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A military headdress or cap, used in the British army. It is of fur, with a bag, of the same color as the facings of the regiment, hanging from the top over the right shoulder.

The performer in music who takes the accompanying part. Busby.

A performer on the bassoon. Busby.

use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument. [R.] She has a good finger. Busby. Ear finger, the little finger. -- Finger alphabet. See Dactylology. -- Finger bar, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and reaping machines play. -- Finge…

Thin; fine; clear and mellow; flutelike; as, fluted notes. Busby.

A performer on the flute; a flautist. Busby.

A musician who composes or performs fugues. Busby.

The lesser third. Busby.

A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology. Busby.

al progression, pace, and tempo of a piece. "Any change of time is a change of movement." Busby.

To sing in parts; as, to organize an anthem. [R.] Busby.

An order or system of five sounds. Busby.

Loving music. [R.]Busby.

A mediæval method of determining of the proportionate duration of semibreves and minims. Busby.

A church official whose functions are confined to the vocal department of the choir. Busby.

An imperfect or diminished fifth. Busby.

One who reads or performs music readily at first sight. [R.] Busby.

A passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once. Busby. Skip kennel, a lackey; a footboy. [Slang.] Swift. -- Skip mackerel. (Zoöl.) See Bluefish, 1.

in a smooth, gliding style; to connect smoothly in performing, as several notes or tones. Busby.

The note next above the keynote; the second of the scale. Busby.