Scan 146
Dictionary of Music (Pronouncing and Defining), 1896
79 lines. Read by computer on 11 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1Klappenhorn (kläp'p'n-hörn), Ger. A keyed horn. one of two readings
2Klappenhorn (kläp'p'n-hōrn), Ger. A keyed horn. one of two readings
3Klapptrompete (kläp-tröm-pä'tě), Ger. A keyed trumpet. one of two readings
4Klapptrompete (kläp-trōm-pā'tē), Ger. A keyed trumpet. one of two readings
5Klar (klär), Ger. Clear, bright.
6Klarheit (klär'hit), Ger. Clearness, plainness.
7Klarinette (klä'ri-nět-tě), Ger. A clarinet.
8Klärlich (klär'lích), Ger. Clearly, distinctly. one of two readings
9Klärlich (klär'līkh), Ger. Clearly, distinctly. one of two readings
10Klassisch (kläs'sích), Ger. Classical, of high rank. Approved. one of two readings
11Klassisch (kläs'sīsh), Ger. Classical, of high rank. Approved. one of two readings
12Klausel (klou'zel), Ger. A close; a regular section of a movement.
13Klavier (klä-fēr'), Ger. Pianoforte; harpsichord. See Clavier.
14Klavierauszug (klä-fēr'ows-tzoog), Ger. Edition for pianoforte. An arrangement of a score for pianoforte.
15Klaviersonaten (klä-fēr'sō-nā-těn), Ger. Pianoforte sonata.
16Klavierspieler (klä-fēr-spē'ler), Ger. Pianoforte-player.
17Klein (klīn), Ger. Minor, speaking of intervals.
18Kleinbass (klīn'bāss),
19Kleinbassgeige (klīn'bāss-gī-gě), Ger. } Violoncello.
20Kleinlaut (klīn'lout), Ger. Small or low in tone or voice.
21Klingbar (klīng'bär), Ger. Resonant, sonorous.
22Klingel (klīng'ēl), Ger. A bell.
23Klingeln (klīng-ēln), Ger. To ring or sound a small bell; to jingle.
24Klingen (klīng'ēn), Ger. } Sonorous, resonant, ringing.
25Klingend (klīng'ēnd), Ger. } Sonnet.
26Klinggedicht (klīng'gē-dīkht), Ger. Sonnet.
27Klingklang (klīng'kläng), Ger. Tinkling, bad music.
28Klingspiel (klīng'spēl), Ger. The sound or noise of instruments.
29Klutter (kloot'tēr), Ger. A bird-call.
30Knabenstimme (knä'běn-stim'mě), Ger. A boy's voice, counter tenor.
31Knee-stop.
32Knell. The tolling of a bell at a death or funeral.
33Kniegeige (knē'gī-ghě), Ger. Viol da gamba, violoncello.
34Knieröhre (knē'rō-rě), Ger. A pipe, or tube, bent like a knee.
35Kollektivauszug (kōl'lěk-těf'ows-tzoog), Ger. A collected selection of an author's works. one of two readings
36Kollektivauszug (kōl'lēk-tēf'ows-tzoog), Ger. A collected selection of an author's works. one of two readings
37Kollo (kōl-lō), Jap. A Japanese instrument, somewhat resembling a harp.
38Kombinationspedale (kōm'-bī-nā-tsī-ōns'-pě-dā'lě), Ger. Combination pedal. A pedal controlling a combination of organ-stops. one of two readings
39Kombinationspedale (kōm'-bī-nā-tsī-ōns'-pē-dā'lē), Ger. Combination pedal. A pedal controlling a combination of organ-stops. one of two readings
40Kombinationstöne (kōm'bī-nā-tsī-ōns'tō-ně), Ger. Combination tones. Resultant tones formed by the differences of two sounding tones.
41Komiker (kō'mī-kěr), Ger. A writer of burlettas; also a comic performer.
42Komisch (kō'mīsh), Ger. Comical.
43Komma (kōm'mā), Ger. Comma; a musical section or division. An interval equal to about an eighth of a diatonic step.
44Komödie (kō-mö'dī-ě), Ger. Comedy, play. one of two readings
45Komödie (kō-mō'dī-ē), Ger. Comedy, play. one of two readings
46Komponieren (kōm-pō-ně'r'n), Ger. To compose.
47Komponist (kōm'pō-nīst), Ger. A composer.
48Komposition (kōm'pō-zīt-sī-ōn), Ger. A composition.
49Kompositionslehre (kōm'pō-zīt-sī-ōns'lā-rě), Ger. The art of composition. A textbook in musical composition. one of two readings
50Kompositionslehre (kōm'pō-zīt-sī-ōns'lā-rē), Ger. The art of composition. A textbook in musical composition. one of two readings
51Konservatorium (kōn-sār-vā-tō'rī-oom), Ger. A conservatory; a school of the art of music.
52Koous. A Persian drum made of brass, two feet in circumference.
53Kopfstimme (kōpf'stīm-mě), Ger. Falsetto, head voice.
54Kopre' (kōp'p'l), Ger. Coupler; coupling-stop in an organ.
55Kor (kōr), Ger. } Choir, chorus. See
56Köre (kō're), Ger. pl. } Chor.
57Koryphaeus (kō-ri-fē'ūs), Gr. Chief, or leader, of the dancers.
58Kos (kōz), Hun. A Hungarian dance.
59Kosake (kō-sā'kě). A national dance of the Cossacks.
60Kraft (krāft), Ger. Power, strength, energy.
61Kräftig (krāf'tīgh),
62Kräftiglich (krāf'tīgh-līkh), Ger. } Powerful, vigorous, full of energy.
63Kräftig und kurz (krāf'tīgh oond koorts), Ger. Loud and detached.
64Krakoviak (krā-kō-vī-āk).
65Krakovienne (krā-kō-vī-ēn), Fr. } The Krakovienne, a Polish dance in 2-4 time, with strongly marked rhythm and much syncopated.
66Krebsgängig (krēbs'gān-gīgh), Ger. Crab-going; inverse imitation; backwards.
67Kreischend (krī'shěnd), Ger. Shrieking, screaming.
68Kreisfuge (krī'sfoo-ghě), Ger. Circulating fugue; a canon.
69Kreisleriana (krī'slā-ri-ā-nā), Ger. Like Kreisler. A series of eight piano pieces of Schumann, named after an eccentric character called Kreisler, in one of Hoffmann's novels.
70Kreistanz (krī'stānts), Ger. Dance in a circle.
71Kreuz (kroits), Ger. A sharp.
72Kreuz-doppeltes (kroits-dōp'pěl-těs), Ger. A double sharp, × or ##.
73Kriegerisch (krē'ghēr-īsh), Ger. Warlike, martial.
74Kriegsgesang (krēgs'ghē-sāng'), Ger. } A war-song, a soldier's song.
75Kriegslied (krēgs'lěd), one of two readings
76Kriegslied (krēgs'lēd), one of two readings
77Kriegsspieler (krēgs'spē'lěr), Ger. A musician of a regiment. one of two readings
78Kriegsspieler (krēgs'spē'lēr), Ger. A musician of a regiment. one of two readings
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