What is a rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill called?
shake — (Mus.) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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