DICTIONARY OF THE PRINCIPAL WORDS USED IN MODERN MUSIC. With their Abbreviations and Explanations. + tos of as fap tn tne, (Gradually increasing the speed. Very slow, Crime. As the performer pleasea; notin atrict Restiese with agitation ‘To or in the style of « March. In the style of s Mareh. Moderately quick. sic nd ied In moderately slow time. ‘Aitie coe dow Chan Andante, ‘Adectionately. Becca ome to ol long reer pet Bor mira, wet mark, lain xenon ‘Bays pl bts Sits ck ont me Tatredced Ler ea ae a eee fh cocrpratbon of keegat Zotrs ton, -- Am Telia aie. ery slow and oles, ‘combination of mnsica! sou ‘Phe fret degree of the Scale, ‘Slow, bat not so slow as Largo. ‘Broa and slow. ‘Smoothly, the reverse of Staccato. Factz ine ocapbiehereioner Ete oe eteeiage ig eg ag Shier key? ee Dying awey. {eld for the Quietly. ‘Trembling, rapid movement. fii vaine. A piece ‘Foo much, dllzgro, ma non troppo, gush tnt ts gc all ibe instruments, tions Vkicsebitocs VS ort quip.The Eclipse Self-Instructor. 3 Paul de Ville. Rudiments of Music. “Let us say to the learner, here ai the beginning, that no art,science’or branch of industry an be seo- ‘cessfully mastered or acquired, anless the strictest attention is paid tothe rufiments or first principles. is the art of combining Sounds in a manner agreeable to the ear; it is divided into two parts, I, Melody, II, Harmony. ‘Melody is a combination of sounds which by their elevation, duration and succession, serve to form a tune. Harmony is another combination of sounds which by their spontaneous inion serve to form chords, STAFF. Bihline. Music is written with seven figures ealled Notes: they ere) sh i named from the first seven letters ofthe slphabet and are placed} 4itine: -——— 2 see pares upon anc between five parallel lines called the Stoff or Stave. ) atline. isi apaee Ti apaee The lines and spaces are counted upwards, the lowest being’ called the first line or space. LEDGER LINES. When the instrament requires 4 greater compass than the staff, small lines called Ledger lines are added, below the staff for the { lower notes, and above for the upper notes. CLEFS. There are three Clefs in common) Treble — Bass - 5 Alto — (The Alto Clef in this country is only used for the Viola) These Clefs aro placed at the beginning’of the staff, upon different lines, according to the instruments for which they are used. They give their names to the lines upon which they are placed, and serve as starting points to determine the names of the other notes, Rapper ,F’A 0k DEFGABCDEFS Treble Clef. 5 a Notes on the lines. Notes inthe spaces. All the notes that can be put on the staff ) without the use of ledger lines. ' Bass Clef. 93 DFA AG BG F@ABC DEFG A-B ae P Cosas D £ = Treble Clef. Boe © Bolow. = Notes an ledger Tines. Notes in the spaces of the ledger Tines. 2 sweep # £ snore @ f £ Bass Clef. SE w | 3 | >| Belo ou 9145-59 Copyright MCMV. by Carl Fi