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Scan 41
The musiclover's handbook, containing (1) a pronouncing dictionary of musical terms and (2) biographical dictionary of musicians, 1911
22 lines. Read by computer on 12 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1Bind. A tie. The same sign, when over two or more notes on different degrees, is called a slur.
2Bis (Lat.). Twice. When placed over a short passage, enclosed thus, Bis signifies that it is to be played twice.
3Bit. A small piece of tube used to lengthen the trumpet or other brass instrument to alter the pitch.
4Bizzarramente (It.) (bid-zarra-mente), Bizzaria (It.) (bid-zarria), Bizzaro (It.) (bid-zarro). Bizarre; fantastic; odd; droll.
5Blanche (Fr.) (blongsh). A half-note; minim.
6Blanche pointée (poin-teh). A dotted half-note.
7Blase-Instrument (Ger.) (blah-zeh). Wind instrument.
8Bob. A technical term in bell ringing.
9Bocca (It.). The mouth. Con bocca chiusa (kee-oo-sa), with closed mouth; humming.
10Bocca ridente (It.) (ree-den'-teh). Smiling mouth; the proper position of the mouth in singing.
11Bocktriller (Ger.). A bad trill. (Literally, goat's bleat.)
12Bois (Fr.) (bo-a). Wood. Les bois, the wood wind.
13Bolero (Sp.) (bo-leh-ro). Spanish dance in ¾ time; also called Cachuca (ka-choo-ka).
14Bombard, An 8 or 16-foot reed-stop in the organ.
15Bombardon. A large, deep-toned brass instrument.
16Bouché (masc.), Bouchée (fem.) (Fr.) (boo-sheh). Closed. Applied to organ-stops with closed mouth.
17Bouffe (Fr.) (boof). Comic.
18Bourdon. (1) A closed organ-stop of 16 or 32-foot tone. (2) In France also 4 and 8-foot stops, analogous to the stop diapason, are so called. (3) A drone bass. (4) The largest bell of a chime.
19Bourrée (Fr.) (boo-reh). A rapid dance ¼ or ¾ time, frequently used as one of the movements in a suite.
20Bow. (1) The implement of wood and horse-hair by means of which the strings of the violin family of instruments are set in vibration. (2) The rim of a bell.
21Bowling. (1) The art of managing the bow. (2) The signs indicating the way in which the bow is to be used.
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