Appoggiatura: alternatives and connections

The name of the sixth tone in the model major scale (that in C), or the first tone of the minor scale, which is named after it the sca…

One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure, taking their time from the preceding note.

An instrument (of the nature of the ordinary legal bond) made by a government or a corporation for purpose of borrowing money; as, a g…

The act of borrowing.

To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note is not completed, bu…

The nominal of the second tone in the model major scale (that in C), or of the fourth tone in the relative minor scale of C (that in A…

A short note, equal in time to the half of a semiquaver, or the thirty-second part of a whole note.

Affixed; subjoined; -- said of a word or particle which leans back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it, and to lose i…

How a government uses taxes and spending to influence the economy.

To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.

The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- called also generatin…

A play designed to promote or display grace of motion. It consists in throwing a small hoop from one player to another, by means of tw…

Wanting in grace or excellence; departed from, or deprived of, divine grace; hence, depraved; corrupt.

Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love,. or bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kin…

The cost of borrowing money or the return paid on savings.

The tonic or first tone of the scale in which a piece or passage is written; the fundamental tone of the chord, to which all the modul…

The act of borrowing or exchanging.

That which occupies or engages the time and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade.