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magadize, v. Anc. Mus.|ˈmægədaɪz|
[ad. Gr. µαγαδίζειν, f. µάγαδις magadis: see -ize.]
a. intr. To play or sing in octaves.
b. To play upon the magadis. Hence ˈmagadized ppl. a., ˈmagadizing vbl. n.
1776Burney Hist. Mus. (1789) I. viii. 132 It appears that the union of two voices in octaves was called Magadizing from a treble instrument of the name of Magadis, strung with double strings tuned octaves to each other. 1898Stainer & Barrett Dict. Mus. Terms s.v., To Magadize. (1) To play upon the magadis. (2) To play in octaves. 1901H. E. Wooldridge Oxf. Hist. Mus. I. 44 The Greek practice of magadizing, in which..lay the fundamental principle of Polyphony. Ibid. 47 In addition to the old magadized octave the consonances of the fourth and fifth were now sung in parallel movement. |