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The musiclover's handbook, containing (1) a pronouncing dictionary of musical terms and (2) biographical dictionary of musicians, 1911
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1DICTIONARY OF TERMS
3Natural Pitch. The sounds produced by flute, clarionet, etc., without overblowing. The flute, oboe, and bassoon overblow at the octave above their fundamental. The clarionet at the 12th.
4Naturale (It.) (nah-too-rah'-leh), Naturel (Fr.) (nah-too-rel'). Natural; unaffected.
5Neapolitan Sixth. A name given to a chord consisting of the subdominant with minor 3d and minor 6th, as F, Ab, Db; used in both major and minor keys.
6Neben (Ger.) (neh'-ben). Subordinate; accessory.
7Neben-Dominant (Ger.). The dominant of the dominant.
8Neben-Gedanken (Ger.). Accessory themes.
9Nebensatz (Ger.). An auxiliary theme in sonata, etc.
10Nebenwerk. The second manual of the organ.
11Neck [Ger., Hals; Fr., manche (mongsh)]. The "handle" of violin, guitar, etc.; on its top is the fingerboard; at its end, the peg-box.
12Negli (It.) (nehl-yee'), Nei, Nel, Nell, Nella, Nelle, Nello. In the manner of.
13Negligente (It.) (neg-lee-gen'-teh). Careless.
14Negligentemente (It.) (neg-lee-gen-te-men-teh). Carelessly.
15Negligenza (neg-lee-gent-sa), con. With carelessness.
16Nel battere (It.) (bat-teh-reh). At the beat.
17Nel stilo antico. In the antique style.
18Nenia or Nænia (Lat.). A funeral dirge.
19Nettamente (It.) (nett-a-men-teh). Neatly; clearly.
20Netto (It.). Neat; exact.
21Neuma, Neumes. Signs used in mediæval notation.
22Nineteenth. An organ-stop; two octaves and a fifth above the diapason.
23Ninth. An interval one degree beyond the octave, being the second removed an octave; it may, like the second, be minor, major, or augmented. The minor and major ninths are essential dissonances, that is, sounds derived from the fundamental; with the augmented ninth the lower sound is really the ninth, thus, G, B, D, F, A or Ab, are overtones of G, but C, D# arise from B, D#, F#, A, C, chord of ninth. A chord consisting of root major 3, perfect 5, minor 7, and major or minor ninth may have either major or minor ninth in major keys, but only the minor ninth in minor keys.
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