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The American history and encyclopedia of music, 1910
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1double octave
2double octave
3The interval of two octaves; a fifteenth.
4double quartet
51. Two bodies of four musicians each, united to form one group.
62. A composition written for performance by such a group.
7double reed
81. The double piece of cane in the aperture of such instruments as the oboe and bassoon, set in vibration by the breath of the player.
92. An organ reed stop, whose lowest tone is three octaves below middle C.
10double reed melodeon
11See melodeon, double reed.
12double relish
13See relish.
14double shake
15A trill on two notes at once, commonly at the interval of a third.
17double sharp
18The sign X which indicates that the note before which it is placed is to be raised two semitones. Formerly written
20double sonata
21A sonata composed for two instruments, in which each has an independent part, such as piano and violin, piano and 'cello.
22double stem
23A double stem consists of two stems attached to the same note head, one drawn up, the other down. It is used whenever the same note belongs to two parts; one of the stems indicates its natural length, while the other may indicate a shorter length, in connection with a note or group of notes following it.
24double-stemmed note
25See note, double-stemmed.
26double stopped diapason
27A double organ stop whose wooden and occasionally metal pipes are stopped or covered at the top, and whose lowest tone is the third C below middle C.
28double stopping
29In playing the violin and other instruments of its class, the stopping of two strings at once with the fingers in order to shorten the strings, so that when struck, they produce two tones, respectively higher in pitch than those sounding when the open string is touched by the bow. The term is also applied to the playing of two notes at once on the open strings.
30double suspension
31The suspension, or carrying over, of two notes of a chord into the next chord.
32double tierce (doo-bl tērs) Fr.
33Literally, double third, double having the meaning of an octave above: an organ stop composed of pipes pitched the interval of a tenth, an octave and a third, above the ordinary pitch of the corresponding keys of the keyboard. A tierce stop would be only an interval of a third above the ordinary pitch.
34double-time
35Duple-time: time in which the number of beats in each measure can be divided by two, as: two-two, two-four, four-four, six-two or six-four time. See also time.
36double-tonguing
37A term used in playing the cornet, and some other instruments of brass and also the flute: it signifies a rapid alternate motion of the tongue between the teeth and the roof of the mouth, producing a clear articulation of rapid notes. The word "ticker" is commonly used for double-tonguing.
38double touch (doo-bl toosh) Fr.
39A peculiar modification of the action of an organ, in which two grades of pressure must be used on the keys, according to the result desired. The first depth of touch is the lighter, and by using it alone the softer stops are heard. On the player's using heavier pressure, sufficient to depress the key as far as possible, a more powerful solo tone or combination is brought into effect, and the organist is thus enabled to play effectively a solo and accompaniment on the same manual. It is a comparatively recent improvement in organ building.
40double trill
41Same as double shake.
42double triplet
43Two triplets united to form a sextole, or group of six equal notes executed in the time of four.
44double trumpet
45An organ manual reed stop corresponding in size, power and tone
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