Scan 159
The American history and encyclopedia of music, 1908
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1corde de luth
2corde de luth (kôrd dû lût) Fr.
3The string of a lute.
4corde fausse (kôrd fôs) Fr.
5A string unbent. A string out of tune.
6corde sourde (kôrd soord) Fr.
7A mute string: a dead string, that is, one that has its tone deadened or modified by an appliance clamped on the strings above the bridge of the instrument for that purpose.
8cordier (kôrd-yâ') Fr. n.
9cordiera (kôrd-dî-ä'-rä) It. n. one of two readings
10cordiera (kôrd-di-ä'-rä) It. n. one of two readings
11In stringed instruments like the violin the piece of wood behind the bridge, usually of ebony, to which the strings are attached.
12cordometre (kôr-dô-mêtr) Fr. n.
13String gauge: an instrument for measuring the thickness of strings for violins, guitars and other instruments of the same family. It consists of an oblong piece of metal having a graduated slit and engraved tablet.
14coreografia (kô-rê-ô-grâ-fê'-ä) It. n.
15Literally, composing dances: the method of describing the figures of a square dance.
16corifeo (kô-ri-fâ'-ô) It. n.
17Chief leader: in ancient Greek drama the leader of the chorus in singing and dancing; in modern usage the leader of an opera or other chorus.
18corimagistro (kô-ri-mä-jês-trô) It. n.
19Master of the chorus: one who leads the choir.
20coriphaeus (kôr-î-fê'-ûs or kô-ri-fâ'-oos) Grk. n.
21Equivalent of coryphaeus.
22corista (kô-rês'-tä) It. n.
23Chorister: one who sings in a chorus or choir. Also a tuning fork or small two-pronged metal instrument of one invariable note, used in tuning instruments.
24cornamusa (kôr-nä-moo'-zä) It. n.
25The bagpipe. A bagpipe in which the wind is supplied by the lungs of the player. A rustic instrument of France and the Netherlands, having eight finger holes and a vent hole that was not fingered. It had two drones or pipes capable of only one note each; these tuned an octave apart.
26corner (kôr-nâ') Fr. v.
27To blow, to sound the trumpet or horn. To sound or play upon the cornet.
28cornet (kôr'-nêt)
29A small brass wind instrument of the trumpet species, of the kind used in brass bands. In early times it was a rough-toned instrument, somewhat like the curved horn called serpent, only smaller. The modern cornet with valves was invented early in the Nineteenth Century. The cornet most used in military bands is tuned to B flat and sounds the notes a whole tone lower than they are written. The cornet in E flat sounds the notes three half steps lower than they are written and the cornet in C sounds the tones as they are, but this last instrument is very little used. Abbr., cor.
30cornet à bouquin (kôr-nâ ă boo-kăñ) Fr. one of two readings
31cornet à bouquin (kôr-nâ ă boo-kâñ) Fr. one of two readings
32Ram's horn. Equivalent to bugle horn and cornet.
33cornet, grand
34See grand cornet.
35cornet stop
361. An organ stop composed of pipes fitted with reeds and capable of imitating the blaring tone of the ordinary cornet. It possesses various pitches.
372. An organ stop composed of from three to five ranks of pipes which produce a corresponding number of tones of different pitches when a single key is depressed.
38cornetto basso (kôr-nêt'-tô bäs'-sê) It. n.
39An obsolete wind instrument of the Fifteenth Century, made curved. This instrument was the original of the serpent.
40corni (kôr'-nê) It. pl.
41The horns: all the instruments of the horn family in an orchestra.
42cornicello (kôr-nî-chêl-lô) It. n.
43A little horn: a small horn or cornet.
44cornist
45A cornet player or horn player.
46corno alto (kôr'-nô ál'-tô) It.
47The horn of highest pitch, in B flat.
48corno basso (kôr'-nô bäs'-sô) It.
49The bass horn or horn of low pitch.
50corno cromatico (kôr'-nô krô-mä'-tî-kô) It.
51A horn having valves or keys which produce half tones.
52corno di bassetto (kôr'-nô dê bäs-sêt'-tô) It.
53The basset-horn.
541. A species of clarinet a fifth lower in pitch than the C clarinet.
552. The name of a delicate toned reed organ stop.
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