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Scan 101
dictionary of music, 1896
47 lines. Read by computer on 12 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1DOM
2Dominant section. A section terminating on the common chord of the dominant.
3Dominicali psalmi (dō-mi-nī-kā’lē sāl’mē), Lat. Certain psalms of the Roman Catholic Church, sung in the Vespers. one of two readings
4Dominicali psalmi (dō-mī-nī-kā’lē sāl’mē), Lat. Certain psalms of the Roman Catholic Church, sung in the Vespers. one of two readings
5Domkirche (dōm’kēr’khē), Ger. A cathedral.
6Dona nobis pacem (dō’nā nō’bīs pä’tsēm), Lat. “Grant us Thy peace.” The concluding movement of the Mass.
7Donna (dōn’nā), It. Lady; applied to the principal female singers in an opera.
8Dopo (dō’pō), It. After.
9Doppel (dōp’p’l), Ger. Double.
10Doppel-be (dōp’p’l-bā), Ger. A double flat (bb), equal to a depression of two half-steps.
11Doppelflöte (dōp’p’l-flō’tē), Ger. Double flute; a stop in an organ the pipes of which have two mouths.
12Doppelfuge (dōp-p’l-foo’ghe), Ger. Double fugue.
13Doppelflügel (dōp’p’l-flü-g’l), Ger. Double grand pianoforte. (1) An instrument invented in the last century, also called Diaplasion and Vis-à-vis. It had at both ends one or two keyboards, which acted upon two separate sets of strings. (2) Piano à claviers renversés (q. v.).
14Doppelgedeckt (dōp’p’l-gē-děkt’), Ger. Double-stopped diapason.
15Doppelgeige (dōp’p’l-ghī’ghē), Ger. An organ-stop. See Viola d’Amour.
16Doppelgriffe (dōp-p’l-grī’fē), Ger. Doublestop on the violin, etc.
17Doppelkanon (dōp’p’l-kä-nōn), Ger. A canon with two subjects.
18Doppelkreuz (dōp’p’l-kroitz), Ger. A double sharp (## or X), raising a note two semitones.
19Doppelpunkt (dōp-pěl-pouunkt), Ger. Double dot after a note.
20Doppelschlag (dōp’p’l-shlägh), Ger. A mordent, a turn.
21Doppelschritt (dōp’p’l-shrīt), Ger. A quick march.
22Doppelt (dōp-p’lt), Ger. Double.
23Doppelte Noten (dōp’p’l-tě nō’t’n), Ger. Double notes.
24Doppelter Trillerlauf (dōp’p’l-těr trīl’lēr-louf), Ger. Double cadence.
25Doppelt gestrichene Note (dōp’pělt ghē-strī-kh’ūně nō’tē), Ger. A semiquaver.
26Doppia lyra (dōp-pī-ā lē’rā), It. A double lyre.
27Doppio (dōp’pī-ō), It. Double, twofold; sometimes indicating that octaves are to be played.
28Doppio movimento (dōp’pī-ō mō-vī-měn-tō), It. Double movement or time; that is, as fast again.
29Doppio pedale (dōp’pī-ō pě-dā’lē), It. Playing a bass passage on the organ with the pedals moving in octaves, etc.; that is, using both feet at the same time.
30Doppio tempo (dōp’pī-ō těm’pō), It. Double time, as fast again.
31Doppo (dōp’pō), It. After. See Dopo.
32Dorian (dō-rī ān), Gr. The name of one of Dorien (dō-rī-ān), Fr. the ancient modes or scales. (1) In the ancient Greek system, the octave species e f g a b c d e, and one of the transposition scales. (2) In the ecclesiastical system, the octave species d e f g a b c d, the first (authentic) mode.
33Doric mode. Dorian.
34Dossologla (dōs-sō-lō’jī-ā), It. Doxology.
35Dot. (1) A point placed after a note increases its duration one half. (2) A point placed above or below a note indicates that the latter has to be played staccato (detached). If there is at the same time a slur, the notes thus marked are played mezzo staccato (lit., “half detached”). (3) A series of two or four dots placed by a double bar indicate that the strain upon that side is to be played twice through. See Repeat.
36Dot, double. Two dots placed after a note to increase its duration three fourths of its original value.
37Double (doo’b’l), Fr. Variation. Doubles may be defined as repetitions of a song, dance tune, or instrumental air, ornamented with figures, graces, diminutions, runs, etc. The term is obsolete.
38Double A, or, AA. In England the term double is applied to all those bass notes from G to F inclusive. In Germany the rule is different. See Double G.
39Double-action harp. A harp with pedals, by which each string can be shortened two semitones.
40Double afternote. Two afternotes, taking their time from the previous note.
41Double appoggiatura. A union of two short appoggiaturas.
42Double B, or, BB. See Double G.
43Double bar. Two thick strokes drawn down through the staff to divide one strain or movement from another. In many editions these are incorrectly placed.
44Double bass. This instrument, the largest member of the violin family, and the fundamental part of the orchestra, has generally either three or four strings. In Germany the double bass is tuned as under (a), in England most frequently as under (b), and in Italy and France as under (c). The double bass sounds the notes an octave lower than they are written.
46ä arm, ā add, ā ale, ě end, ē eve, ĭ ill, ī isle, ō old, ō odd, oo moon, ũ but, ü Fr. sound, kh Ger. ch. nh nasal.
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