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The new encyclopedia of music and musicians, 1929
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1often called a buffonist or a buffo-singer. The French form is bouffe. Opposed to serio.
3Buffonistes. A term applied to the partisans of the Italian opera buffa, when it was first introduced at Paris in 1752, precipitating a warm dispute (the so-called guerre des buffons) which led to the establishment of the French light opera (opera bouffe or comique) in distinction from the serious or tragic opera. Those who opposed the innovation were called antibuffonistes. See under Rousseau and Opera.
5Bugle. An instrument of the trumpet-class, but with a relatively short tube; a buglehorn. Its traditional use is to give infantry-signals. It is usually pitched in C and has 8 tones, but in 1770 and also in 1810 keys were added, giving several more tones (key-bugle or Kent-bugle). After a time its place in military bands was taken by the cornet. Valve-bugles have also been made; and the higher saxhorns are often called bugles. G.
7Bundfrei. Same as fret-free; see Clavichord and Fret.
9Burden, Burthen. The reiterated refrain of a popular song. Also applied to a ground-bass or basso ostinato and to the drone of a bagpipe (or its sound), in both cases because of their continued or persistent sounding. G.
11Burla, Burlesque, Burlesca, Burletta. A broadly humorous stage-piece, often with more or less music; a farce, extravaganza or travesty. Sometimes also a short and humorous instrumental piece. G.
13Button. In the concertina or accordion, one of the keys or studs that open the valves of the reeds. In the violin and similar instruments, the knob at the bottom to which the tailpiece is attached.
15By-Note. A tone or note that is not essential to the main structure of the melody or harmony, such as the auxiliary tone in an embellishment or as a passing-note. The term may be applied specifically in the melodic effect of moving one step up or down from a principal tone and immediately back again, the tone transiently touched thus by a sort of side-step being properly a by-note.
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