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A country (hal'-Hng) dance Nor. of Norway. playing some of the compositions of Halltrompete (hal-trom-pa-te) Ger. n. the early part of the last century. See Halldrommete. hand-note Halmpfeife (halm'-pflf-e) Ger. n. In playing horns that have neither slides or valves certain notes can be Literally, pipe made from grain pipe: stalk. a grain a shepherd's produced only by thrusting the hand Hals (hals) Ger. n. into the bell of the horn. This raises 1. Neck of a violin. the pitch and produces a tone slightly 2. Throat of a singer. muffled. 3. Stem of a note. hand-organ halsening Anglo-Saxon and Ger. adj. The name sometimes given to a Rough; sounding harshly in the portable barrel-organ that is played throat. on the streets. See barrel-organ. Halt (halt) Ger. n. Handba l (hand'-bas'l) Ger. n. A halt; pause; stop; hold, An obsolete string instrument be hammer tween a cello and a viola. 1. That part of the action of the Handbildner (hant'-bllt-neY) Ger. n. piano which strikes the strings caus- Literally, a hand former: hence, a ing them to vibrate and produce tones. hand-guide; a mechanical arrange- 2. The mallet with which the strings ment consisting of two wooden rails of a dulcimer are struck. attached in front of and parallel with 3. The clapper of a bell. the keyboard of a piano, and a pair Hammer klavier (ham'-mer-kla-fe'-5r) of open gloves, into which the hands Ger. p. fitted. It served to hold the hands of The piano: a klavier or keyboard the beginner in position so that the instrument furnished with hammers fingers struck the keys vertically and for striking the strings in producing the wrists were prevented from sink tones. ing. Also called chiro plast. 262 243 Handespiel harmonic flute Handespiel Harke (har'-ke) Ger. n. Literally (hend'-e-shpel) the play for theGer.hands; n. Literally, a rake: an instrument like hence, the keyboard of the organ for a fork used for ruling staves, the hands; opposed to the pedals, harm at i an air (har-ma'-shi-an) Grk. handja (han-duh) African n. A spirited martial air employed by An African instrument made of a the ancients to animate the horses series of graduated hollow gourds that drew the chariot during battle. fastened in a reed frame about three Harm on i a (har-mo'-ni-a) Lat. n. feet long and one and one-half feet Harmony: in ancient mythology the wide. Acro the tops of these daughter of Mars and Venus. The gourds are thin strips of wood, which name was first used to indicate music the player strikes with two sticks, the in general, sounds produced being very musical. harmonic Hand klap per (hant'-klap-per) Ger. n. 1. Harmonious; concordant; pertaining to, or producing musical har- Literally clappers manipulated by mony; pertaining to chords either the hands; hence, castanets. consonant or di onant. pi. 2. An attendant or secondary tone