vox Virgin

virginea (voks vir-jin'-e-a) Lat.the verb vulgare, meaning to make uni ver voice; another name for sal, to spread abroad: the name of an vox angelica. organ stop composed of pipes provoz (voth) Spa. n. ducing aloud, coarse tone, Voice. Plural vozes. vuoto (voo-6'-t6) It. adj. voz argent ada (voth ar-han-ta'-da) Empty; void, as scena vuoto, the Spa. stage remains empty; open, as cord a A silvery, clear voice. vuoto, open string. w w Literally, a double V: in French Waldflote (valt'-fla'-te) Ger. n. usage, an abbreviation for violin i; Literally, forest flute: a stop in the violins, in orchestral scores. organ comprising broad metal pipes Wachtel (vakht'-el) Ger. n. of high pitch, open at both ends, and Literally, quail; a term denoting a producing agreeable, resonant tones. toy by anpipe:instrument the imitation in of the a bird's note orchestra, Waldflotenquinte (vald'-fla-ten-kwln'- te) Ger. n. such as the oboe. Same as Wald quinte. wahsinnig (van-zin-nikh) Ger. adj. Waldhorn (valt'-horn) Ger n. Frantic; frenzied Literally, forest-horn: hunting horn; waits the bugle. A term applied originally to a cla Waldpfeife (valt'-pfi-fe) Ger n. of night-watchman, who announced Same as Waldflote. the pa age of each hour by sounding Wald quinte (vald'-kwin-te) Ger. n. on a horn or other instrument. They Literally, forest-fifth: an organ stop seem to have been also official mus i pitched one-fifth higher than the other cians of the town, and the name was flute stops, whose lowest tones are one applied also to town musicians who octave below middle C. Abbr. form were not watchmen. It then came to of Waldflotenquinte. signify any group of singers or playwalnica (val-ne'-ka) Rus. n. ers at night, especially those who walnika (val-ne'-ka) Rus n. habitually sing and play Christmas A Ru ian name for the bagpipes. carols, often in an unmusical manner wals (vals) Dutch n. A waltz. and who pa ed around the hat after waltz ward. The name also denoted a kind of shawm, hautboy, or oboe, which The popular dance of the Nine was much used by such players, and teenth Century. Its origin is doubt it is not definitely settled whether it ful. The French claim that it is the was given first to the instruments or descendant of the volta, which pa ed the performers. from France into Germany as the Wald (valt) Ger. n. volte, in the Sixteenth Century, and Forest; wood; used chiefly in com became transformed into the waltz. pounds. The Germans claim that it is founded 593 574 waltz warble on the drehtanz, or turning dance, a waltz form, however, is really due modified form of those old country to Schubert, since it was through his dances in which the couples stand influence that it became of real musiface to face, or hold one another by cal value. Although in the main, he one hand only. As a fashionable still followed the sixteen bar form, dance, the waltz appeared in the Eight he also made original extensions and eenth Century in Bohemia, Austria improvements, and far surpa ed the and Bavaria; in 1792, it was introduced work of his predece ors. into France; in 1812, it was danced But while Schubert influenced the in London. English criticism was dance composers, leading the way for especially severe, and Lord Byron is Lanner and the elder Strau , it is to quoted as regarding it with great Weber that the chief credit is due disfavor. Yet it was destined to befor the use of the waltz form in come the most notable round dance strictly cla ical music, both for voice of the Nineteenth Century. At Vienand piano, unaccompanied by dancnese balls it was at first danced quite ing. Many fine examples remain in slowly, but throughout its history the works of Chopin, Rubin stein there has been no fixed rule for the Brahms and other modern German writers. quickne or slowne of the step; the lively hop waltz, the slow graceful At the opening of the Nineteenth glide, or some modification of either, Century waltz music, for dancing, has each in its turn been the prevailing seemed to lie almost entirely within fash on of a locality or a season. the province of the Viennese com- Notwithstanding the many phases posers. Johann Strau , the elder, in through which this dance has pa ed, troduced the fashion of naming the original is still preserved in the waltzes. At his death, in 1849, he left villages of Austria and Bavaria, and one hundred and fifty-two waltzes. on the occasion of a village fete is His son, Johann, composed nearly four danced, under various local names, hundred waltzes. They are impregbut in the old manner and to the slow nated with the gaiety and vivacity of rhythms that were copied by Mozart, Viennese life, and have been popular Beethoven and Schubert when they in all countries. The most noted, composed waltzes for the elegant balls The Beautiful Blue Danube, was given in Vienna. A description is played in Vienna on all joyous occagiven of the early form of the dance sions, and became popular as a as witne ed in Frankfort, in 1800. national hymn. The French com- The man placed the palms of his posers have used the waltz chiefly hands lightly against the sides