Scan 17
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 1919
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1ABBREVIATIONS AND FOREIGN WORDS
3Künstler (Ger.), artist.
4Kunstlied (Ger.), art-song (as opposed to folk-song).
5Kyrka (Swed.), church.
6Lehrergesangverein (Ger.), Teachers' Singing-society.
7libr., library; librarian.
8Lic., licentiate.
9Liceo (It.), Lyceum; College.
10Liederkranz, Liedertafel (Ger.), male choral society with social tendency.
11Lustspiel (Ger.), comedy.
12Lutherie (Fr.), the art of making bow-instruments.
13lyr., lyric.
14Maatschappij (Dutch), association.
15maestro (It.), teacher; conductor; m. al cembalo, (formerly) the orchestral conductor, who sat at the harpsichord; m. dei putti, Master of the Boys.
16Maître de chant (Fr.), conductor of a chorus; singing-master.
17Manh. O. H., Manhattan Opera House (New York, 1906-10).
18Männerchor (Ger.), male chorus; Men's Choral Society (Männergesangverein).
19Märchenspiel (Ger.), fairy-play; fairy-opera.
20Marchese (It.), Marquis.
21m. de chap. (Fr., maître de chapelle), conductor.
22m. di capp. (It., maestro di cappella), conductor.
23M. E., Methodist Episcopal.
24melodr., melodrama.
25mem., member.
26mod., moderately.
27M. O. H., Metropolitan Opera House (New York).
28m.-sopr., mezzo-soprano.
29M. T., Musical Times (London).
30M. T. A., Music Teachers' Association.
31munic., municipal.
32Mus., music; musical; musician.
33Mus. Ant., The Musical Antiquary (London).
34Mus. Antiq. Soc., Musical Antiquarian Society.
35Mus. Bac. (Lat., Musicæ Baccalaureus), Bachelor of Music.
36Mus. Doc. (Lat., Musicæ Doctor), Doctor of Music.
37musico (It.), male soprano.
38musicol., musicology.
39Musik (Ger.), music; often compounded, as Musikdirektor, musical director; Musiklehrer, music-teacher; Musikverein, Musical Society.
40Musikförening (Swed.), musical association.
41Mus. Quar., The Musical Quarterly (New York).
42Muziekgeschiedenis (Dutch), history of music.
43n., near.
44n. d., no date.
45N. E., New England.
46N. M. T. A., National Music Teachers' Association.
47N. T. S. M., National Training School for Music (London).
48N. Ztschr. f. M., Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (Leipzig).
49op., opus; opera.
50Oper (Ger.), opera.
51Orch., orchestra; orchestration.
52orchl., orchestral.
53org., organ; organist.
54orig., original.
55orkest (Dutch), orchestra.
56Oxon. (Lat., Oxoniae), of Oxford.
57p., part.
58pcs., pieces.
59P. E., Protestant Episcopal.
60perf., performed; performance.
61pf., pianoforte.
62Philh., Philharm., Philharmonic.
63Pres., President.
64Presb., Presbyterian.
65Principe (It.), president; chairman.
66Privatdozent (Ger.), instructor at a university.
67Proc., Proceedings.
68Prof., Professor.
69publ., published.
70Publ. Ges. Mfschg., Publikation der Gesellschaft für Musikforschung (Leipzig).
71Q.-Lex., Eitner's Quellen-Lexikon der Musiker und Musikgelehrten (Leipzig).
72R., Royal.
73R. A. M., Royal Academy of Music.
74R. C., Roman Catholic.
75R. C. M., Royal College of Music.
76R. C. O., Royal College of Organists.
77recte (Lat.), correctly; properly.
78rectius (Lat.), more correctly; more properly.
79Regens chori (Lat.), choirmaster; precentor.
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