the octave principal

2. The leading theme of a fugue as proceleusmatic (pros - e - lus-mat'- Ik) distinguished from the subordinate Eng. n. from Grk. themes called answers. A metrical foot composed of four short syllables or notes, thus: w ^, 3. An old orchestral instrument of v^ >_,. The word is derived from the the trumpet family. Abbr. Prin. Greek, meaning to urge or drive on. principal, ba A song called the proceleusmatick An organ stop of the open diapason was used to animate the rowers of cla : the typical organ tone on the galleys. It is the equivalent of a pedals. principal cadence double pyrrhic. pro cell a (pro-cheT-la) It. n. The concluding strain of a compos i- Literally, a storm or peril: a musit i on or a movement, called principal cal description of a storm. because it is played in the principal Key Also called principal close, A prelude or introduction. principal close proem profe eur de chant (pro-fes-siir dti tWis, the,played in the Principal key, shaft) Fr. "■« Piece main key in which the A profe or of vocal music. is written, principal key profe eur de musique (pro-fes-siir du mii-zek') Fr. Position is written, tv2;e Cl?ief k-ey « which the corn profe ore di music a (pro-fes-so'-re principal subject de mo'-zT-ka) It. Profe or of music. learffel C*?!led PrlnciPal theme. The program From pro, before, and from gram, cB.', he, °»°wing themes being write. A printed or written list of called subordinate, or variations, the selections to be sung or played, or principal voices set down in the order in which they Drin riTe' -the answers, are to be rendered. The titles and the The leading Pnncipal-work voices. names of the composers and performers are usually added and often