parade tas

Derived (pa-ra-de'-tas) from paradeta, Spa.a n.short parfait (par-fe') Fr. adj. step: a kind of Spanish dance, 1. Perfect, said of intervals. paradiddle 2. Complete, of cadence; pure, of A drum beat, intonation. parallel intervals parhypate Intervals pa ing in two parallel Literally,(par-hip'-a-te) next to the Grk. n. uppermost: parts, either ascending or descending. the name of one of the strings of the parallel keys ancient eight-stringed lyre. The A major key with its related minor uppermost, as the lyre was held, was key, that is, a major and minor key called the hypate, and the second or having the same signature, as C mat he one next to it, was called the jor and A minor, no sharp or flat; G parhypate. major and E minor, one sharp. par iambus (par-i-am'-bus) Lat. n. parallel motion A metrical foot consisting of two The progre ion of two voices, short syllables or notes, thus: ^ ^. carrying related parts of a melody, Usually called pyrrhic. when ascending or descending by the parlante (par-lan'-te) It. part., n. same interval. From parlare, to speak; speaking: 406 387 particular meter parlante tended for chorus. Part songs origiused substantively, it means the nated in Germany, spoken portion of an opera with dialogue, as opposed to that which is part-writing sung. Counterpoint: that form of compo parlor grand pianoforte sition which concerns the correct A grand of the second size. combination of the several voice-parts with one another.