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who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contents at Athens.

The string of a musical instrument. Milton.

A musical instrument; a kind of dulcimer. [Obs.]

A musical instrument, formerly in use, in form of a spinet; -- called also manichord and clavichord.

A character used in musical notation to determine the position and pitch of the scale as represented on the staff.

A West Indian wood, used for making flutes and other musical instruments.

A literary, musical, or artistic production, especially one showing study and care in arrangement; -- often used of an elementary essay or translation done as an educational exercise.

Musical accordance or harmony; concord. Let us in concert to the season sing. Cowper.

A small musical imstrument on the principle of the accordion. It is a small elastic box, or bellows, having free reeds on the inside, and keys and handles on the outside of each of the two hexagonal heads.

To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments. [Obs.] Milton. To make a sad consort`; Come, let us join our mournful song with theirs. Spenser.

ively of all other persons. This right may be had in maps, charts, engravings, plays, and musical compositions, as well as in books.

An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings.

A Turkish musical instrument.

Marked or measured by crotchets; having musical notation. Harmar (1587).

An ancient musical instrument. See 4th Crowd.

A musical instrument used by the ancients. It is supposed to have been similar to the modern kettle drum, though perhaps smaller.

To move with measured steps, or to a musical accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company with others, with a regulated succession of movements, (commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap rhytmically. Jack shall pipe and Gill shall dance. Wiher. Good shepherd, what fair swain is this Which dances wit…

An ancient Greek musical instrument of ten strings, resembling the harp.

erned on the theories of François Delsarte (1811 -- 71), a French teacher of dramatic and musical expression.