F
Fa
The fourth of the syllables adopted by Guido, called the Aretinian syllables. In "Movable Do" system the fourth of any scale. Fa burden…
Facilité (Fr.)
Made easy; an easy version of a difficult passage. Facture (Fr.) (fak-toor), Fattura (It.) (fattoo-rah). Literally, the making. The…
Fandango (Sp.)
A rapid dance in triple time. FANFARE FINALE Fanfare (Fr.), Fanfara (It.). A brilliant | Festo'so (It.). Gay; joyful. trumpet call or…
Feldton
The key of E2, often used for military band music. pause. Fermata (It.) [from fermare, to stay]. A pause. A cessation of accompaniment and…
Fagottone (It.) (fag-got-to'-neh) – Fes (Ger.)
A name for the diminished fifth. The highest register of the voice.
Festivamente (It.)
With Faelten, Carl. Pianist; Germany. B. 1846. Farinelli, Carlo B. (fah-ree-nel-lee). Sopranist; Italy. B. 1705; d. 1782. Faure, J. B…
Fest (Ger.) – Fiato (It.)
A failure; breakdown. Literally, " a flask."
Fieramente (It.)
Fiero (It.) (fee-eh-ro), Fier (Fr.) (fee-eh). proud; fierce. Fife, Fifre (Fr.), Piffero (It.), Querpfeife (Ger.) (kvehr-pfei-feh). A small…
Figure
(I) A form of accompaniment maintained without change. (2) A repeated melodic phrase. (3) Sequence. Figured Bass, Basso figurato (It.)…
Finale (It.) (fee-nah-leh)
Final. The last movement of a sonata or symphony or of the act of an opera. Fesca, F. E. Composer; Germany. B. 1789; d. 1826.
France (B d)
Field, John. Pianist; Ireland. B. 1782; d. Fillmore, J. C. Pianist, essayist; U. S. A.
Fingerboard
The upper side of the neck of string instruments, generally a thin strip of ebony against which the strings are pressed by the fingers of…
Flue Stops
Organ stops, the pipes of which are constructed on the same principle as the whistle or flageolet. Flute, Flauto (It.) (flau-to), Flöte…
Foglietto (It.) (fol-yet'-to)
The part used by the leader of the violins in the orchestra, containing cues, etc., of the other instruments, sometimes used by the…
Fois (Fr.) (foa)
Time; as, première fois, first time. Folia (Sp.), Follia (It.). A Spanish dance.
Foot
(I) A poetic measure or meter. (2) A drone bass. (3) The unit used in determining the pitch of organ pipes, the standard being 8-foot C…
Form (Number order and key relation)
The number, order, and key relation of the several themes that are combined to make an extended composition, such as the sonata, rondo…
Form (It was formerly largely used)
It was formerly largely used in vocal music, and is now one of the most usual forms for the lighter class of piano music. The following…
France (B d) (II)
Made from Ist theme or all the themes. For an example of this kind see Beethoven's No. 2 Sonata of the three dedicated to Haydn, last…
Forte (It.) (for-teh)
Loud. Fort (Fr.), Stark (Ger.). Meno forte, less loud. Mezzo forte (M. F.), half loud. forte, louder. Poco forte, a little loud; rather…
Fidicinal – Fourniture (Fr.)
A general term for string instruments. An organ-stop of 2-foot pitch; open; metal.
Freddamente (It.)
With Franz, Robert (frants). Composer; Germany. B. 1815; d. 1892. Frescobaldi, G. (fres-co-bal-dee). Composer. organist; Italy. B. 1583; d…
Frets
Pieces of wood, metal, or ivory, set across the fingerboard of some string instruments, raised slightly above its surfaces, to regulate the…
Frottola (It.)
Fuga, Fugue (It.), Fuge (Ger.) (foo-geh). [From Lat., fuga, flight.] The parts seeming to fly one after another; the highest development of…
Fusée (Fr.) (foo-seh')
A slide from one sound to another. Fuchs or Fux, J. J. (fooks). Theorist. B. 1660; d. 1741.
Free Reed – Furlano (It.)
The reverse of strict contrapuntal style. The generator or root of a chord..