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in harmony ; a melody ; an air ; the state of giving the proper 

 sound or sounds ; just intonation ; harmonious accordance ; 

 pitch of voice or instrument." 



Rhythm. — " Dividing into short portions by a regular succession 

 of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, &c, producing an agree- 

 able effect ; movement in musical time with periodical recurrence 

 of accent ; the measured beat or pulse which marks* the character 

 and expression of the music ; symmetry of movement and accent. 

 The harmonious flow of vocal sounds." 



Melody. — " A rhythmical succession of single tones ranging for 

 the most part within a given key, and so related together as to 

 form a musical whole, having the unity of what is technically 

 called a musical thought, at once pleasing to the ear and charac- 

 teristic in expression. Melody consists in a succession of single 

 tones ; harmony is a consonance or agreement of tones, also a 

 succession of consonant musical combinations or chords." 



Meter. — " Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into 

 verses, stanzas, strophes, &c. ; poetical measure, depending on 

 number, quantity, and accent of syllables ; also any specific 

 rhythmical arrangement . ' ' 



Common meter. — e£ Four iambic verses or lines making a stanza, 

 the first and third each having four feet, and the second and the 

 fourth each three feet." 



Long meter. — "Iambic verses or lines of four feet each, four 

 verses usually making a stanza." 



Short meter. — " Iambic verses or lines, the first, second, and 

 fourth having each three feet, and the third four feet. The stanza 

 usually consists of four lines, but is sometimes doubled." 



Step. — The interval between two contiguous degrees of the 

 scale. The word ' tone ' is often used as the name of this interval ; 

 but there is evident incongruity in using ' tone ' for indicating 

 the interval between tones. As the word ' scale ' is derived from 

 the Italian scala, a ladder, the intervals may well be called 

 steps." 



Air. — " A musical idea or motive, rhythmically developed in 

 consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical and balanced 

 whole, which may be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a 

 hymn or song, or even to plain prose, or played upon an instru- 

 ment ; a melody ; a line ; an aria." 



Foot, Feet. — " Combination of syllables constituting a metrical 

 element of a verse, the syllables being formerly distinguished by 

 their quantity or length, but in modern poetry by their accent." 



Accent. — " A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark 

 the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure ; 

 a special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the mea- 

 sure ; the rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections 

 of a period. The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage." 



Measure. — " Regulated division of movement ; a regulated 

 movement corresponding to the time in which the accompanying 

 music is performed ; but, especially, a slow and stately dance. 

 The group or grouping of beats caused by the regular recurrence 

 of accented beats ; the space between two bars ; the manner of 



