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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
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1CHAPTER XXI
2GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS
4Abandon (Fr.). Giving away without restraint to natural emotion.
5Abbreviation (Eng.). The contraction or shortening of a musical word or expression. A list of the abbreviations most used is given herewith.
6Accel. Accelerando.
7Accomp. Accompaniment.
8Ad lib. Ad libitum.
9Allo. Allegretto.
10Al seg. Al segno.
11Cantab. Cantabile.
12Con exp. Con expressione.
13Cres. or Cresc. Crescendo.
14D.C. Da capo.
15Decres. or Decresc. Decrescendo.
16Dim. Diminuendo.
17Div. Divisi.
18Dol. Dolce.
19D.S. Dal segno.
20Esp. or Espress. Espressivo.
21ff or fff. Fortissimo.
22fz or forz. Forzando.
23Intro. Introduction.
24L.H. Left hand.
25Leg. Legato.
26m f. Mezzo forte.
27M. Metronome.
28M.M. Maelzel's metronome.
29Mod. Moderato.
30m p. Mezzo piano.
31M.S. Manuscript.
328va. Ottavo alta (octave higher).
33P. Piano (soft).
34Perd or Perden. Perdendosi.
35Pizz. Pizzicato.
36PP. Pianissimo.
37Recit. Recitative.
38rf or r f z. Rinforzando.
39R.H. Right hand.
40Scherz. Scherzando.
412 do. Secondo.
42Seg. Segne.
43Semp. Sempre.
44sfz or sf. Sforzando.
45Sim. Simile.
46Smorz. Smorzando.
47Stacc. Staccato.
48String. Stringendo.
49Tempo Prim. or Tem. Io. Tempo primo tr. Trill.
50Trem. Tremolo.
51Var. Variation.
52Viv. Vivace.
53Vni. Violini.
54Abendgebet (Ger.). Evening prayer.
55Abendlied (Ger.). Evening song.
56Abeille (Fr.). Bee.
57Abtheilung (Ger.). Division or part, as of a book or series of volumes.
58Accelerando (It.). Increase the speed. Abbreviated accel.
59Accent (Eng.). The stress or emphasis on certain notes.
60Accidental (Eng.). A chromatic sign not found in the signature, set before a note in the midst of a composition.
61Accompaniment (Eng.). The part played by the orchestra, piano or some combination of instruments during a solo to enhance and enrich the effect. Usually abbreviated accomp.
62Acoustics (Eng.). The science of sound or vibrations.
63Adagio (It.). Slow. The metronome indicates 100 to 126 beats per minute for adagio.
64Adaptation (Eng.). An arrangement of a composition for some instrument other than the one for which it was originally written.
65Ad libitum (Lat.). At pleasure. Abbreviated ad lib., or ad libit.
66Affabile (It.). Sweetly and gently.
67Affetuoso (It.). With tender feeling.
68Affretando (It.). Hurrying. Similar to stringendo.
69Agilita (It.). Agility, rapidity.
70Agitato (It.). Agitated, restless. Used chiefly with allegro and presto.
71Air (Eng.) or Aria (It.). A melody without any definite form and usually after the nature of a song. It is often preceded
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