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jection; consisting of natural and spontaneous exclamations. Certain of the natural accompaniments of interjectional speech, such as gestures, grimaces, and gesticulations, are restrained by civilization. Earle.

A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.

Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat de…

order of men who subsisted by the arts of poetry and music, and sang verses to the accompaniment of a harp or other instrument; in modern times, a poet; a bard; a singer and harper; a musician. Chaucer.

ng, consisting of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a lyric drama.

to music, in recitative, arias, grand choruses, etc., to be sung with an orchestral accompaniment, but without action, scenery, or costume, although the oratorio grew out of the Mysteries and the Miracle and Passion plays, which were acted.

and suitable for the performance of symphonies, overtures, etc., as well as for the accompaniment of operas, oratorios, cantatas, masses, and the like, or of vocal and instrumental solos.

Combining forms signifying flat, level, plane; as planifolious, planimetry, plano-concave.

See Planimeter.

An ancient Greek martial dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being very quick.

A drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow made with that accompaniment. H. Spencer.

modern characters, and patterned its music on folk song with strictly subordinated accompaniment.

asuring and computing the cubical contents of bodies and figures; -- distinguished from planimetry.

A small drum used as an accompaniment to a pipe or fife, both being played by the same person. [Written also tabour, and taber.]

Accompaniment; as, she sang to his guitar; they danced to the music of a piano. Anon they move In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood Of flutes and soft recorders. Milton.

Accompanying strain; subordinate and underlying meaning; accompaniment; undertone. In the very [poetry] there often an undersong of sense which none beside the poetic mind . . . can comprehend. Landor.