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DISCORD
is a combination of notes which produces a certain restless craving in the mind for some further combination upon which it can rest with satisfaction. Discords comprise such chords as contain notes which are next to each other in alphabetical order, and such as have augmented or diminished intervals
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RABAN, EDWARD
(d. 1658), was an Englishman who, having fought in the wars of the Netherlands, from the year 1600, settled a t Edinburgh, a t the Cowgate Port, as a printer, in 1620. One work with the Edinburgh imprint alone remains, and in the same year he removed to St. Andrews, and finally to Aberdeen in 1622.
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RAGTIME
A modern term, of American origin, signifying, in the first instance, broken rhythm in melody, especially a sort of continuous syncopation. ' Rag time tunes ' is a name given to those airs which are usually associated with the so-called ' coon ' songs or lyrics, which are supposed to depict negro li
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Popular Music Terms & Definitions
PANTOMIME
(Gr.), ‘ an imitation of everything,’ (1) a kind of dramatic entertainment in which the performers express themselves by gestures to the accompaniment of music, and which may bo called a prose ballet. I t has been in use among Oriental nations from very ancient times.
DISCORD
By Grove Dictionary on July 7, 2013
is a combination of notes which produces a certain restless craving in the mind for some further combination upon which it can rest with satisfaction. Discords comprise such chords as contain notes which are next to each other in alphabetical order, and such as have augmented or diminished intervals