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A string that is not stopped or string ere To bind (stren'-je-re) It. v. close; to together, to draw shortened by the finger or a me chan quicken, to accelerate. ical stop, but is allowed to vibrate str i sci an do (stre-shi-an'-do) It. adj. throughout its full length, Gliding; sliding; slurring smoothly string organ from one note to another. Equivalent See Saitenorgel. to legato. string pendulum Strohba (shtro-bas) Ger. n. See metronome, Literally, straw ba : the lower string quartet tones of the ba voice when husky 1. A group of four instruments of in quality. the violin species, including first and Strohfiedel (shtro'-fe'-del) Ger. n. second violin, viola and cello; also Literally, straw fiddle: the xylothe performers on such a group. phone, so called because the bars of 2. A composition for the above wood rest upon ropes of straw. See group of instruments. also xylophone, 3. All the first and second violins, stroke violas and violoncellos of an orches- 1. The rise and fall of a key, tra; or, all the stringed instruments either one played by the finger or played with a bow in the orchestra, one played by the foot; or, of a piano considered as the violins, violas, cellos and double-ba es. 2. The attack with the bow in play string quintet pedal. 1. A group of five instruments of ing the violin and other similar instruments. the violin species, or the performers 3. A dash used as a musical sign. on same; consisting usually of: (a) two violins, two violas and cello; (b) stromb a The sound zzata of(strom-b ad-za'-ta) It. n. a trumpet. two violins, one viola, two cellos; or (c) two violins, viola, cello and strombettare (strom-bet-ta'-re) It. v. double-ba ; other combinations of To play upon the trumpet. course being po ible. strom bettata (strom-bet-ta'-ta) It. n. 2. A composition for such a group The sound of a trumpet. of instruments. strombettiere (strom-bet-ti-a -re) It. n. A trumpeter. 521 502 str omenta to Sturmdrommete str omenta to (stro-men-ta'-to) It. n. after-song, was a stanza which fol- Instrumented. lowed the antistrophe, the entire 1. Scored for an orchestra; said of group of stanzas, forming in poetical a composition with various parts as nomenclature, an ode. signed to different orchestral ins trust rumen to (stroo-men'-to) It. n. ments. An instrument. Synonym of stro- 2. In the sense of having an instrumento. mental, or orchestral, accompaniment; Stubenorgel (shtoo'-ben-6r-gel) Ger. as distinguished from recitativo secco, dry, or unaccompanied recitative; A chamber organ, that is, an organ this term is applied to recitative, as smalln. enough to be placed within an recitativo str omenta to. ordinary room in a house. stromento (stro-men'-to) It. n. Stuck (shtuk) Ger. n. Instrument. Sometimes spelled A piece of music; a tune, an air: the strumento. term conveys the idea of a piece for stromento d'arco (stro-men'-t5 d'ar'- lic. performance, whether private or pubko) It. Instrument of the bow; bow instrustudy Stiickchen (shtuk-khen) Ger. n. ment. A little piece, as of music.