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A Dictionary of Music and Musicians
— Thesis
THESIS (from
θέσις
, a putting down), an ancient musical term, the opposite of
Arsis
. [See
vol. i. p. 95
b
It is now only occasionally employed for the downbeat of the bar in conducting.
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