Scan 15
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 1919
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1ABBREVIATIONS AND FOREIGN WORDS
3A., alto.
4Abate
5Abbate
6Abbé
7Acad., Academy.
8a capp., a cappella.
9acc., according(ly).
10accessit (Lat.), honorable mention [term used in French competitions].
11accomp., accompaniment.
12acct., account.
13A. C. M., American College of Musicians.
14adj., adjunct.
15A. G. O., American Guild of Organists.
16Allg., Allgem. (Ger., allgemein), universal; general.
17Antiq., Antiquarian.
18app., appointed; appointment.
19A. R. A. M., Associate Royal Academy of Music.
20arr., arranged; arrangement.
21art., article.
22Aspirant (Ger.), an unsalaried orchestra-player awaiting advancement.
23Assoc., association.
24asst., assistant.
25augm., augmented.
26b., born.
27B., bass.
28bar., baritone.
29b. cont., basso continuo.
30Ber. Mus., Berühmte Musiker (a series of biographies; Berlin).
31Bürgerregiment (Ger.), militia regiment.
32c. (Lat., circa), about.
33Camerlingo (It.), Chamberlain.
34Cantab. (Lat., Cantabrigiensis), of Cambridge.
35Cath., cathedral.
36Cav. (It., Cavaliere), Chevalier; Knight.
37'cello, violoncello.
38cent., century.
39Cf. (Lat., confer), compare.
40Ch., church.
41ch., chorus, choir; unless specially modified, it means 4-part mixed chorus.
42Chantre (Fr.), singer.
43Chapelle (Fr.), chapel; choir.
44chef de musique (Fr.), bandmaster; conductor.
45chef d'orchestre (Fr.), conductor.
46chef du chant (Fr.), chorusmaster.
47Chev., Chevalier.
48choirm., choirmaster.
49Choragus (Lat.), precentor.
50Chormeister (Ger.), conductor (of a choral society).
51clar., clarinet.
52clavc., (It., clavicembalo), the precursor of the pianoforte.
53coll., collected; collection.
54Coll., college.
55comm., committee.
56comp., composed; composer; composition.
57Comte (Fr.), Count.
58Concertgebouw (Dutch), concert-hall.
59concours (Fr.), competitive examination.
60cond., conducted; conductor; conducting.
61Congr., Congregational.
62Cons., Conservatory (Conservatorium; Conservatoire; Conservatorio).
63cont., continuo.
64Conte (It.), Count.
65Contraltista (It.), male contralto.
66Correpetitor (Lat.), assistant conductor, rehearsing the solo artists of an opera at the piano.
67Cov. G., Covent Garden, London.
68cpt., counterpoint.
69d., died.
70darst(ellende) Kunst (Ger.), dramatic art.
71d.-bass, double-bass.
72Deutsch (Ger.), German.
73dir., director.
74Dkm., (Ger., Denkmäler), monuments.
75Dom (Ger.), cathedral.
76Domchor (Ger.), cathedral-choir.
77Dozent (Ger.), instructor at a German university.
78dram., dramatic.
79Dr. jur. (Lat., doctor juris), doctor of law(s).
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