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The American history and encyclopedia of music, 1908
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1vicar-choral
2in the chancel and choir, wherefor he is required to have a practical knowledge of ecclesiastical music. Originally every canon or prebendary had a minor canon or vicar-choral to assist him, but the number of these deputies increased later, a vicar-choral representing more than one canon. The vicars-choral form a distinct corporation or college in all the English Cathedrals of the old foundation and in twelve cathedrals of Ireland, and formerly lived together in collegiate buildings, some of which are still standing, apart from the superior members of the chapter of the cathedral, under whose jurisdiction the vicars-choral were placed only in matters of duties in church services. There are both minor canons and vicars-choral at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, where they form two distinct colleges, and also at Hereford, where they are only one corporation.
4vicenda (vē-chēn'-dā) It.
5Alternation; change.
7vicendevolmente (vē-chēn'-dā – vōl-měn'-tē) It. adv.
8Alternately; reciprocally; changeably, vacillatingly.
10victimae paschali laudes (vīk'-tī – mē pās'-kāl-i law'-dēs) Lat.
11Praises to the paschal victim; referring to the lamb sacrificed by the Jews during each festival of the Passover. These are the opening words of a sequence sung in the churches of many countries at Easter time. There are various forms of the text and numerous translations and it is used on different days in the various churches. It also served as the basis of many miracle and mystery plays given during Easter week.
13vide (vī'-dē) Lat. v.
14See. It is frequently used in cutting scores; vi appearing at the beginning and de at the end of the passage eliminated.
16vide (vēd) Fr. adj.
17Empty; void; open; used of an unstopped string, corde à vide. Synonym of vuide.
19vide sequens (vī'-dē sē'-kwēnz) Lat.
20See the following.
22viel (fēl) Ger. adj. and adv.
23Much; many; a great deal of. Mit vielem Tone, with much tone, with a full, resonant tone; mit vielem Nachdruck, with great emphasis.
25viergestrichene Oktave
26vielchörig (fēl'-kā'-rīkh) Ger. adj.
27For several choirs or choruses divided into a number of parts.
29vielfacher (fēl-fākhēr) Ger. adj.
30Manifold; multifarious; polymorphous; various in form. Vielfacher kontrapunkt, polymorphorus counterpoint.
32viella (vī-ēl'-lā) It. n.
33vielle (vē-ēl') Fr. n.
34The old name for a crude viol used by the troubadours about the Thirteenth Century. The viol or vielle was sometimes plucked with the fingers or a plectrum, sometimes played with a bow and sometimes with a wheel, and when developed further and adapted especially to each mode of playing became the guitar, the violin, and the hurdy-gurdy or vielle à la roue-viol, played by a wheel. When the term viol came to be used to signify the bow species the word vielle was transferred to the vielle à roue, or hurdy-gurdy, the strings of which are set in vibration by a wheel, covered with rosin, the handle of which is turned by the player's right hand while with his left hand he operates the keyboard attached to the neck of the instrument by which the tone is regulated. For further information see also hurdy-gurdy.
36vielleur (vē-ēl-lūr) Fr. n.
37A player on the hurdy-gurdy.
39vielstimmig (fēl-shtīm-mīkh) Ger. adj.
40Many voiced; for several voices, polyphonic. Vielstimmiges tonstück, a glee or choral piece.
42vieltönig (fēl'-tā-nīkh) Ger. adj.
43Many toned; multisonous.
45vierfach (fēr'-fākh) Ger. adj.
46Four-fold: applied to a compound organ stop of four ranks of pipes. Often written 4 fach.
48vierfüssig (fēr'-fūs-sīkh) Ger. adj.
49Four-foot: applied to the length or pitch of organ pipes and stops.
51Viergesang (fēr'-gē-zāng) Ger. n.
52Song for four voices; quartet.
54viergestrichene Note (fēr'-gē-shtrīkh'-ēn-ē nō-tē) Ger.
55A four-tailed note; a demisemiquaver, or thirty-second note.
57viergestrichene Oktave (fēr'-gē-shtrīkh'-ēn-ē ōk-tā'-fē) Ger.
58A four times accented or four lined octave; the third octave above middle C, written c⁴ or C⁴ that is, C in the seventh place above the treble stave.
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