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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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1BOMB
3Bombardon, Ger. (bōm-bär-dōn.) A large bass wind instrument of brass, with valves, something like the ophicleide.
4Bombilation. Sound, report, noise (little used).
5Bombilatus, Lat. (bōm-bī-lā-tūs.) To make a humming noise.
6Bombix, Gr. (bōm-bīx.) An ancient Greek instrument, formed of a long reed or tube.
7Bombo, Spa. (bōm-bō.) A large drum.
8Bombus, Lat. (bōm-būs.) A species of applause used by the ancients—humming, buzzing, clapping.
9Bomme, Dut. (bōm-mě.) A drum.
10Bommen, Dut. (bōm-měn.) To drum.
11Bonang, Jav. (bō-nāng.) A Javanese instrument, consisting of a series of gongs placed in two lines on a frame.
12Bones. A name sometimes given to castanets; castanets made of bone.
13Bons Temps de la mesure, Fr. (bōnh tōnh dūh lā mē-sūr.) The accented parts of a measure.
14Book, choral. A collection of choral melodies.
15Book, mass. The Missal, the Roman Catholic service book.
16Boom. To roll and roar as the waves of the sea.
17Boquilla, Spa. (bō-kēl-yā.) Mouth-piece of a wind instrument.
18Bora, Tur. (bō-rā.) A tin trumpet used by the Turkish military.
19Border tunes. Melodies sung on the English border.
20Bordōne, It. (bōr-dō-ně.) An organ stop, the Bourdon, Fr. (boor-dōnh.) pipes of which are stopped or covered, and produce the 16 feet, and sometimes the 32 feet tone; also a drone bass.
21Bordun. See Bourdon.
22Bordone, falso, It. (bōr-dō-ně fāl-zō.) A term formerly used for harmony having a drone bass, or one of the other parts continuing in the same pitch.
23Bordun flöte, Ger. (bōr-doon flō-tě.) An organ stop; see Bordōne.
24Bourdon de cornemuse, Fr. (boor-dōnh dūh kōrn-müz.) The drone of a bagpipe.
25Bourdon de musette, Fr. (boor-dōnh dūh mū-zēt.) The drone of a bagpipe.
26Boree, Fr. (bō-rā.) A dance introduced from Biscay.
27Borrowed harmony. Chords of the added ninth derived from the dominant seventh, by substituting the ninth in the place of the eighth.
28Botasela, Spa. (bō-tā-sā-lā.) A trumpet signal for cavalry to saddle.
29Botto, It. (bōt-tō.) The tolling of a bell.
30Boudoir piano. (boo-dwār.) An upright piano.
31Bouffe, Fr. (boof.) A buffoon.
32Bourdon de l'orgue, Fr. (boor-dōnh dūh l'ōrg.) The drone of an organ.
33Bourdonnement, Fr. (boor-dōnh-mōnh.) Humming, singing.
34Bourree, Fr. (boor-rā.) A step in dancing; see Boree.
35Boutade, Fr. (boo-tād.) An improptu ballet in a fanciful, capricious style.
36Bow. The instrument used to play upon the violin, violincello and other similar instruments.
38BRAT
40Its present length is from 27 to 30 inches, but formerly it was shorter.
41Bow, contrary. A reversed stroke of the bow.
42Bow hair. Hair used in making the bows of violins, violincellos, etc.; it is usually horse hair.
43Bow hand. The right hand; the hand which holds the bow.
44Bow harpsichord. An instrument invented at Konigsburg by Garbrecht.
45Bowling. The art of using the bow, playing with the bow.
46Bow instruments. All instruments whose tones are produced by the bow.
47Box, music. A small box producing tunes by the revolution of a cylinder moved by a spring in which steel pins are fixed that touch steel points at such intervals as to produce the variations of a tune.
48Boyaudier, Fr. (bō-yō-dī-ā.) A maker of violin strings.
49Boy-choir. A choir of boys, from eight to fourteen years of age. Such organizations are confined mostly to Episcopal and Catholic churches.
50B quadratum, Lat. (b quad-rā-tūm.) An old name for the natural, ♭; formerly, this was applied to the note B.
51B-quarre, Fr. (bā-kār.) See Béquarre.
52Brace. A character curved or straight used to connect together the different staves.
53Brachycatalectic, Gr. (brāk-ī-kāt-ē-lēk-tīk.) In Greek and Latin poetry a verse wanting two syllables and its termination.
54Brachygraphy, musical. The art of writing music in short hand, by means of signs, characters, etc.
55Bracio, It. (brā-tshē-ō.) A term applied to the violin and other instruments of a similar character that are held up to the neck with the left hand, and played with a bow.
56Bramadera, Spa. (brā-mā-dā-rā.) A rattle, a shepherd's horn.
57Branches. Those parts of a trumpet that conduct the wind.
58Bran de Inglaterra, Spa. (brān dē ēn-glā-tēr-rā.) An old Spanish dance.
59Brando, Spa. (brān-dō.) A tune adapted to a dance.
60Branle, Fr. (brān-hl.) A lively old dance performed in a circle.
61Bransle, Fr. (brān-hsl.) An old dance, slow and resembling the Alman.
62Bransle de poictou, Fr. (brān-hsl dūh pwāk-too.) A dance in quicker time than the Bransle.
63Bransle double. (brān-hsl doo-bl.) A dance in a quicker time than the Bransle.
64Bransle simple, Fr. See Bransle.
65Brass band. A number of performers whose instruments are exclusively brass.
66Brass instrument. Wind instruments made of brass and used chiefly for field service.
67Bratsche, Ger. (brā-tshē.) The viola or tenor violin.
68Bratschen, Ger. (brā-tshēn.) Violas.
69Bratschenspieler, Ger. (brā-tchēn-spē-lēr.) Violist, one who plays on the viola.
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