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The American history and encyclopedia of music .., 1908
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1breit
2breit (brīt) Ger. adj.
3Broad, wide, large: to be performed in a slow and stately style.
4breloque (brū-lōk') Fr. n.
5In military service the drum call to meals. Synonym of berloque.
6breve (brěv) Eng. n.
7brève (brěv) Fr. n.
8breve (brā'-vě) It. n.
9The breve was the shortest note used in medieval notation and was equal to half the value of the note called a long and one-fourth the value of the double long or maxima. In old tablature it was represented by a dot. Through the various changes in the value of musical notes the breve has come to be the longest note now used in musical composition, having the value of two modern whole notes. It is not often used.
11breve, alla (äl'-lä brā'-vě) It.
12A term indicating two half notes to a measure. Formerly it meant four half notes to a measure. The name of a quick movement formerly used in church music. See alla breve.
13breve, imperfect
14See imperfect breve.
15breve, perfect
16See perfect breve.
17breve rest
18A rest equal in duration to two whole notes, written
19In old tablature it was represented thus
21breviaro (brā-vī-ä'-rō) It. n.
22A breviary or book containing the matins, lauds and vespers of the Roman Catholic, or the Greek Church.
23breviary
241. In the Roman Catholic and Greek churches a book containing the daily public or canonical prayers, for matins and lauds, the first, sixth and ninth hours, vespers and compline. It is divided into Psalter; Proper or offices of the season, as Advent, Christmastide, Lent, etc.; Proper of the saints, psalms, lessons, antiphons for feasts of saints; common, lessons, gospels, etc.; not reserved for special occasions; and special offices.
252. This name is given to similar books of Greek and Oriental churches.
26brevis brē'-vīs) Lat. adj. and n.
27Short, little: the longest note now used in music and equivalent to two whole notes. Synonym of breve.
29Brillenbässe
30bridge
31A wooden support, situated on the belly of stringed instruments for the purpose of holding the strings away from it. The bridge doubtless originated in the eastern countries where small movable bridges are found employed in changing the length of strings and hence their pitch. The ancient Greek monochord also was fitted with this variety of bridge. Such movable bridges serve the same purpose as do the fingers when pressing the strings against the neck of an instrument to change the pitch. In most modern instruments the bridge is not stationary, although those of the guitar and the mandolin are fixed. These exceptions are due to the fact that in these instruments the bridge does not assist in producing the tone as it does in those belonging to the viol tribe. Here the bridge transmits the vibrations of the strings to the belly which in turn vibrates and reinforces the meager tone of the strings. A small post called the sounding-post connects the belly and the back and transmits the vibrations of the belly to the back, still further reinforcing the sound. It is this peculiarity which creates the vast difference in the resonant quality of the two classes of instruments. The bridge of the violin is of maple and is carved so that the feet exactly fit the curves of the belly. It is not glued in place, but the tension of the strings holds it firm. The bridge of the crwth and that of the tromba marina possessed a marked individual characteristic in that they possessed one foot much longer than the other. The longer foot passed through a sound hole and rested upon the back of the instrument, transmitting the vibrations of the strings much as does the sounding-post of the violin.
32brief
331. An obsolete term for breve, an ancient note equal to two whole notes.
342. The bridge of a bass viol.
35brillant (brē-yāñ') Fr. adj. mas.
36brillante (brē-yāñt') Fr. adj. fem.
37Brilliant, bright: sparkling in style. Abbr. brill.
38Brillenbässe (brīl'-lēn-bēs-sē) Ger. n.
39Spectacle-basses. In music for the drum the abbreviation indicating alternating eighth notes or sixteenth
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