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Pronouncing dictionary of musical terms, giving the meaning, derivation, and pronunciation … of Italian, German, French, and other words; the names with date of birth and death and nationality of the leading musicians of the last two centuries; English vocabulary, with equivalents in Italian, Germ, 1896
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1ola (It.) (bar-ca-roo-o-la). A boat-song; gondolier's song; vocal or instrumental compositions in the style of the Venetian gondoliers' songs.
3Barem (Ger.) (bah-rehm). A soft organ-stop; closed pipes of eight- or sixteen-foot tone.
5Bargaret (Fr.) (bar-gah-reh), Barginet (Fr.) (bar-zhee-neh), Berginet (Fr.) (behr-zhee-neh), Bergiret (behr-zhee-reh). A shepherd's song; pastoral song. From berger (Fr.), a shepherd.
7Baribasso (It.). A deep bass voice.
9Bariolage (Fr.) (bah-ree-o-laje). A medley; a series of cadenzas.
11Baritenor. A low tenor.
13Baritone. A brass instrument; a clarionet of low pitch; an obsolete variety of the viol family; the male voice ranging between bass and tenor (also written barytone); the F clef on the third line (not used now).
15Barocco (It.), Barock (Ger.), Baroque (Fr.) (ba-rok). Irregular; whimsical; unusual.
17Barquade, Barquarde (Fr.) (bar-kad, bar-kard). Same as Barcarole.
19Barré (Fr.) (bar-reh'). In guitar playing, pressing the first finger of the left hand across all the strings; the finger acts as a temporary "nut," raising the pitch of the strings.
21Barre (Fr.) (bar). Bar.
23Barre de répétition. A double bar with repeat marks.
25Bas dessus (Fr.) (bah-des-soo'). The mezzo-soprano voice.
27Base. Old way of writing bass.
29Bass, Basso (It.), Basse (Fr.), Bass (Ger.). Low; deep.
31Basse chantante (Fr.) (shan-tont). Baritone voice.
33Basse chiffrée (Fr.) (shif-freh). Figured bass.
35Basse continué (Fr.). Same as Figured Bass.
37Basse de cremone (Fr.) (creh-mone). Bassoon.
39Basse d'harmonie (Fr.) (d'ar-mo-nee). The ophicleide.
41Basse de hautbois (Fr.). The English horn.
43Basse de viole (Fr.). Violoncello.
45Basse de violon. The double bass.
47Basse taille (Fr.) (tah-ee). Baritone voice.
49Bass-bar. A strip of wood glued to the belly of instruments of the violin family under the lowest string.
51Bass Clef. The F clef on the fourth line.
53Bass-Flöte (Ger.) (fla-teh). A low-pitch flute.
55Bass-Geige (Ger.). The violoncello.
57Bass-Pommer (Ger.). An obsolete ancestor of the bassoon.
59Bass-Posaune (Ger.) (po-zow-neh). Bass trombone.
61Bass-Schlüssel (Ger.) (schlis-sel). Bass clef.
63Bass-Stimme (Ger.) (stim-meh). Bass voice or part.
65Bass Tuba. A brass instrument of low pitch.
67Bass Viol. The largest viol of a set or "chest" of viols.
69Bass Voice. The lowest male voice.
71Basset Horn. A variety of the clarionet, ranging from F below bass staff to C above treble staff; rich quality of tone; a favorite of Mozart, who used it in several of his operas and in his Requiem Mass.
73Bassetto (It.). An eight- or sixteen-foot reed-stop in the organ; obsolete name for viola.
75Basso (It.). The lowest part; a bass singer.
77Basso buffo (It.). A comic bass singer.
79Basso cantante (It.) (can-tan'-teh). A vocal or singing bass.
81Basso concertante (It.) (con-cher-tan'-teh). The principal bass that accompanies solos and recitatives.
83Basso continuo (It.). A figured bass.
85Basso obbligato (It.) (ob-blee-gah'-to). An essential bass; one that may not be dispensed with.
87Basso ostinato (It.) (os-tee-nah'-to). Literally, obstinate bass; a continuously repeated bass with constant variation of the upper parts; generally used as the foundation of that member of the suite called the Passacaglia.
89Basso profundo (It.). A very deep, heavy bass voice.
91Basso ripieno (It.) (ree-pee-eh'-no). A "filling up" bass. See Ripieno.
93Bassoon, Basson (Fr.), Fagotto (It.), Fagott (Ger.). A wood wind instrument with double reed; the bass of the wind
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