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Pronouncing musical dictionary of technical words, phrases and abbreviations : including definitions of musical terms used by the ancient Hebrews…, 1875
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2B. The seventh note of the modern scale of C. It is called in France and Italy Si, and by the Germans H. The Germans use the letter B to indicate B flat.
3Baazas, Fr. (bä-zä.) A species of guitar.
4Babara, Spa. (bär-bä-rä.) A Spanish country dance.
5Babel. A confused mixture of sounds.
6Bacas, Spa. (bä-käs.) A quick tune on the guitar.
7Bacchia. A Kamchatka dance in 2-4 time.
8Bacchanalian songs. Drinking songs; songs pertaining to drunkenness and revelry.
9Bacchius, Gr. (bäk-ki-ūs.) A musical foot, consisting of one short, unaccented, and two long, accented notes or syllables marked — — —.
10Bacchuslied, Ger. (bäkh-oos-lēd.) A Bacchanalian song.
11Baccioceolo, It. (bät-tshē-ō-kō-lo.) A musical instrument common in some parts of Tuscany.
12Bachelor of Music. The first musical degree taken at the universities.
13Badajada, Spa. (bä-dä-hä-dä.) The stroke of a bell.
14Badajo, Spa. (bä-dä-hō.) The tongue of a bell.
15Badinage, Fr. (bä-di-näzh.) Playfulness, sportiveness.
16Bagatelle, Fr. (bäg-ä-tēl.) A trifle, a toy, a short, easy piece of music.
17Bagpipes. A favorite Scotch instrument, one of whose pipes is a drone, producing always the same sound, which serves as a perpetual bass for every tune. It is a very ancient instrument, and in one form or another has been in general use not only in England and Scotland, but many European countries.
18Baguette, Fr. (bä-ghät.) A drumstick.
19Baguettes de tambour, Fr. (bä-ghät dūh täm-boor.) Drumsticks.
20Baile, Spa. (bä-ē-lē.) The national dances of Spain.
21Baisser, Fr. (bās-sā.) To lower or flatten the pitch or tone.
22Baisser le rideau, Fr. (bās-sā lūh rē-dō.) To drop the curtain.
23Bajon, Spa. (bä-hōn.) The bassoon.
24Balada, Spa (bä-lä-dä.) A ballad.
25Balalaika, Rus. (bä-lä-lä-kä.) A rude instrument of the Russians, with three strings.
26Bälgetreter, Ger. (bäl-ghē-trēt-ēr.) Organ blower or bellows treader in old German organs.
27Balgzug, Ger. (bäl-g-tsoog.) In an organ, the bellows stop.
28Balansé, Fr. (bă-län-să.) A step or figure in dancing.
29Balancement, Fr. (băl-ānsh-mānh.) Quivering motion; a tremolo.
30Balcken, Ger. (băl-k'n.) The bass bar placed under the fourth string in a violin.
31Baldamente, It. (băl-dă-măn-tē.) Boldly.
32Baldanza, It. (băl-dăn-tsă.) Audacity, boldness.
33Baldézza, It. (băl-dăt să.) Boldness.
34Balken, Ger. (băl-k'n.) See Balcken.
35Ballábile, It. (băl-lă-bē-lē.) In the style of a dance.
36Ballad. A short simple song of natural construction, usually in the narrative or descriptive form. It formerly had a wider signification and was applied to music set to romance or historical poem, and also to a light kind of music used both in singing and dancing. The word Ballad means, now, any unvaried simple song, each verse being sung to the same melody.
37Ballade, Ger. (bäl-lä-dě.) A dance, dancing;
38Balláta, It. (bäl-lä-tā.) also, a Ballad.
39Balladendichter, Ger. (bäl-läd'n-dikh-tēr.) A ballad writer.
40Balladensänger, Ger. (bäl-läd'n-säng-ēr.) A ballad singer.
41Balladenverkäufer, Ger. (bäl-läd'n-für kōl-fr.) A ballad vender.
42Balladist. A writer of ballads.
43Ballad of Ballads. The designation given in an old version of the Bible to Solomon's Song.
44Ballad opera. Light opera; an opera in which ballads and dances predominate.
45Balladry. The subject or style of ballads.
46Ballad singer. One whose employment is to sing ballads.
47Ballad style. In the manner or style of a ballad.
48Ballare, It. (bäl-lä-rē.) To dance.
49Ballatélla, It. (bäl-lä-täl-lā.) A short Balláta.
50Ballatéttà, It. (bäl-lä-tät-tā.) A short Balláta.
51Ballatôre, It. (bäl-lä-tō-rē.) A dancer, a male dancer.
52Ballatrice, It. (bäl-lä-trē-tshē.) A female dancer.
53Ballan, Wel. (bäl-län.) A bell.
54Ballematia, It. (bäl-lē-mā-tē-ā.) Songs or melodies in the dance style.
55Ballerina, It. (bäl-lē-rē-nā.) A dancing mistress, a female dancer.
56Ballerino, It. (bäl-lē-rē-nō.) A dancing master, a male dancer.
57Balleronzolo. It. (bäl-lē-rōn-tsō-lō.) A little dance.
58Ballet, Fr. (bäl-lā.) A theatrical representation of some story or fable, by means of dances or metrical action, accompanied with music. In England the second or concluding piece of the evening's entertainment is generally a ballet. In the sixteenth century the term ballet, ballad, or ballette was applied to a light kind of music which was both sung and danced.
59Ballet Master. The person who superintends the rehearsals of the ballet, and who frequently invents the fable and its details.
60Ballette. A ballet.
61Balletti, It. (bäl-lät-tē.) Dance airs.
62Bälli, It. pl. (bäl-lē.) Dances.
63Bälli della Stíria, It. pl. (bäl-lē dēl-lā stē-rē-ā.) Styrian dances resembling waltzes.
64Bälli Inglési, It. pl. (bäl-lē ēn-glā-zē.) English country dances.
65Bälli Ungarési, It. pl. (bäl-lē oon-gā-rā-zē.) Hungarian dance in 2-4 time, generally syncopated, or accented on the weak part of the bar.
66Bällo, It. (bäl-lō.) A dance or dance tune.
67Ballónchio, It. (bäl-lōn-kē-ō.) An Italian country dance.
68Ballonzáre, It. (bäl-lōn-tsā-rē.) To dance artistically.
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