cons on i ren

To be consonant, (kon-so-ne'-ren) Ger. v. to harmonize continuo (kon-te'-noo-6) It. adj. Continuous: without ce ation. Con together. Said of two or more tones, tinuing throughout, as used in ba o which when sounded together are continuo, a ba which continues smooth and harmonious and do not throughout the whole composition. require any other tone added to procontr'arco (kon-trar'-ko) It. n. duce a satisfying sound, Literally, against bow: in violin consort playing, incorrect use of the bow; 1. A set of viols consisting of two that is, scribed against or contrary to pre trebles, two tenors, and two ba es rules. which formed the nucleus of a contra (kon'-tra) It. prep. Seventeenth Century orchestra. Against, opposite to: when used 2. Also, a band or company of as a prefix in the names of musical musicians. instruments it means an octave below 3. To be in harmony, the regular instrument. Abbr. c. constituents contra ba oon Partial tones. Overtones. A num- A double ba oon, made usually of ber of vibrations which sounded bra , tuned an octave lower than the simultaneously produce one compound ordinary ba oon. sound. These are usually called a See also tone or scientifically a clang. The soon. Abbr.ba oon c. bu. and double bas lowest and usually strongest tone in contra octave a clang is called its ground tone, and The octave from C, up to but not all the others are called overtones, constituents. See also harmonics. including gins on theC. sixth_ The space octave below which be the ba contadina (kon-ta-de'-na) It. n. staff and runs up to C, the second Literally, a peasant woman: a dance line below. It contains seven notes and performed by the peasantry of Italy, excludes C of the following octave,