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Jägerchor (Ger.) (yay-ger-kore)

Hunting chorus.

Jaleo (Sp.) (hah-leh-o). A Spanish dance in triple time.

Janko Keyboard (yanko). The invention of Paul Janko, arranged like a series of steps, six in number. Each key may be struck in three places, some on the Ist, 3d, and 5th steps, the rest on the 2d, 4th, and 6th, thus enabling the performer to select the most convenient for the passage to be executed.

The chief advantages claimed for this keyboard are: that all scales may be fingered alike; that the thumb may be placed on any key, black or white; that the extended chords are brought within easy reach.

Janissary Music. Instruments of percussion, as small bells, triangles, drums, cymbals.

Jeu (Fr.) (zhoo). Literally, play. A stop on the organ.

Jeu d'anche (d'ongsh). Reed stop.

Jeu de flute. Flue stop.

Jackson, Wm. Organist, composer; England. B. 1730; d. 1803. Jacobsohn, S. E. (yah-cob-sone). Violinist; Germany. B. 1839.

Jadassohn, S. (yah-das-sone). Composer, theorist; Germany. B. 1831; d. 1902.

Jaell, Alfred (yale). Pianist; Austria. B. 1832; d. 1882.

Jahn, Otto (yahn). Essayist; Germany.

B. 1813; d. 1869.

Janiewicz, Felix (yah-nee-vich). Violinist; Poland. B. 1762; d. 1848.

Janssens, J. F. (yahn-sens). Composer; Belgium. B. 1810; d. 1890.

Violinist; Composer; Jarvis, Ch. H. Pianist; U. S. A. B. 1836; d. 1895.

J Jeu demi (deh-mee). Half power; mezzo forte.

Jeu doux (doo). Soft stops.

Jeu forts (fort). Loud stops.

Jeu grand. Full organ.

Jeu plein (plane). Full power.

Jig [It., Giga; Fr. and Ger., Gigue; comes either from Geige, an obsolete variety of fiddle, or from Chica, a rapid Spanish national dance). Now a rapid rustic dance of no fixed rhythm or figures. In the classic suite the jig is the last movement, written in time and often very elaborately treated in fugal form.