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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
3Fiddle. This word and "violin" both come from the same root—the Low Latin word vitula.
5Fidicen (Lat.). A harp or lute player. [From Lat. fides, a string, and cano, to sing.]
7Fidicinal. A general term for string instruments.
9Fiedel (Ger.). Fiddle.
11Fieramente (It.). Proudly; fiercely.
13Fiero (It.) (fee-eh-ro), Fier (Fr.) (fee-eh), proud; fierce.
15Fife, Fifre (Fr.), Piffero (It.), Querpfeife (Ger.) (kvehr-pfei-feh). A small flute without keys, an octave higher than the flute, used in conjunction with drums for military purposes.
17Fifteenth. An organ-stop of 2-foot pitch; open; metal.
19Fifth. (1) An interval which includes five letters. (2) The dominant of the key.
21Figure. (1) A form of accompaniment maintained without change. (2) A repeated melodic phrase. (3) Sequence.
23Figured Bass, Basso figurato (It.), Basse chiffre (Fr.). A bass with figures over it (or under it) to indicate the chord each note is to bear. Invented as a species of musical shorthand it has been retained as a means of teaching harmony, although its warmest advocates admit its inadequacy to the indication of modern harmony.
25Filar la voce (It.) (feelar-la-vocheh), Filer la voix (Fr.) (fee-leh-la-voa). To sustain a sound with even tone. Literally, to spin like a thread.
27Fin (Fr.) (fang), Fine (It.) (fee-neh). End.
29Finale (It.) (fee-nah-leh). Final. The last movement of a sonata or symphony or of the act of an opera.
31Fingerboard. The upper side of the neck of string instruments, generally a thin strip of ebony against which the strings are pressed by the fingers of the left hand.
33Fingering. The art of using the fingers systematically when playing an instrument; the marks or figures that indicate what fingers are to be used.
35Fingersetzung (Ger.). Fingering.
37Finto (It.). A feint; applied to a deceptive cadence.
39Fioretto (It.) (fee-o-ret-to). An ornament.
41Fiorito (It.) (fee-o-ree-to). Florid.
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