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Pronouncing dictionary and condensed encyclopedia of musical terms, instruments, composers, and important works, 1895
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1Harmonics, the overtones which form part of complex tones. Supposing C to be the fundamental, the harmonics would be as shown in the following table:
3<table>
4 <tr>
5 <th>Fundamental.</th>
6 <th>Octave.</th>
7 <th>Fifth.</th>
8 <th>Octave, 2d.</th>
9 <th>Third.</th>
10 <th>Fifth.</th>
11 <th>Seventh flat.</th>
12 <th>Octave, 3d.</th>
13 <th>Ninth.</th>
14 <th>Third.</th>
15 </tr>
16 <tr>
17 <td>1</td>
18 <td>2</td>
19 <td>3</td>
20 <td>4</td>
21 <td>5</td>
22 <td>6</td>
23 <td>7</td>
24 <td>8</td>
25 <td>9</td>
26 <td>10</td>
27 </tr>
28 <tr>
29 <td>C</td>
30 <td>C</td>
31 <td>G</td>
32 <td>C</td>
33 <td>E</td>
34 <td>G</td>
35 <td>B♭</td>
36 <td>C</td>
37 <td>D</td>
38 <td>E</td>
39 </tr>
40</table>
422. The soft, flute-like tones obtained from a vibrating string, by lightly touching it with the finger at proper points of division.
44Harmonic Flute, a flute stop in the organ, over-blown so as to speak the octave above its normal pitch, thus acquiring a clear and ringing quality. Of metal or wood, the latter called "traverse flute."
46Harmonic Stops, organ stops not of the foundation pitch; such as octave, twelfth, fifteenth, mixture, etc.
48Harmonie Musik (Ger. här-mō-nee' moo-zeek'). The wind instruments in the orchestra.
50Harmonic Progression, movement from one chord to another.
52Harmonium, a reed instrument of the seraphine family, in which the vibrations are occasioned by wind forced out from the bellows through the reeds; whereas in reed organs the wind is sucked in through the reeds. Invented by Alexandre Debain in 1840.
54Harmony, the legitimate association or combination of sounds. The theory of H. involves the formation and permutations of chords, and their proper connection and movement according to the principles of tonality. Usually acquired by much practice in writing after "figured bass."
56Harmonic Sequence, a sequence or successive repetitions of a harmonic figure; e.g., the chords of C G, A E, F C, etc., a sequence of descending fourths.
58Harmonic Figure, a determinate succession of fundamentals or inversions in harmony; e.g., let the figure be of two chords, the second fundamental ascending a fourth. The bass then is C F, or D G, or E A, or F B♭.
60Harmston, J. W., a popular composer of salon music.
62Harold en Italie, the 4th of Berlioz's 5 symphonies, op. 16, 1834. A descriptive work in four movements. 1. Harold at the Mountains. 2. March of the Pilgrims and Evening Prayer. 3. Serenade. 4. Orgie de Brigands.
64Harp, one of the oldest instruments, representations of which occur in the decorations of tombs at Thebes, supposed to date from about the time of Joseph. The simple harp produces the tones of the diatonic scale only. Double action harps afford sharps and double sharps by the action of pedals moving pins on revolving disks in such a way as to shorten the string and raise the tone. Each pedal sharps all the notes of the same name throughout the compass of the instrument. This action was invented by Sebastian Erard. The harp is tuned to the key of C♭.
66Harper, a celebrated family of English trumpet-ers, of whom the elder, Thomas, was born 1787, and was the greatest trumpet in England from 1806 to his death in 1853. His son Thomas succeeded him in all his positions. The elder Harper played a slide trumpet, and produced a pure, brilliant, even tone.
68Harpsichord, the predecessor of the grand piano. Had from 4 to 5½ octaves. The wires were made to vibrate by means of plectra or quills acting on the strings by friction instead of percussion, as in the piano-forte. Invented as early as 1600. Gave place to the piano-forte about the beginning of the present century.
70Haertel, Benno, a talented German musician, and teacher of theory in Joachim's Royal Academy of Music at Berlin. B. 1846.
72Hartmann, Freidrich, a noted song composer and director. Born 1805.
74Hartmann, Johann Peter Emil, a distinguished Danish piano-forte, vocal, orchestral and operatic composer, born at Copenhagen 1805. Lives at Copenhagen.
76Harvard Musical Association, The, in Boston, a society designed to promote musical culture by giving classical concerts, etc., in Boston and Cambridge. Organized 1837, largely through the efforts of Mr. John S. Dwight, who is still secretary (1880).
78Haslinger, a distinguished firm of music publishers at Vienna, founded 1826; One of the original publishers of Beethoven's works.
80Hasse, Johann Adolph (häs'-sĕ), for a third of the 18th century one of the most popular dramatic composers in Europe. Born 1699 at Bergedorf, Hamburg, where his father was schoolmaster and organist. In 1724 became pupil of Porpora at Naples, and afterwards of Alessandro Scarlatti. Began his career as opera composer at Naples. In 1731 he went to Dresden, where he lived as kapellmeister until 1760. Died in Venice 1783. He wrote more than 100 operas, besides masses, cantatas, psalms, symphonies, and a host of smaller works. He was a great singer and a fine pianist, and had an inexhaustible flow of pleasing melody.
82Hasse, Faustina Bordoni, wife of the foregoing, a great operatic singer, noted for the beauty of her voice, her exquisite method, pleasing manners and amiability. 1700-1783.
84Hatton, John Liphot, born in Liverpool 1809, is one of the foremost composers in England at the present time. Has composed music for several of Shakspeare's plays, anthems, part-songs, operas, and last the sacred drama "Hezekiah," produced at the Crystal Palace in 1877. Hatton is a fine accompanist, and visited this country in that capacity in 1848, and again with Parepa in 1867.
86Hawk, Minnie (hawk, or howk), born in New York to a German father in 1852. Made her debut as Amina in Sonnambula in 1868. From 1869, she sang for several years in Vienna, Berlin, Paris and Brussels in a large range of parts. Revisited America with Mapleson in 1879. Her voice is a mezzo soprano of great force and richness.
88Haupt (Ger. howpt). The head or chief.
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