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thus distinguished from the drift or gangimii/, wliich is 



led along the vein when reached by the tunnel. 

 Turn. — A pit sunk in some part of a drift. 

 Underlay 'er. — A perpendicular shaft sunk to cut the lode at 



any re(|uired depth. 

 Wind-Hatch. — The opening or place where the ore is taken 



out of the earth. 

 Winze. — A small shaft sunk from one level to another for the 



purpose of ventilation. 

 Work. — Ores before they are cleaned and dressed. 



MUSIC. 



Mu'sic. — The science of harmonical sounds. It treats of tlie 



number, time, division, and combination of sounds. 

 Al'to. — The counter-tenor part, or that immediately below the 



treble. 

 Al'to-Ripie'no. — The tenor of the great chorus, which sings 



and plays only in particular places. 

 An'them. — -A sacred tune or piece of music set to Avords taken 



Irom the Psalms or other parts of the Scriptures. 

 A'ria. — An air or song. 

 Arietta. — An air or little air. 

 Barytone. — A male voice, the compass of which partakes of 



the common bass and the tenor, being lower than the latter 



and higher than the former. 

 Bass. — The lowest or fundamental part in music. 

 Canta'ta. — A song or composition intermixed with recitative 



airs and different movements, chiefly intended for a single 



voice with an instrumental accompaniment. 

 Canzo'ne. — A song or air in two or three parts, with pa.ssages 



of fugue and imitation. 

 Canzonet'. — A short song in one, two, or three parts. It some- 

 times consists of two .strains, each of which is sung twice. 



Sometimes it is a species of jig. 

 Chant. — A peculiar kind of sacred music, in which prose is 



sung, with less variety of intonation than in common airs. 

 Cho'ral. — A tune of a simjile and uniform character, adapted 



to worship. 

 Chord. — The combination of two or more sounds heard at 



the same time, and forming a concord or discord. 

 Cho'rus. — Those parts of a song at which the whole company 



