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American history and encyclopedia of music, 1910
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1a cembalo
2a cembalo (ā chām'-bā-lō) It.
3For clavichord, harpsichord or piano. Cembalo was the abbreviated form of clavicembalo, the old Italian name for an instrument greatly resembling our grand piano. Abbr. a cemb.
5a cinque (ā chēn'-kwē) It.
6For five voices or instruments; in five parts: frequently written a 5.
8a demi jeu (ā dū-mē zhū) Fr.
9At half play: using half the power of the instrument.
11a demi voix (ā dū-mē vwā) Fr.
12At half voice: using but half the possible force or volume; whispered. Equivalent to mezzo voce (It.).
14a deux (ā dū) Fr.
15For two: for two voices or instruments; in two parts; often written à 2.
17adeux mains (ā dū mān) Fr.
18For two hands: for one player.
20a diratamente (ā dē-rā-tā-měn'-tě) It.
21adv.
22Angrily; with ire.
24a dirittura (ā dē-rēt-too'-rā) It.
25With straightness: straight, directly.
27A double flat
28The note A lowered two semitones by a double flat; same tone as G.
30A double sharp
31The note A raised two semitones by a double sharp; the same tone as B.
33a due (ā doo'-ě) It.
34For two instruments or voices: in two parts; often written a 2. Formerly spelled a duoi or a doi.
36a due corde (ā doo'-ě kōr'-dě) It.
37For, of, or on two strings.
39a due soprani (ā doo'-ě sō-prā'-nē) It.
40For two sopranos.
42a due strumenti (ā doo'-ě strō-měn'tě) It.
43For or on two instruments.
45a due voce (ā doo'-ě vō'-chě) It.
46For two voices.
48a dur (ā door) Ger.
49The German name for the scale of A major, the signature of which is three sharps. See also A.
51A flat
52The note A lowered a half step.
54A flat major
55The major key whose signature is four flats.
57a mezza aria
58A flat minor
59The minor key having seven flats in its signature, relative to the key of C flat major.
61à grand choeur (ā grān kūr) Fr.
62For full choir or chorus: in contradistinction to à petit choeur, which consisted originally of only three parts.
64à grand orchestre (ā grān ôr-kěstr) Fr.
65For full orchestra.
67A in alt or alto (ālt) It.
68The second note in alto or alt, indicated by a". It is written on the first added line above the staff.
70A in altissimo (A īn āl-tīs'-sī-mō) It.
71A above high C, or twelve places above middle C: the second note in altissimo, indicated by a"" and written on the fifth added space above the staff.
73à la (ā lä) Fr.
74In the; at the; in the style of.
76à l'italienne (ā lē-tāl-yēn') Fr.
77In Italian style.
79à la mesure (ā lä mū-zūr) Fr.
80In time; same as a tempo and a battuta.
82à la russe (ā lä rūs) Fr.
83In Russian style.
85à livre ouvert (ā lēvr oo-vār) Fr.
86On opening the book: at sight. Equivalent to a prima vista (It.), and vom Blatte (Ger.).
88A major
89The major scale or key which is built up from the note A. In order to preserve the intervals as in the natural or diatonic scale, with the half-steps between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth tones, three tones, F, C and G, must be raised a half-step by sharps placed in the signature.
91A major chord
92A, C sharp and E, or any other combination of the major chord based on A; the chord containing the intervals of a major third and a perfect fifth and based on A.
94a mezza aria (ā měd'-zā ā'-rī-ā) It.
95In half aria: a style between aria and recitative. Also applied to an air of slight range written for those tones between the highest and lowest ones
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