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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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1Halbe Cadenz (Ger.). Half cadence.
2Halbe Note. Half-note.
3Halber Ton. Half-tone.
4Half-Note. ♭
5Half-Rest. ♯
6Half-Shift. On the violin, the position of the hand between the open position and the first shift.
7Half-Step. Half-tone.
8Half-Tone. The smallest interval in modern music.
9Hallelujah (Heb.). The Greek form Alleluia is often used. "Praise ye Jehovah."
10Halling. A Norwegian dance in triple time.
11Hals (Ger.). Neck, as of violin, guitar, etc.
12Hammerklavier (Ger.). A name for the P. F. (used by Beethoven in the great sonata, Op. 106).
13Hanacca. A Moravian dance in 3/4 time, somewhat like the polonaise.
14Hardiment (Fr.) (har-dee-mong). Boldly.
15Harmonic Flute. See Flute.
16Harmonic Scale. The series of natural harmonics; the scale of all brass instruments without valves or pistons.
17Harmonic Stops. Organ-stops with pipes of twice the standard length pierced with a small hole at the middle, causing them to sound the first overtone instead of the sound that the whole length would produce.
18Harmonica. (1) An instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin, the sounds of which were produced from glass bowls. (2) An instrument consisting of plates of glass struck by hammers. (3) A mixture-stop in the organ.
19Harmonici (Lat.) (har-mon'-i-see). The followers of Aristoxenus, as opposed to the Canonici (ka-non-i-see), the followers of Pythagoras. The former taught that music was governed by its appeal to the ear, the latter that it was a matter for mathematical and arithmetical study only.
20Harmonicon. A toy instrument with free reeds, blown by the mouth.
21Harmonics, Overtones, Partial Tones. (1) The sounds produced by the division of a vibrating body into equal
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