autentico (a-oo-ten'-ti-ko) It. adj

Authentic; authoritative. See also AB c defga authentic. auteur (6-tur) Fr. n. No chromatic semitones were used Author; inventor; composer, except occasionally B flat. authentic authentic part of the scale Immediately related to the keynote, That part of the scale between the that is, within an octave above the tonic or keynote and the dominant or keynote. Equivalent to authentico fifth above in contradistinction to the (It.), authentique (Fr.), authentisch plagal part or that part from the dom- (Ger.). inant to the higher extreme of the ocauthentic cadence tave. For instance, in the key of C, The old name for perfect cadence C-D-E-F-G is the authentic part of or perfect close, formed by the chord G-A-B-C, the plagal part. The terms of the dominant (the chord based on have grown into this use because of the fifth tone of the scale) followed the musical significance of authentic by the chord of the tonic (the chord as meaning nearer and more closely based on the first or fundamental tone related to the keynote, and plagal as of the scale) in contradistinction to meaning further away and le closely the plagal cadence which is formed by related. Hence the authentic is con the chord of the sub-dominant (the sidered a more important part of the chord based on the fourth tone of the scale) followed by the chord of the scale than the plagal or "leaning" tonic. The perfect cadence is generauthentique (6-ten-tek) Fr. adj. ally used to conclude modern music. part. authentisch (ow-tan-tlsh) Ger. adj. authentic keys Authentic: immediately related to A series of notes which extend from the keynote, that is, within an octave the first degree or keynote of a major above the keynote. or minor scale to the fifth and the auto (a-oo'-to) Spa. n. eighth or octave above. Act, action. Auto sacramental, an authentic melody allegorical or dramatic play on a re- See melody, authentic. ligious subject, in which music played authentic modes an important part. These represent a- The seven modes or scales used in tions were formerly given during reli- 70 auto avoided cadence 51 gio us festivals, but have been obsolete Bernard, but it antedates him, since it since the Eighteenth Century. is found in a St. Gall manuscript of the Ninth Century. On account of its