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Dictionary of Music, Pronouncing and Defining, 1925
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2DICTIONARY OF MUSIC.
4Canterino (kän-të-rë'nô), It. A singer; a chanter.
6Cantica (kän'ti-kä), It.
7Canticae (kän'ti-tsä), Lat. one of two readings
8Canticae (kän'ti-tsâ), Lat. one of two readings
9Cantici (kän'ti-tshë), It. pl.
10Cantico (kän-të'kô), Sp. Canticles; the ancient laudi, or sacred songs of the Roman Catholic Church.
12Canti carnascialeschi (kän'të căr-näs-tshë-ä-lës-kë), It.
13Canti charnevali (kän'të kär-në-vä'lë), Songs of the carnival week.
15Canticle. A sacred hymn, or song. (2) A canto, a division of a song.
17Cantico (kän'ti-kô), It.
18Canticum (kän'ti-koom), Lat. A canticle.
20Cantillate (kän'til-lä'te). To chant, to recite with musical tones.
22Cantillation. A chanting, a recitation with musical modulations.
24Cantillatio (kän-til-lä-tsë'yô), Lat. A singing style of declamation.
26Cantilena (kän-ti-lä'nä), It. The melody, air, or principal part in any composition; generally the highest vocal part.
28Cantilena scotica (kän-ti-lä'nä skô'ti-kä), It. A Scotch air or tune.
30Cantilene (kän-ti-lä'në), It. A cantilena.
32Cantino (kän-të'nô), It. The smallest string of the violin, guitar, etc. one of two readings
33Cantino (kän-të'nô), It. The smallest string of the violiu, guitar, etc. one of two readings
35Cantio (kän'tsi-ô), Lat. A song.
37Cantique (kän'h-tëk'), Fr. A canticle, or hymn of praise.
39Cantique des cantiques (kän'h-tëk' dë kän'h-tëk'), Fr. Solomon's Song.
41Canto (kän'tô), It. (1) A song, a melody. (2) The art of singing. (3) The highest part in concerted music. (4) The soprano voice. (5) The highest string of an instrument. (V. Cantino.)
43Canto a cappella (ä käp-pël'lä), It. Vocal church music without instrumental accompaniment.
45Canto Ambrosiano (äm-brô-zë-ä'nô), It. Ambrosian chant.
47Canto armonico (kän'tô är-mô'në-kô), It. A part-song for two, three, or more voices. one of two readings
48Canto armonico (kän'tô är-mô'nî-kô), It. A part-song for two, three, or more voices. one of two readings
50Canto clef. The C clef when placed on the first line.
52Canto concertante (kän'tô kôn-tshër-tän'të), It. The treble of the principal concerting parts.
54Canto cromatico (kän'tô krô-mä'ti-kô), It. Chromatic vocal music.
56Canto fermo (kän'tô fär'mô), It. A chant or melody. (2) Choral singing in unison on a plain melody. (3) Any subject consisting of a few long, plain notes, given as a theme for counterpoint.
58Canto figurato (kän'tô fë-goo-rä'tô), It. A figured melody.
60Canto fioritto (kän'tô fë-ô-rë't'tô), It. A song in which many ornaments are introduced.
62Canto funebre (kän'tô foo-nä'brë), It. A funeral song.
64Canto Gregoriano (kän'tô grë-gô-ri-ä'nô), It. The Gregorian chant.
66Canto llano (kän'tô lyä'nô), Sp. The plain chant or song.
68Canto necessario (kän'tô nä-tchës-sä'ri-ô), It. A term indicating those parts that are to sing through the whole piece.
70Canto primo (kän'tô prë'mô), It. The first treble or soprano.
72Cantor (kän-tôr'), It. A singer, a chanter.
74Cantor (kän'tôr),
75Cantor choralis (kän'tôr kô-rä'lës), Lat. A precentor; a leader of the choir.
77Cantorate (kän-tô-rä'të), It. A leading singer of a choir.
79Cantore (kän-tô'rë), It. A singer, a chanter, a poet.
81Canto recitativo (kän-tô rä-tshi-tä-të'vô), It. Recitative, declamatory singing.
83Cantorei (kän-tô-rë'), Ger. The dwelling-house of the cantor. (2) A class of the choristers in the public school.
85Cantoren (kän-tô'r'n), Ger. Chanters, a choir of singers.
87Canto ripieno (kän'tô rë-pi-ä'nô), It. The treble of the grand chorus; the part that sings or plays only in the grand chorus.
89Cantoris (kän-tô'ris), Lat. A term used in cathedral music to indicate the passages intended to be sung by those singers who are placed on that side of the choir where the cantor or precentor sits. This is usually on the left-hand side on entering the choir from the nave.
91Canto rivoltato (kän'tô rë-vôl-tä'tô), It. The treble changed.
93Canto secondo (kän'tô së-kôn'dô), It. The second treble.
95Canto simplice (kän'tô sîm-plë'tshë), It. A plain song.
97Cantrice (kän-trë'tshë), It. A female singer
98Cantrix (kän'trëx), Lat. a songstress.
100Cantus (kän'toos), Lat. A song, a melody; also the treble, or soprano part.
102Cantus Ambrosianus (kän'toos äm-brô-së-ä'-noos), Lat. The four chants, or melodies, introduced into the Church by St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, in the fourth century, and which are supposed to be derived from ancient Greek melodies. one of two readings
103Cantus Ambrosianus (kän'toos äm-brô-si-ä'-noos), Lat. The four chants, or melodies, introduced into the Church by St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, in the fourth century, and which are supposed to be derived from ancient Greek melodies. one of two readings
105Cantus figuratus (kän'toos fë-goo-rä'toos), Lat. Embellished or figurative chants or melodies.
107Cantus firmus (kän'toos fër'moos), Lat. The plain song or chant. See Canto fermo. one of two readings
108Cantus firmus (kän'toos fîr'moos), Lat. The plain song or chant. See Canto fermo. one of two readings
110Cantus Gregorianus (kän'toos grë-gô-ri-ä'-noos), Lat. Those four chants, or melodies, introduced into the Church by St. Gregory, and which, with the Ambrosian chants, formed a series of eight modes, or tones, as they were called.
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