of his for operatic performance. In Paris, partner, not far below the arms. His in 1800, Gardel introduced into one partner placed her hands upon his of his operas a beautiful ballet in sides in a similar manner, and with waltz form called La Dansomanie, the as great velocity as po ible they dance madne . England is lacking proceeded to turn around and gradin waltzes of real musical worth. ually whirled around and around the Waltzer room. Waltz. (val'-tser) Ger. n. Waltz music was originally written walynka (va-len'-ka) Rus.then. bagpipes. in three-four or three-eight time, in A Ru ian name for two sections of eight measures each. Same as walnica. Mozart and Beethoven are notable Walze (val'-tse) Ger n. contributors to this earlier form. A Literally, roll, roller; a run, or change was effected by Hummel, who division: a smooth musical figure or wrote a waltz for the opening of a pa age, of equal notes, producing a concert hall in Vienna, in 1808. rolling or undulating effect, His waltz consisted of nine numwankend (van'-kent) Ger. adj. bers. He strung together several of Wavering; shaking; unsteady, the sixteen bar sections, added sec warble v and n. ondary movements called trios, and (v.) 1. To sing in trills, runs and ended with an extra finish, called a other rapid pa ages, like a bird; used coda, a musical term which means of singing where the tones are clear, a conclusion or tailpiece, from the flute-like Latin cauda, a tail. The credit of lay tremulous. and high, and occasionally ing the foundation of the modern 2. To yodel, or sing with frequent 594 575 warble Wechselchor and quick changes from upper to Court, with leave of absence to visit lower tones. England. He returned from his first (n.) In bagpipe playing an embelvisit in 1711, and the following year went again and stayed so long that lishment; an ornamental note or group of notes. Also called warbler. before he returned to Hanover, his Warme (ver'-me) Ger. n. patron had become George I. of Eng- Warmth; ferver; ardor. land, and come to London. Handel Washington Post was in an awkward position and dared A dance popular for a time in the not present himself at court. In United States and England; named order to propitiate the monarch he composed a series of movements for after The Sousa's man holds Washington Post of the hands March. two solo violins, flute, piccolo, two the woman and dances behind her. hautboys, a ba oon, two horns, two wa ail (was'-al) Old Eng. n. trumpets and a stringed orchestra. Contraction of waes hael, to be in He directed a performance of these health. An old English name for movements in a boat which followed rhymes sung on various festival occathe King's barge up the Thames to sions. Itwas the ancient custom, dur- White hall, and so pleased his majesty ing the feasts of the Christmas holiday by this performance that he was again season, Christmas, New Year and taken into favor. The music played Twelfth Night and other days at the consisted of twenty-one movements, water organ end of the year, to pa around a great bowl of spiced ale, seasoned with nut- Hydraulic organ, that is, one whose meg and sugar, and containing roasted bellows were operated by hydraulic apples and toast. The bowl was pre ure. line wreathed with evergreen and holly, waving and pa ed from one person to an- 1. An undulating line placed vert i other around the table, each person cally before the notes of a chord t signifies that it is to be played as I saying: "Waes hael," "be in health," an arpeggio. as the bowl came to him. Rhythms of a convivial and joyous character 2. A horizontal waving line marks a were sung during the pa ing of the continuation; e. g., in bowl. Another custom was for young 8*>a 0r 8 women bearing a bowl of spiced ale the line to go from house to house, singing covers the exact number of wa ails and receiving presents or notes that are to be played an octave money from those who drank from higher than written, and in 576 Wechselchor Wettgesang ing of alternate verses of a psalm or tions exemplifying the practical use of anthem, or of different parts of any eqaul temperament in every key of music for choir, alternately, by two both modes. See equal temperament. choirs or portions of a choir. See Wellatur (vel-la-to or') Ger. n. also antiphony. A system of rollers: the mechanism on an individual keyboard, by means Ger.esang Wechselg n. (vekh'-sel-ge-zang') of which the keys on being pre ed Alternating song: alternate singing, with the ringers can control the pipes by two choirs or portions of a choir. or group of pipes. See also antiphony. Welle Roller.(vel'-le) Ger. n. Wechselnote (vekh'-sel-n5'-te) Ger. n. Changing note: a note, not in har- Wellenbrett (vel'-len-bret) Ger. n. mony with others sounding at the Roller-board. same time, which enters on an ac- Welsh-harp cented part of the measure, and then A harp furnished with three strings progre es or is changed to a note to each tone, and originally used in which properly belongs either to the Wales. chord sounding when the changing- Welsh triple harp note enters or to another chord. See Welsh harp,