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Dictionary Of Music, 1896
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1Demande (dē-mānhd'), Fr. The question, or proposition, of a fugue; called also dux, or leading subject.
2Demi (dē-mē'), Fr. Half.
3Demi-baton (dē-mē'bā'tōn), Fr. A breve rest.
4Demi-cadence (dē-mē'kā-dānhs'), Fr. A half cadence, or cadence on the dominant.
5Demi-staccato (dē-mē'stāk-kā'tō), Fr. Half staccato. The tones slightly separated, but not so much as in staccato. Demi-staccato differs from non legato in that the former is positive and the latter is merely negative, the tones failing to connect, but not being purposely separated.
6Demi-mesure (dē-mē'mē-zūr'), Fr. } A min.
7Demi-pause (dē-mē'pōz), } im or half rest.
8Demi-quart de soupir (dē-mē'kār dūh soo-pēr), Fr. A demisemiquaver rest.
9Demisemiquaver. A short note, equal in duration to one half the semiquaver, made thus, or thus,
10Demisemiquaver rest. A mark of silence, equal in duration to a demisemiquaver, made thus,
11Demi-soupir (dē-mē'soo-pēr, Fr. A quaver rest.
12Demi-ton (dē-mē tōnh), Fr. } An interval of a Demitone (dē-mē'tōn). } half-tone.
13Dénouement (dā-noo mānh), Fr. Conclusion, the catastrophe of an opera, play, etc.
14De plus en plus vite (dūh plū zanh plū vēt), Fr. More and more quickly.
15Depressio (dē-prē'ssī-ō), It. The fall of the hand in beating time.
16Depression, chromatic. Depression by a chromatic sign.
17De profundis (dē prō-foon'dīs), Lat. "Out of the depths. O Lord." One of the seven penitential psalms.
18Der (där), Ger. The singular masculine form of the definite article, and genitive feminine form of same. 2) Of the.
19Dergleichen (dēr-gli'kh'n), Ger. The like.
20Dérivé (dē-rē-vā), Fr. Derivative.
21Derivative chords. Chords derived from others by inversion.
22Des (dēs), Ger. The note Db. Also genitive form of definite article. From the, of the.
23Désaccordé (dāz-āk-kör-dā), Fr. Untuned; put out of tune.
24Désaccorder (dāz-āk-kör-dā), Fr. To untune, to put out of tune.
25Descant. Harmony, extemporaneous or otherwise, sung or played to a given melody or theme. See Discant.
26Descant clef. The treble, or soprano, clef.
27Descend. To pass from a higher to a lower tone.
28Descendant (dē-sānhd-dānh), Fr. Descending.
29Deschant (dē-shānh), Fr. Discant.
30Des-dur (dēs'dōor), Ger. Db major.
31Design. A design, or plan. Sometimes used in place of motive, but more generally to indicate the plan of a larger part of a composition.
32Des-moll (dēs-mōll), Ger. The key of Db minor.
33Desperazione (dēs-pē-rā-tsī'-ō'nē), It. See Disperazione.
34Dessauer Marsch (dēs'sou-ēr mārsh), Ger. A famous instrumental march, one of the national airs of Germany.
35Dessin (dēs-sānh), Fr. The design, or sketch, of a composition.
36Dessus (dēs-sūs), Fr. The treble, or upper, part.
37Desto (dēs'tō), It. Brisk, sprightly.
38Destra (dēs'trā), It. Right; destra mano, the right hand.
39Détaché (dā-tā-shā), Fr. Detached, staccato.
40Determinatissimo (dā-tēr-mī-nā-tē'sī-mō), It. Very determined, very resolutely. one of two readings
41Determinatissimo (dā-tēr-mī-nā-tēs'sī-mō), It. Very determined, very resolutely. one of two readings
42Determinato (dā-tēr-mī-nā'tō), It. Determined, resolute.
43Determinazione (dā-tēr mī-nā-tsī'-ō'nē), It. Determination, resolution.
44Detto (dēt'tō), It. The same.
45Deutlich (doit'līkh), Ger. Distinctly.
46Deutsche Flöte (doit'shē flō'tē), Ger. A German flute.
47Deux (dū), Fr. Two.
48Deuxième (dū-zē'-ām'), Fr. Second.
49Deuxième position (dū-zē'-ām' pō-zē'sī-onh), Fr. The second position of the hand or fingers in playing the violin, etc.
50Devoto (dā-vō'tō), It. Devout, religious.
51Devozione (dā-vō-tsī'-ō'nē), It. Devotion, religious feeling.
52Dextra (dēx-trā), Lat. } The right hand.
53Dextre (dēxtr), Fr. }
54Di (dī), It. Of, with, for, etc. one of two readings
55Di (dē), It. Of, with, for, etc. one of two readings
56Dialogue. A composition in which two parts, or voices, respond alternately to each other.
57Dialogo (dē-ā-lō'gō), It. } A dialogue.
58Dialogue (dē-ā-lōg'), Fr. }
59Diana (dē-dā'nā), It. } The reveille; the beat
60Diane (dī-an-ūh), Fr. } of drums at daybreak.
61Diap. An abbreviation of Diapason.
62Diapason (dē-ā-pā'sōn), Gr. } The whole oc-
63Diapason (di-ā-pā'sōn), Eng. } tave. (1) All octave. (2) The compass of a voice or instrument. (3) Pitch; as the diapason normal of the French. (4) The English name of the organ-stops which the Italians and Germans call characteristically "principal" (Principale, Principal). The diapasons are the most important foundation stops of the organ.
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