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Ballet (Fr.) (bal-leh) – Bearings or Bearing Notes

Ballet (Fr.) (bal-leh)

A combination of music and dancing, designed to tell a story in pantomime.

Balletto (It.) (bal-let'-to)

A ballet. Used as a name for a movement by Bach.

Ballo (It.)

A dance; a ball. Ballo in maschera (mas-keh-rah). Masked ball.

Barnby, Joseph

1838; d. 1896.

Barnby, Joseph. Composer; England. B.

Barnett, John

Composer. B. 1802; d. 1890.

BASSOON Basse taille (Fr.) (tah-ee). Baritone voice.

Barre (Fr.) (bar)

Bar. Barre de répétition. A double bar with repeat marks. Bas dessus (Fr.) (bah-des-soo'). The mezzosoprano voice.

Bartholomew, Mrs

composer; England. B. 1811; d. 1891.

Basetto (It.)

An eight- or sixteen-foot reedstop in the organ; obsolete name for viola.

Bass Viol

The largest viol of a set or "chest" of viols.

Bass-bar

A strip of wood glued to the belly of instruments of the violin family under the lowest string.

Batterie (Fr.) (bat-teh-ree)

(I) The roll on the drum. (2) Repeated or broken chords played staccato. (3) Striking instead of plucking the strings of the guitar.

Bearings or Bearing Notes

The notes first tuned by an organ- or piano-tuner as a guide to the rest.