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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
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1Sul (It.). On (or near) the bridge as sul ponticello, near the bridge.
2Suono (It.). Sound.
3Sur (Fr.). On, over or near. Sur la touche —over or near the finger board.
4Suss (Ger.). Sweet(ly).
5Sustain. Give full time value.
6Symphony. A composition for full orchestra consisting of from three to six movements of great length and richly developed.
7Syncopate. To change the accent on a naturally strong beat, by tying it over from the preceding weak beat.
8System. Two or more staves braced together for writing out a score either for a solo instrument with piano or any combination of instruments.
9Tacet (Lat.). Be silent.
10Takt (Ger.). A beat.
11Tambourine. An ancient dance form which was accompanied by tambourines.
12Tanto (It.). So much.
13Tanz (Ger.). Dance.
14Tarantella. An ancient Italian dance in six-eight time constantly increasing in speed and alternating between the major and minor.
15Tartini’s Tones. In 1714 Tartini discovered the science of “resultant tones,” often called Tartini’s tones. The phenomenon is this: When any two notes are produced steadily and with great intensity, a third note is produced whose vibration number is the difference between the number of vibrations of the notes themselves.
16Technic (Eng.). That part of music that can be taught—fingering, bowing, etc.
17Tedesca (It.). German style.
18Tempo (It.). Time in an exact sense.
19Tempo mark. A word or words indicating the speed of a movement.
20Tenuto (It.). Held. Indicates that a tone so marked is to be sustained for its full time value. Abbreviated ten.
21Terzen (Ger.). Thirds.
22Theme. The subject from which a composition is developed.
23Thranen (Ger.). Tears.
24Tie. A curved line joining two or more notes of the same pitch indicating that they are to be sounded as one note equal to their combined time value.
25Timbre. Quality of tone.
26Time. The duration of notes in their relation to one another.
27Tirez (Fr.). Down-bow.
28Toccatta (It.). An ancient form of composition consisting of runs and arpeggios. In modern music it has become a brilliant, showy composition.
29Ton (Fr.). Tone; pitch.
30Tonarten (Ger.). Scales.
31Tone. Sound having musical quality. Also used to denote the amount of distance between notes of different pitch as half tone or semitone.
32Tonic Minor. The minor scale beginning on the same note as the major.
33Tonischen (Ger.). Scales.
34Tonkunst (Ger.). Music.
35Tonleiter (Ger.). Scales.
36Touche (Fr.). The fingerboard of the violin.
37Toujours (Fr.). Always.
38Tout (Fr.). All. Tout l’archet—the whole bow.
39Trainez (Fr.). Slurred, bound.
40Tranquillo (It.). Tranquil.
41Transcription. The adaptation of a musical composition for an instrument other than that for which it was originally composed.
42Transition (Eng.). Modulation.
43Transpose (Eng.). To change the pitch.
44Transposing Instruments. Instruments which give higher or lower sounds than the notes indicated when playing from ordinary music. Thus the B flat clarinet sounds the scale of B flat when playing the notes of the C scale.
45Traumerei (Ger.). Dream, fancy.
46Traurig (Ger.). Sad, heavy.
47Tremolo (It.). A trembling of the tone caused by a rapid movement of the wrist, holding the finger firmly on the string.
48Très (Fr.). Very, most.
49Triad. A chord of three tones.
50Trill or Tr. A shake. One finger is held firmly on the string and the next finger is moved rapidly up and down thus affording alternate notes either a tone or a semitone apart. Double trills are also frequently used.
51Trio. A group of three players; piano, violin and violoncello being the most common arrangement.
52Triomphale (Fr.). Triumphal.
53Triple Concerto. A concerto for three solo instruments.
54Triplet. A group of three notes played in the same time as two of the same kind. Usually indicated by a small 3.
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