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The Musiclover's Handbook, containing 1) a pronouncing dictionary of musical term and 2) biographical dictionary of musicians, 1911
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1DICTIONARY OF TERMS
3Viel (Ger.) (feel). Much; many.
4Vielle (Fr.) (vee-el'). Rote; hurdy-gurdy.
5Vier (Ger.) (feer). Four.
6Vierstimmig. Four-voiced. Vierfach, fourfold.
7Vif (Fr.). Lively.
8Vigorosamente (It.) (vee-go-ro-sa-men'-teh). Vigorously; boldly.
9Vigoroso (It.) (vee-go-ro'-so). Vigor; force.
10Villancico (Sp.) (veel-lan'-thee-co). Originally a species of song or madrigal, later a motet sung in church at certain services.
11Villanella (It.). An ancient Italian folk-song.
12Viol. The precursor of the violin. Viols were made in sets of six called a "chest of viols"; the smallest was about the size of the modern viola, and all were provided with frets.
13Viola. The alto violin, generally called the tenor. The viola is slightly larger than the violin, and has four strings tuned as follows:
15Music for it is written with the C clef on the third line.
16Viola da braccia (arm viola), Viola da gamba (leg viola), Viola da spalla (shoulder viola), Viola pomposa. Obsolete varieties of the viola family. The last was the invention of J. S. Bach.
17Viole (Fr.). Viola.
18Viole d'amor (Fr.) (d'ah-moor), Viola d'amore (It.) (d'ah-mo-reh). A variety of the viola with wire sympathetic strings in addition to the usual gut strings.
19Violin, Violon (Fr.), Violino (It.), Fiddle, Geige (Ger.). The words "violin" and "fiddle" both come from the Latin vitula or fitula, a mediæval form of string instrument played with a bow. The violin has four strings, tuned as follows:
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