the Sixteenth Century

2. A French dance popular in Eng break land during the Sixteenth Century. It 1. The point of change in the quality of alto, soprano and tenor voices. was probably a round dance, in which These three voices have two reg is the dancers joined hands in a circle. ters, the head voice and the chest Synonym of bransle, branle and brawl. voice, and the point of junction is Brautlied (browt'-let) Ger. n. called the break; in a properly culti- Bridal song, bridal hymn. vated voice it is not noticeable. Brautme e (browt'-mes-se) Ger. n. 2. In clarinet the break is between Music before the wedding cere- B flat and B natural. mony, the ceremony itself. 3. An imperfectly formed tone on brava (bra'-va) It. adj. fem. horn, trumpet and clarinet. An Italian word meaning well done, 4. In playing up the scale on the used as a term of applause in almost organ, the sudden return to the lower all countries except England and octave caused by an insufficient num- America. In Italy it is the custom to ber of pipes; also in compound stops applaud during a musical perform any point in their scale where the ance, and the bravos are addre ed relative highne and lowne of tone sometimes to the composer of the of the pipes is changed. piece, sometimes to singer or instrubreakdown mentalist and sometimes to the whole, A hilarious negro clog. A noisy, hence the three forms, mas. bravo, rapid, shuffling dance, performed by fem. brava, and pi. bravi. the negroes of the southern United bravi (bra'-ve) It. adj. pi. States as a sort of competition and Well done: used as a term of apcontinued until the competitors are plause. See also brava. tired out. Any rude dance performed bravi ima (bra-vis'-si-ma) It. adj. by shuffling the feet and usually fem. danced by one person at a time, Superlatively, good; superlatively, breath well done, as applied to musical performances. The air stored up in the lungs, which during expiration, condensed bravo (bra'-vo) It. adj. mas. by muscular contraction, produces the Well done: used as a term of apeffect of wind and evokes sounds plause. See also brava. from the voice or from wind instrubravour (bra-voor') Ger. n. ments into the mouthpiece of which Bravery, spirit: dash in execution. the air is conducted. The art of tak- Bravourarie (bra-voor'-a'-ri-e) Ger. n. ing breath and properly economizing A vocal or instrumental compos i it are difficult and important parts of tion in brilliant and florid style and the practise strum ent of playing. singing and of wind in allowing great freedom of execution. bravoure (bra-voor') Fr. n. breathing-mark Bravery, gallantry: an instrumental A sign written above a vocal part to waltz of a showy and brilliant character. show that the singer may or must take breath ten:at_ _ythat place. It is writ-