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Pronouncing and Defing Dictionary of Music, 1896
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1Drum major. The principal drummer in a military band; the officer directing the band.
3D.S. The initials of Dal Segno.
5Ductus (dook'toos), Lat. Melodic movement, or order of successive notes, which may be: (1) rectus, direct, i.e., ascending; (2) reversus, or revertens, reversed, i.e., descending; or (3) circumcurrens, circumcurrent, i.e., ascending and descending.
7Dudeler (doo'dlër), Ger. One who plays or sings badly.
9Dudelkasten (doo'd'l-käs-t'n), Ger. Barrel organ; a hurdygurdy.
11Dudelsack (doo'd'l-säk), Dudelkastensack (doo'd'l-käs-t'n-säk), Ger. A bagpipe, a cornamuse, a hornpipe.
13Due (doo'ë), It. Two; in two parts.
15Due clarini (doo'ë klä-rē'nē), It. Two trumpets.
17Due corde (doo'ë kôr-dë), It. Two strings. See A due corde.
19Due cori (doo'ë kôr-li), It. Two choirs or choruses.
21Due pedali (doo'ë pë-dä'li), It. The two pedals a.e to be used.
23Duet. A composition for two voices or instruments, or for two performers upon the same instrument.
25Due trombe (doo'ë trôm'bë), It. Two trumpets.
27Duett (doo-ët'), Ger. A duet.
29Duette (doo-ët'të), Ger. pl. Duetti (doo-ët'të), It. pl. Duets.
31Duettino (doo-ët'-të'nō), It. A short and easy duet.
33Duetto (doo-ët'tō), It. A duet.
35Due volte (doo'ë vōl'të), It. Twice.
37Dulcet. Soft, sweet, musical; an organ-stop.
39Dulcian (dü'l-sē-änh'), Fr. A small bassoon. See Dolciano. A dulciana stop. one of two readings
40Dulcian (dü'l-së-änh'), Fr. A small bassoon. See Dolciano. A dulciana stop. one of two readings
42Dulciana stop. An 8-feet organ-stop; of a soft and sweet quality of tone.
44Dulciana principal. A 4-feet organ-stop of delicate tone.
46Dulcimer. A very ancient instrument whose principal parts are a wooden frame, a soundboard with one or several sound-holes, two bridges, and appliances for the fastening and tuning of the wire strings with which it is strung. A dulcimer is played upon with two hammers.
48Dumb spinnet. Another name for the clavichord.
50Dumpf (doompf), Dumpfig (doomp'fig), Ger. Of a dull, hollow, muffled sound.
52Dumpfigkeit (doomp'fig-kit), Ger. Hollowness, dullness of sound.
54Duo (doo'ō), It. Two; in two parts; a composition for two voices or instruments; a duet.
56Duo concertante (doo'ō kôn-tshër-tän'të), It. A duo in which each part is alternately principal and subordinate.
58Duodecima (doo-ō-dä'tshë-mä), It. Duodecimo (doo-ō-dä'tshë-mō), It. twelfth, the twelfth note from the tonic; the name is also applied to an organ-stop tuned a twelfth above the diapason.
60Duodecima acuta (doo-ō-dä'tsë-mä ä-koo'tä), Lat. A twelfth above.
62Duodecima gravi (doo-ō-dä'tsë-mä grä've), Lat. A twelfth below.
64Duodecimole (doo-ō-dä-tshë-mō'lë), It. A musical phrase, formed by a group of twelve notes.
66Duodramma (doo-ō-dräm'mä), It. Duodrama. A dramatic piece for two performers; more especially a spoken drama with musical accompaniments, a kind of melodrama (q. v.).
68Duoi (doo-ō'ē), It. Two.
70Duole. A group of two notes to fill the time of three of the same denomination, as in 6-8 measure two eighth-notes with a figure 2 to occupy the time of three eighth-notes.
726/8 2 equal to 6/8
74Duolo (doo-ō'lō), It. Sorrow, sadness, grief.
76Duomo (doo-ō'mō), It. A cathedral.
78Dupla (doo-plä), Lat. Double.
80Duple time. Double time.
82Duplex longa (doo'plëx lôn'gä), Lat. Maxima, one of the notes in the old system of music.
84Duplication. Doubling; where one or more of the intervals of a chord are repeated in different parts.
86Duplo (doo-plō), It. Double.
88Dur (door), Ger. Major, in speaking of keys and modes; as, C-dur, C major.
90Dur (dûr), Fr. Hard, harsh of tone. Major, as distinguished from minor.
92Duramente (doo-rä-më'n'të), It. Harshly, roughly; also meaning that the passage is to be played in a firm, bold style, and strongly accented. one of two readings
93Duramente (doo-rä-mën'të), It. Harshly, roughly; also meaning that the passage is to be played in a firm, bold style, and strongly accented. one of two readings
95Durate (doo-rä'të), It. Hard, rough; also implying false relations in harmony.
97Durchcomponiren (doorkh'kôm – pō – nē'r'n), Ger. Lit., "to compose through." A durchcomponirtes Lied, "a through-composed song," is a song of which each verse has a setting of its own, whilst in other songs one setting serves for all verses. one of two readings
98Durchcomponiren (doorkh'kôm – pō – nê'r'n), Ger. Lit., "to compose through." A durchcomponirtes Lied, "a through-composed song," is a song of which each verse has a setting of its own, whilst in other songs one setting serves for all verses. one of two readings
100Durchdringend (doorkh-drïng'ënd), Ger. Penetrating, piercing.
102Durchdringende Stimme (doorkh-drïng'ën-dë stim'më), Ger. A shrill voice or tone.
104Durchführung (doorkh'fïi-roong), Ger. Development. Generally applied to the free fantasia serving for middle part of the main movement in sonatas and other serious movements.
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