Books › A dictionary of musical terms, 1898 › scan 17
Scan 17
A dictionary of musical terms, 1898
59 lines. Read by computer on 9 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1Amaramente (I.) With sadness, bitterness.
2Amarezza, con (I.) Sad, bitter.
3Amarevole (I.) Sad, bitter.
4Amarissimamente (I.) Very bitterly.
5Amarissimo (I.) In a mournful, sorrowful style.
6Amateur (F.) A lover of music; not a professional.
7Ambira (A.) A kind of drum or pulsatile instrument, made of wood, in cylindrical form, upon which a series of tongues of iron or wood are so arranged that they may be made to vibrate upon pressure.
8Ambitus (L.) Literally, Circuit. The compass of an ancient Church tone; the proper steps which lie between the extreme limits of the tone.
9Ambo or Ambon (Gk.) A desk or pulpit. The raised platform in Eastern churches, on which the singers mounted when they sang.
10Ambrosian Chant. The system of Church song introduced by Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, in the fourth century. It formed the basis of the Gregorian system.
11Ambrosian Hymn. The Te Deum so called, because its authorship is attributed to Bishop Ambrose.
12Ambrosian Te Deum. A musical setting of the Te Deum in Plain-song, called after Bishop Ambrose.
13Ambulant (F.) Wandering. Applied to strolling musicians.
14Ame (F.) The sound-post of a violin, or other stringed instrument of its kind.
15American organ. An instrument having one or more manuals, and registers which control series of free reeds. In the harmonium air is blown from the bellows through the reeds, but in the American organ air is sucked through the reeds into the bellows.
16A mezza aria (I.) A compromise between air and recitative.
17A mezza voce (I.) (1) With half the strength of the voice. (2) The quality between the chest and head voice. (3) The subdued tone of instruments.
18A moll (G.) A minor, the tonality of the relative minor to the key of C.
19A moncorde (F.) On one string.
20Amore, con (I.) With love, affection, tenderness, ardour.
21A Moresco (I.) In the Moorish style.
22Amorevole (I.) Affectionately.
23Amorevolmente (I.) Tenderly.
24Amorosamente (I.) Lovingly.
25Amoroso (I.) In a loving style.
26Amorschall. A horn of peculiar construction, invented in the year 1760, by Kölbel, one of the musicians of the Emperor of Russia; now obsolete.
27Amphibrach (Gk.) A metrical foot consisting of a long between two short syllables.
28Amphimacer. A foot consisting of a short between two long syllables.
29Ampollosamente (I.) In a bombastic, Ampollosco (I.) inflated style.
30Ampoulé (F.) Bombastic.
31Amusement (F.) A short and lively piece of music.
32Anabasis (Gk.) A succession of ascending sounds.
33Anabathmi (Gk.) The name given to certain antiphons in the Greek Church.
34Anacreontic. In the manner of the Greek poet Anacreon; joyous; a drinking song, glee, or other piece of music.
35Anakampsis (Gk.) A succession of Anakamptos (Gk.) descending sounds.
36Anakara (Gk.) The ancient kettledrum.
37Anakarista (Gk.) A drum-player.
38Anapest. A metrical foot consisting of a long preceded by two short syllables.
39Anche (F.) The reed in the mouth-piece of a hautboy, bassoon, &c.; the name is also applied to a reed in an organ.
40Ancia (I.) [Anche.]
41Ancor più mosso (I.) Still quicker more motion yet.
42Ancora (I.) Again, once more, encore.
43Andacht (G.) Devotion.
44Andächtig (G.) Devotionally, devoutly.
45Andamento (I.) (1) An accessory idea, or episode; an extended subject of a Fugue. (2) In the style of an Andante.
46Andante (I.) Literally, Walking. Slow, graceful, distinct, and peaceful; sometimes used as the name of a movement or separate piece.
47— affettuoso. Slow, and in an easy, pathetic style.
48— cantabile Slow, and in a singing style.
49— con moto. Faster than Andante and with animation.
50— grazioso. Slow, and with graceful motion.
51— maestoso. Slow, and with majesty.
52— non troppo. Moderately, but not too slow.
53— pastorale. Slow, graceful, and with pastoral simplicity.
54— sostenuto. Moderately slow, and very smoothly.
55Andantemente (I.) Easily, fluently without interruption; in the manner of an Andante.
56Andantino (I.) Diminutive of Andante; slower than Andante.
57Andar dritto (I.) Go straight on.
58Andare in tempo (I.) To go in time Keep to the time
The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.