harp treadle

The pedal of a harp. The use of harpsichord, vis-a-vis (ve-za-ve) the single action pedal raised a note Vis-a-vis is the French for opposite; one semitone; the double action pedal, hence, a harpsichord having two keytwo semitones. See also harp, boards placed on opposite sides of the harp, triangular instruments, the players facing each A harp having a triangular frame. other. Called also double harpsichord. The ancient harps were of this kind, harsur (har'-zoor) harp-way tuning An old Hebrew Heb. n. instrument of ten A popular early English method of strings. tuning the viola da gamba. This hart (hart) Ger. adj. style of tuning was so called because Hard; harsh; unprepared; major. it made arpeggio playing easy. hart verminderter Dreiklang (hart harp, Welsh fer-men'-der-ter dri'-klang) Ger. An ancient harp having ninety-eight Literally, hard, diminishing three gut strings, arranged in three rows. tone: a triad with major third and The outer rows produced the natural diminished fifth; a three-tone chord notes and the center row gave the consisting of a note plus notes at flats and sharps. intervals of a major third or two harpe (arp) Fr. n. whole tones, and a diminished fifth or The harp. three whole tones. harpe, Eolienne harp. (arp' a-o-li-enn') Fr. Hartklingend n. (hart-klin'-khend) Ger. The yEolian harpechorde (arp-kord) Fr. n. Harsh sounding, The harpsichord. hasur (ha'-zoor) an Heb.instrument n. A dechordon; of ten harpeggieren (har-peg-ge'-ren) Ger. v. strings used by the Hebrews. To play the chords harp fashion, 268 hay 249 hate hate (at) Fr. n. Haupttonart (howpt'-ton-art) Ger. n. Haste; speed; hurry, The principal key. haubois (5-bwa) Fr. n. Hauptwerk (howpt'-verk) Ger. n. See hautbois. Literally, chief or main work: the great organ. Abbr. Hauptw., Hptw.,