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1. A march.(mar-cha'-ta) It. n. chant from the other words, 2. A drum beat. mark, division marimba.. A curved line connecting a group An instrument found in Africa, in of notes and accompanied by a figure South America, and in the southern which indicates their number. This shows that these notes po e a part of Mexico. It consists of a grad rhythm, different from that of the rest uated series of bamboo or wooden of the piece, as a triplet which conbars, numbering from five to twenty sists of three notes to be allowed the five, and arranged over a frame, or time ordinarily given two notes. over gourds, serving as hollow 338 319 mark, harmonic masque mark, harmonic Barbaroux, the deputy from Mar- A mark placed over certain notes in violin, violoncello and harp.music, seilles, sent to his city for " six hun indicating that these notes are to be as thisdred band men who marched knew how to die," they northward and harmonics, which can be obtained by sang the song which was thenceforth lightly touching the strings at certain called La Marseillaise, although its points and thus causing them to author had named it, Chant de guerre vibrate. See also harmonic, pour l'armee du Rhine, war song for mark, metronome the army of the Rhine. When the A mark or sign placed at the begin- Tuileries was stormed and the Swi ning of a composition indicating the guard murdered, the strains of La exact tempo by regulating the time Marseillaise were heard above the value of the notes by means of the groans of the dying. A well-known beats of the pendulum of the metro painting by Pils represents Rouget de nome. See also metronome, Lisle singing La Marseillaise. Louis mark, staccato Philippe granted the author a pension Dots or dashes which are placed because of his song. over notes indicating that they are marteau (mar-to) Fr. n. to be played short and detached, 1. The hammer in piano action. mark, tempo 2. Tuning-key. A word or phrase which indicates martele (mar-tu-la') Fr. v. the rate of speed at which a compos i- Literally, hammered: a direction tion is to be played. The idea exfound in music indicating that the pre ed isnot fixed but comparative, notes so marked are to be played with unle accompanied by a metronomic a sharp and decided stroke, as in mark. The use of tempo marks dates hammering, from the Seventeenth Century, martellato (mar-tel-la'-to) It. part. marked Hammered; used the same as the Accented, French, martele, to mean notes markiren (mar-ke'-ren) Ger. v. strongly marked, To mark; to accent; to emphasize, mar tell are (mar-tel-la'-re) markirt To hammer; to beat; to It. v. the strike Marked;(mar-kert') emphasized,Ger. adj. notes forcibly. marks, expre ion martellement (mar-tel-man') Fr. n. Signs, words or phrases which ind i- A small shake formerly used in cate to the performer the proper music; an martial song acciaccatura or a mordent, degrees of expre ion to observe in a composition. A song of warlike subject and style, marque (mar-ka) Fr. adj. with stirring rhythm. Marked; emphasized, martraza (mar-tra'-tsa) It. n. marquer (mar-ka') Fr. v. A Spanish dance, To mark; to accent; to emphasize, marziale (mar-tsi-a'-le) It. adj. marquez un peu la mejodie (mar-ka' Martial; warlike; in march style. un pu la ma-16-de') Fr. maschera A direction meaning that the mel- A mask: (ma'-ske-ra) It. n. a dramatic entertainment, ody is to be slightly accented, which was one of the forerunners of mars char tig (marsh'-ar-tikh) Ger. adj. the opera. Same as mask and masque. In march style. mas cher at a 1. A masquerade;(ma-ske-ra'-ta) a masque.It. n.