trait (tre) Fr. n

A run, or rapid succe ion of notes; transit us (tran'-si-tus) Lat. n. a pa age, a phrase of a composition. Progre ion from one chord to antra it d* harmonie (tre dar-mii-ne) Fr. other by means of pa ing notes, or A sequence in harmony: a succes notes not e ential to the harmony, sion of chords, and having a degree of the scale on trait either side of them, thus serving to Thed'octave rule of (tre the dok-tav) octave: theFr. art of render the harmony more smooth and adding harmonies to the diatonic effective. scale, using it as a ba and building transponieren (tranz-po-ne-ren) Ger. v. the chords upon it. It was much To transpose. See also transpose. used before the rules governing hartransponierende Instrumente (tranzmony were formulated. po-ner'-en-de In-shtroo-men-te) traite (tre-ta) Fr. n. Ger. A treatise: a treatise on theory or practise of music. Transposing instruments: instruments that play their parts in a pitch Traktur (trak-to or') Ger. n. different from that in which it is Key mechanism within the organ. written. The term usually refers to the track transpose ers. See also tracker. In either writing out or performing