Scan 143
The American history and encyclopedia of music, 1908
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1clef note
2The note upon which the clef is placed; G in the treble and F in the bass.
3clef sol (klā sūl) Fr.
4The G, or treble clef.
5clef, soprano
6The C clef, placed on the first line, thus making the note on the first line middle C; this clef denoted the soprano part. See also soprano clef.
7clef, tenor
8The C clef, placed on the fourth line and denoting the tenor part. See also tenor clef.
9clef, treble
10The G clef, placed on the second line of the staff. See also treble clef.
11clinquette (klē-kět') Fr.
12Four pieces of wood, bone or ivory, held two in each hand between the fingers and shaken. They form a rattling accompaniment to song, dance or instrumental music.
13clocca (klōk'-kā) Lat. n.
14cloche (klōsh) Fr. n.
15Bell.
16cloche de l'elevation (klōsh dū lā-vās-yōñ') Fr.
17Bell of the elevation: mass bell, sacring bell. A bell rung at the altar during the elevation of the Host and other solemn parts of the celebration of the mass in the Roman Catholic Church.
18cloche funèbre (klōsh fū-nābr') Fr.
19A funeral bell: the toiling of a bell at funerals.
20cloche sourde (klōsh soord) Fr.
21A dull bell: a muffled bell.
22clocher (klō-shā) Fr. n.
23A belfry or steeple: a tower where a bell or bells are hung.
24clochette (klō-shět') Fr. n.
25Hand-bell.
26clock, musical
27A clock containing an arrangement of weights and springs similar to that in a barrel-organ, and which produces various tunes.
28clock, to
29To produce sounds from a bell by attaching a rope to the clapper and swinging it until it strikes the stationary sides of the bell.
30clog dance
31This is a jig-like dance in which the dancers wear clogs, which are shoes having very thick soles and often high heels. The dance is commonly ascribed to Ireland and is one in which the dancer varies the steps at will.
32coda
33The feet are kept constantly in motion, the performer tapping the floor with his heels, tapping his soles together, in as many varied steps as his ingenuity and balance will allow. This dance is a great favorite even to-day with the small boys and grown-ups and can be seen in many a vaudeville performance. It is danced without music as a rule, bystanders sometimes clapping hands to form a rhythmic accompaniment.
34clokerre, Old Eng. n.
35A belfry or tower where, bells are hung.
36clorone (klō-rō-ně) It. n.
37A kind of clarinet which is tuned five tones lower than the regular clarinet. The clarinet is sometimes called by this name.
38close
39The end or conclusion, as the closing movement of a composition or the closing measure. When the close is based upon the keynote of the composition it is called a perfect close, when it is based on another note it is an imperfect close. A cadence is often called a close because it often concludes a composition or a division of one.
40close harmony
41That in which the notes or parts are kept as close together as possible. For instance, in a composition of four parts where the three highest parts lie within the compass of an octave.
42close play
43The style of lute playing in which the fingers are kept on the strings as much as possible.
44close position
45The same as close harmony.
46close score
47A score with more than one voice or instrumental part on a stave. The same as compressed score.
48clynke-bell
49Chime.
50coalottino (kō-ä-lōt-tē'-nō) It n.
511. A short concerto.
522. The part for the principal instrument in a concerto or other piece for large orchestral performance. See also concertino.
53cocchina (kō-kē'-nā) It. n.
54A rustic dance of Italy.
55coda (kō'-dā) Eng. and It. n.
56Tail, end.
571. The tail of a note.
582. To an infinite canon, a composition in which two or more parts
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