Figur (fe-goor') Ger. n

A figure; a musical phrase, figure figura (fe-goo'-ra) It, n. figure A short (fe-giir') themeFr.inn. music having a Figure; a note used as an ornament, distinct melodic individuality, which figura ligata (fe-goo'-ra le-ga'-ta) It. may be repeated variously; a figure, See ligature, figure (fe-gii-ra') Fr. adj. figura Figured; relating to the ornamental and mut a Lat. (fe-goo'-ra moo'-ta) Written It. portions of musical compositions, A rest. figure of diminution figura obliqua (fe- In musical notation a figure inclosed goo'- ra a - ble'- in a curve, which shortens the durakwa) It. # tion of a note. Sung In early music, a ligature of two r£5E — Hotm figured Same as figure (Fr.). notes expre ed thus: figured ba when ascend- A ba part having the accompanying; thus: ing chords suggested by figures writ when descending. ten above or below the notes; the figural (fe - goo - most succe ful system of shorthand ral') Ger. adj. scoring at present in use among A cla of music Figura obliqua organists and pianists. One number deviating from the usually implies two or more note9 plain, simple style; figured or ornaneeded to complete a chord. When mented. there is no figure it is understood that the common chord of the note is to Ger. n.ng Figuralgesa (fe-goo-ral'-ge-zang') be used. The figure 2 implies a Varied and figured chant, as a fourth and sixth, 3 a fifth perfect or deviation from the plain, simple style. diminished according to the position figurantes (fe-gu-rafit) Fr. n of the note in the key, 4 a fifth or Dancers who dance in a ballet in fifth and eighth, 5 a third and eighth, groups, not singly. 6 a third, 7 a fifth and third, 8 a third and fifth, 9 a third and fifth. A line figurate (fe-goo-ra'-te) It. adj. drawn through a figure indicates that Figured; relating to the ornamental portions of musical compositions. the interval is to be raised either by 222 203 figured ba Finger bildner a natural or a sharp. A sharp, flat, or filpen (feT-pen) Ger. v. natural standing alone directs a cor- See fistuliren. responding alteration of the third of finEnd a quihere; (fa-na-ke') the chord. Horizontal lines indicate final to this Fr. place, that the harmony of the previous chord shall be continued. When no In Greg or i an music, the tone in figures are found under the previous each mode with which melodies must chord the lines direct that the comend. The authentic modes, or the mon chord of the first note under original modes upon which the others which they are placed shall be conwere based, were founded upon the tinued. Figured ba is also called lowest note or final, corresponding in thorough ba , continued ba , genmany respects to the modern keyeral ba , bezifferto ba , ba o note. The plagal modes, formed chiffree, ba o continue, ba o fig later, began four tones below the uree, ba o continuo, ba o figurato final upon which each mode was and ba o numerate See also chord, based, figured descant final close See figured discant. A concluding cadence, figured discant final modulation Discant in which the theme is a Modulation is final when the new melody of ornate character. key is adhered to for a few chords figured harmony at least. Harmony in which variety is secured by means of embellishments finale (fe-na'-le) It. n. such as appoggiaturas, pa ing tones, finale (fe-nal') Fr. n. 1. The concluding section of a anticipations or suspensions, figures, nodal piece in rondo form, or of an act of See nodal figures. a dramatic work, as an opera, espefil (fel) Fr. n. cially if so managed as to produce an Thread, as of a violin string, impre ive are usually climax. Operatic concerted finale's pieces for filar il tuono (fe-lar el too-6'-no) It. several soloists and a chorus. filar la voce (fe-lar la vo'-che) It. 2. The last piece on a program, as Literally, to spin out the tone to a of a concert. thread; hence to sustain the sound for a long time; to draw out the tone finalis (fi-nal'-is) Lat. n. in an even, sustained sound, 1. Same as finale. 2. That part of the service in the filarmonico (fe-lar-mo'-ni-ko) It. adj. Roman Catholic Church which is Music-loving, chanted or intoned at the altar by the