Scan 222
The American history and encyclopedia of music, 1908
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1fabella
2fabella (fā-běl'-ä) Lat. n.
3An interlude.
4fabliau (fāb-li'-ō') Fr. n.
5An old narrative poem; a metrical tale of the troubadours of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries.
6fablier (fāb-lě'-ä') Fr. n.
7One of the class of medieval bards in northern France, especially in the province of Picardy.
8fabot (fā-bōt') Spa. n.
9See double bassoon.
10faburden
11One of the earliest systems of harmonizing a given portion of a plain song. See also falso bordone (It.).
12façade d' orgue (fā-sād d' ōrg') Fr.
13The front of an organ case.
14facciata (fāt-chē-ä'-tā) It. n.
15Page; façade; folio.
16faces d'un accord (fās d'ūn āk-kôr') Fr.
17The various ways in which the notes of a chord may be arranged, technically called positions.
18fach (fākh) Ger.
19Literally, the suffix fold: applied to the pipes of the organ; in a mixture-stop; dreifach, three rows, fünffach, five rows.
20fächervormiges Pedal (fēkh'-ēr-fēr-mīkh-ēs pā-dāl') Ger.
21Fan-formed pedal: a pedal keyboard belonging to the organ, arranged like a fan.
22facile (fā-sēl') Fr. adj.
23facile (fā-chē'-lē) It. adj.
24Light; easy.
25facilmente (fā-chēl-měn'-tě) It. adv.
26Easily; with facility.
27fackeltanz (fāk'-ēl-tānts) Ger.
28Literally, torch dances. As the name implies, a dance with torches. An old German dance which is still a favorite. The dance itself is a tuneful grand march. At the wedding of Princess Margaret, sister of William II., with the Prince of Hesse, an elaborate torch dance, in which the Emperor and Empress and all the royal guests took part, followed the wedding dinner. When the signal for the dance was given, twelve pages, carrying large silver torch-holders containing lighted thick candles, entered the room, and handed these to twelve ministers of state who headed the march. After the royal procession had made two tours around the room, the pages took the torches again, replacing the ministers in the march. Every time the procession passed the throne, which was at one end of the dance hall, the bride and groom changed partners, and this continued till every prince and princess had danced with the bride and groom, respectively. The torches, the varied exquisite costumes, and the gay music made it a brilliant affair. This dance is a survival of a medieval custom and lends itself to a great variety of display.
29facture (fāk-tūr') Fr. n.
30Literally, the making.
311. The construction or workmanship of a composition.
322. The scale or diameter of organ-pipes. Equivalent to Faktur (Ger.) and fattural (It.).
33fädig (fā'-dīkh) Ger. adj.
34A suffix meaning threaded and used in reference to violin strings. When combined with any numeral it signifies that the strings are composed of that number of threads.
35fading (fād'-īng) Irish n.
361. An Irish dance in the nature of a jig.
372. The burden of a song.
38safeint (fā-fān') Fr.
39A term used formerly to designate a flatted note.
40faggiolo (fād-jō'-lō) It. n.
41See flageolet.
42fagot
43Fagott (fā-gōt') Ger. n.
44A name meaning bassoon: given because the tube is doubled upon itself to decrease its length, hence assuming a form somewhat resembling a bundle of sticks or fagots.
45fagottino (fā-gōt-tē'-nō) It. n.
46A small bassoon.
47fagottista (fā-gōt-tēs'-tā) It. n.
48One who plays the bassoon.
49fagotto (fā-gōt'-tō) It. n.
50Equivalent to Fagott (Ger.). Abbr.
51fag.
52fagotto contro (fā-gōt'-tō kōn'-trō) It.
53See contra-bassoon.
54fagotto stop
55An organ stop composed of pipes which give a tone similar to that of the bassoon.
56fagottone (fā-gōt-tō'-nē) It. n.
57A term formerly applied to contra-bassoon.
58fah
59See fa and Tonic sol-fa.
60Fähnenmarsch (fā'-nēn-mārsh) Ger. n.
61Color march: the military march played when the colors are deposited in their place.
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