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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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1Banger, Bania, Banja, Banjo. An instrument resembling a guitar, with a circular body, consisting of a broad hoop of wood covered with parchment, generally provided with five strings. The modern banjo is furnished with frets and with a screw mechanism to tighten the parchment.
3Bar. A line drawn across the staff or staves to divide the music into portions of equal duration. The portion enclosed between two bars is called a measure. The almost universal custom of musicians, however, is to use bar in the sense of measure.
5Barbaro (It.) (bar'-bah-ro). Savagely; ferocious.
7Barbiton (Gk.). (1) A variety of lyre. (2) A string instrument resembling the violoncello (obsolete).
9Barcarole, Barcarolle (Fr.) (bar-ca-rol), Barcarola (It.) (bar-ca-ro-lah), Barcaruola (It.) (bar-ca-roo-o-la). A boat-song; gondolier's song; vocal or instrumental compositions in the style of the Venetian gondoliers' songs.
11Barem (Ger.) (bah-rehm). A soft organ-stop; closed pipes of eight- or sixteen-foot tone.
13Bargaret (Fr.) (bar-gah-reh), Barginet (Fr.) (bar-zhee-neh), Berginet (Fr.) (behr-zhee-neh), Bergiret (Fr.) (behr-zhee-reh). A shepherd's song; pastoral song. From berger (Fr.), a shepherd.
15Baribasso (It.). A deep bass voice.
17Bariolage (Fr.) (bah-ree-o-laje). A medley; a series of cadenzas.
19Baritenor. A low tenor.
21Baritone. A brass instrument; a clarionet of low pitch; an obsolete variety of the viol family; the male voice ranging between bass and tenor (also written barytone); the F clef on the third line (not used now).
23Barocco (It), Barock (Ger.), Baroque (Fr.) (ba-rok). Irregular; whimsical; unusual.
25Barquade, Barquarde (Fr.) (bar-kad, bar-kard). Same as Barcarole.
27Barré (Fr.) (bar-reh'). In guitar playing, pressing the first finger of the left hand across all the strings; the finger acts as a temporary "nut," raising the pitch of the strings.
29Barre (Fr.) (bar). Bar.
31Barre de répétition. A double bar with repeat marks.
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