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Dictionary of Music, Pronouncing and Defining, 1925
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1Dominant section. A section terminating on the common chord of the dominant.
3Dominicali psalmi (dō-mī-nī-kā'lē sāl'mē), Lat. Certain psalms of the Roman Catholic Church, sung in the Vespers.
5Domkirche (dōm'kēr'khē), Ger. A cathedral.
7Dona nobis pacem (dō'nā nō'bīs pä'tsēm), Lat. "Grant us Thy peace." The concluding movement of the Mass.
9Donna (dōn'nā), It. Lady; applied to the principal female singers in an opera.
11Dopo (dō'pō), It. After.
13Doppel-(dōp'p'l), Ger. Double.
15Doppel-be (dōp'p'l-bā), Ger. A double flat (♭♭), equal to a depression of two half-steps.
17Doppelflöte (dōp'p'l-flō'tē), Ger. Double flute; a stop in an organ the pipes of which have two mouths.
19Doppelfuge (dōp-p'l-foo'ghe), Ger. Double fugue.
21Doppelflügel (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.).
23Doppelgedeckt (dōp'p'l-gē-děkt'), Ger. Double-stopped diapason.
25Doppelgeige (dōp'p'l-ghī'ghē), Ger. An organ-stop. See Viola d'Amour.
27Doppelgriffe (dōp-p'l-grī'fē), Ger. Double stop on the violin, etc.
29Doppelkanon (dōp'p'l-kä-nōn), Ger. A canon with two subjects.
31Doppelkreuz (dōp'p'l-kroitz), Ger. A double sharp (## or ×), raising a note two semitones.
33Doppelpunkt (dōp-pěl-poonkt), Ger. Double dot after a note.
35Doppelschlag (dōp'p'l-shlägh), Ger. A mordent, a turn.
37Doppelschritt (dōp'p'l-shrīt), Ger. A quick march.
39Doppelt (dōp-p'lt), Ger. Double.
41Doppelte Noten (dōp'p'l-tě nō't'n), Ger. Double notes.
43Doppelter Trillerlauf (dōp'p'l-tēr trī'l'lēr-louf), Ger. Double cadence.
45Doppelt gestrichene Note (dōp'pělt ghē-strī-kh'ně nō'tē), Ger. A semiquaver.
47Doppia lyra (dōp-p'i-ä lē'rā), It. A double lyre.
49Doppio (dōp'p'i-ō), It. Double, twofold; sometimes indicating that octaves are to be played.
51Doppio movimento (dōp'p'i-ō mō-vī-měn-tō), It. Double movement or time; that is, as fast again.
53Doppio pedale (dōp'p'i-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.
55Doppio tempo (dōp'p'i-ō těm'pō), It. Double time, as fast again.
57Doppo (dōp'pō), It. After. See Dopo.
59Dorian (dō-ri-ān), Gr. } The name of one of Dorien (dō-ri-ānh), 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.
61Doric mode. Dorian.
63Dossologla (dōs-sō-lō'ji-ā), It. Doxology.
65Dot. (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.
67Dot, double. Two dots placed after a note to increase its duration three fourths of its original value.
69Double (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.
71Double 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.
73Double-action harp. A harp with pedals, by which each string can be shortened two semitones.
75Double afternote. Two afternotes, taking their time from the previous note.
77Double appoggiatura. A union of two short appoggiaturas.
79Double B, or, BB. See Double G.
81Double bar. Two thick strokes drawn down through the staff to divide one strain or movement from another. In many editions these are incorrectly placed.
83Double 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.
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