degree

One of the eight tones constituting be sung to all the notes in the cor a major or minor scale, used ordinarily responding vocal part of the music with reference to the position of a parallel to such line or row. given tone in a given scale. deimalea 2. One of the lines or spaces of the A Greek (de-I-ma'-le-a) dance, danced Grk. in a circle, staff. dela ement (da-las-mafi') Fr. n. 3. An interval between two notes as Literally, relaxation, recreation: a indicated by their position on the staff. musical composition or performance degree, conjunct of light and pleasing character, A degree which comprises two deliberate adjacent notes, i. e., two notes, one of Deliberate,(da-le-be-ra'-to) It. adj. which is on a line of the staff, the other on the space below or above, or delicatamente It. adv. (da - II - ka - ta-men'-te) vice vers a. The adjunct degree forms Delicately. Abbr. delic. the interval of a second, or a degree delicatezza (da-ll-ka-tet'-tsa) It. n. which comprises two notes in juxta- Delicacy: used to indicate this qualposition on the staff, forming the inity in execution or performance, terval of a second, degree, disjunct delicati imo (da-H-ka-tis'-sIm-mo) It. adv. A degree which comprises two Most delicate. notes separated on the staff by a third delicato or any larger interval. Delicate,(da-H-ka'-to) It. adj. degree, half delie (dal-ya) Fr. adj. A half tone; a semitone, Literally, loose, untied: small, slendegrees in music der; cunning, light, easy; also indicat- Universities in America, Great Britain and Ireland confer two deing a style of touch somewhat detached, grees in music, the higher being Doctor of Music, and the lower, delirio (de-le'-ri-6) It. n. Madne , frenzy; con delirio, wildly, Bachelor of Music; the latter usually excitedly, frantically. preceding the former, although Doc delivery tor of Music is frequently conferred Manner or style of singing; with as an honorary degree. In England especial reference to articulation and these degrees are obtained by examtone production, but also with regard in at i on, and a third degree, Master of to expre ion and general personal Music, between the two mentioned, is now conferred by the University of presence. Cambridge, tracing its origin to the amente (da-le-tsi-6-sa-men'-te) It. adv. delizios act of some Spanish universities in Sweetly, deliciously. the Thirteenth Century. In Ge.rmany the degree of Doctor of Music is, in delizioso (da-le-tsi-6'-so) It. adj. Sweet, delicious, rare cases, conferred as honorary on dell' (dell) It. eminent musicians, but the degree Contraction of dell a, delle, dello. more frequently conferred, in such cases as those of Mendel ohn and delyn Welsh(da-lun) harp. Welsh n. Schumann, was that of Doctor of adj. Philosophy. This degree has also demanche (da-man-sha') Fr. part, and beep obtained by examination from In cello playing, shifted; in.piano various German universities, but as considerable learning in other scienplaying, with cro ed hands, tific branches and in literature, as well deman chem ent (da-mansh-man') Fr. as musical theory, is required to pa Shifting: n. in cello playing, the act of such a test, it is bestowed infrequently taking the thumb from the neck of enough to be a real honor to those the instrument; in piano playing, who receive it. cro ing the hands. Dehnung (da'-noongk) Ger. n. demancher (da-man-sha') Fr. v. Extension; prolongation; expansion, To change the position of the hand: