of passages. 2. The mode of designating the fingers by numerals American fingering designates the thumb and four fingers by X 1 2 3 4. Foreign fingering denotes the thumb by the numeral 1. The same scale would be marked in the two ways as follows, the same fingers being indicated in both methods.
47American. X 1 2 X 1 2 3 4.
48Foreign. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5.
49Foreign fingering is gradually superseding the other on account of the constantly increasing use of foreign copies of classical music, especially the Peters' Edition.
51Fink, Christian. a distinguished organ virtuoso and composer for the organ and voice. Born 1831 at Dettingen, near Heidenheim.
53Fink, G. W., a German composer and poet. Born 1783. In 1827 became editor of the "Allgemeine Musikalischen Zeitung," in Leipsic. D. 1846.
55Fiorature (Ital. fee'-ōr-ă-tūr), flowerets, ornaments, arpeggios, shakes, turns, etc., introduced by singers into airs. Also illustrated in the small-note runs, in the melodies of Chopin's slow movements.
57Fis (Ger. fees). F sharp.
59Fischer, Karl A., a distinguished organ virtuoso of the present time, in Dresden. Born 1829 at Ebersdorf. Author of many organ compositions, a sinfonie for organ and orchestra, an opera Lorely, etc.
61Fitzwilliam Music, a collection of MS. music left the University of Cambridge in 1816, by Viscount Fitzwilliam, containing the Virginall-book of Queen Elizabeth, much church music, afterwards published by Novello, etc.
63Flageolet, the modern form of the old, straight flute, or flute a bec, shaped like an oboe or clarinet; the tone is produced on the principal of a stopped pipe.
65Flat, a character signifying depression of pitch. To depress the pitch.
67Flauto, Italian name for flute.
69Flautino (Ital. flaw-teen'-ō), a little flute. A light organ stop of 2 ft. pitch and flute quality, commonly in the "swell."
71Flauto Traverso (trāv-er'-sō), a flute, so named in distinction from the old "flute a bec," or, "flute with a beak," or flageolet. An organ stop, generally of wood and 4 ft. tone, harmonic in quality (i.e. made to speak the octave of the true pitch of its pipes by over-blowing). Sometimes of 8 ft. pitch, in which case it is nearly the same as the "melodia," but more brilliant.
73Fliegende Hollander, Der (fleē-gēn-dē hōl-lēn-dēr), "The Flying Dutchman," opera, in 3 acts. Words and music by Richard Wagner. 1843.
75Florio, Caryl, pseudonym of Mr. W. J. Rabjohns, an organist and composer, residing in New York. Born about 1850.
77Florid Counterpoint, a counterpoint consisting of an alternation of all the primary varieties, as "note against note," "two against one," "four against one," and "syncopation," in successive measures.
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