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Pronouncing and defining dictionary of music, 1896
73 lines. Read by computer on 15 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'u-n-hörn), Ger. A keyed horn. one of two readings
3Klapptrompete (kläp-tröm-pä'tě), Ger. A keyed trumpet.
4Klar (klär), Ger. Clear, bright.
5Klarheit (klär'hít), Ger. Clearness, plainness.
6Klarinette (klä'ri-nět-tě), Ger. A clarinet.
7Klärlich (klär'líkh), Ger. Clearly, distinctly.
8Klassisch (kläs'sích), Ger. Classical, of high rank. Approved.
9Klausel (klou'zel), Ger. A close; a regular section of a movement.
10Klavier (klä-fěr'). Ger. Pianoforte; harpsichord. See Clavier.
11Klavierauszug (klä-fěr'ows-tzoog), Ger. Edition for pianoforte. An arrangement of a score for pianoforte. one of two readings
12Klavierauszug (klä-fěr'sows-tzoog), Ger. Edition for pianoforte. An arrangement of a score for pianoforte. one of two readings
13Klaviersonaten (klä-fěr'sō-üä-těn), Ger. Pianoforte sonata.
14Klavierspieler (klä-fěr-spě'ler), Ger. Pianoforte-player.
15Klein (klin), Ger. Minor, speaking of intervals.
16Kleinbass (klin'bäss),
17Kleinbassgeige (klin'bäss-gī-gě), Ger. } Violoncello.
18Kleinlaut (klin'lout), Ger. Small or low in tone or voice.
19Klingbar (klīng'bär), Ger. Resonant, sonorous.
20Klingel (klīng'ěl), Ger. A bell.
21Klingeln (klīng-ěln), Ger. To ring or sound a small bell; to jingle.
22Klingen (klīng'ěn), Ger. } Sonorous resonant, ringing.
23Klingend (klīng'ěnd), Ger. }
24Klinggedicht (klīng'gě-dikht), Ger. Sonnet.
25Klingklang (klīng'kläng), Ger. Tinkling, bad music.
26Klingspiel (klīng'spěl), Ger. The sound or noise of instruments.
27Klutter (kloot'těr), Ger. A bird-call.
28Knabenstimme (knä'běn-stim'mě), Ger. A boy's voice, counter tenor.
29Knee-stop.
30Knell. The tolling of a bell at a death or funeral.
31Kniegeige (kně'gī-ghě), Ger. Viol da gamba, violoncello.
32Knieröhre (kně'rō-rě), Ger. A pipe, or tube, bent like a knee.
33Kollektivauszug (kōl'lěk-těf'ows-tzoog), Ger. A collected selection of an author's works.
34Kollo (kōl-lō), Jap. A Japanese instrument, somewhat resembling a harp.
35Kombinationspedale (kōm'-bǐ-nä-tsī-ōns'-pě-dā'lě), Ger. Combination pedal. A pedal controlling a combination of organ-stops.
36Kombinationstöne (kōm'bǐ-nä-tsī-ōns'tō-ně), Ger. Combination tones. Resultant tones formed by the differences of two sounding tones.
37Komiker (kō'mī-kěr), Ger. A writer of burlettas; also a comic performer.
38Komisch (kō'mīsh), Ger. Comical.
39Komma (kōm'mā), Ger. Comma; a musical section or division. An interval equal to about an eighth of a diatonic step.
40Komödie (kō-mö'dī-č), Ger. Comedy, play.
41Komponieren (kōm-pō-ne'r'n), Ger. To compose.
42Komponist (kōm'pō-nīst), Ger. A composer.
43Komposition (kōm'pō-zīt-sī-ōn), Ger. A composition.
44Kompositionslehre (kōm'pō-zīt-sī-ōns'lā-rě), Ger. The art of composition. A textbook in musical composition.
45Konservatorium (kōn-sär-vā-tō'r'i-oom). Ger. A conservatory; a school of the art of music.
46Koous. A Persian drum made of brass, two feet in circumference.
47Kopfstimme (kōpf'stim-mě), Ger. Falsetto, head voice.
48Kopf'e (kōp'p'l), Ger. Coupler; coupling-stop of organ.
49Kor (kōr), Ger. } Choir, chorus. See
50Köre (kō'rē), Ger. pl. } Chor.
51Koryphaeus (kō-ri-fē'ūs), Gr. Chief, or leader, of the dancers.
52Kos (kōz), Hun. A Hungarian dance.
53Kösake (kō-sā'kě). A national dance of the Cossacks.
54Kraft (krāft), Ger. Power, strength, energy.
55Kräftig (krāf'tīgh),
56Kräftiglich (krāf'tīgh-likh), Ger. } Power ful, vigorous, full of energy.
57Kräftig und kurz (krāf'tīgh oond kōr'ts), Ger. Loud and detached.
58Krakoviak (krā-kō-vī-āk). } The cra- one of two readings
59Krakoviak (krā-kō-vī-āk). } The crakovienn one of two readings
60Krakovienne (krā-kō-vī-ěn), Fr. } covienne, a Polish dance in 2-4 time, with strongly marked rhythm and much syncopated.
61Krebsgängig (krēbs'gān-gīgh), Ger. Crab-going; inverse imitation; backwards.
62Kreischend (krī'shěnd), Ger. Shrieking, screaming.
63Kreisfuge (krī'sfoo-ghě), Ger. Circulating fugue; a canon.
64Kreisleriana (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.
65Kreistanz (krī'stānts), Ger. Dance in a circle.
66Kreuz (kroits), Ger. A sharp.
67Kreuz-doppeltes (kroits-dōp'pěl-těs), Ger. A double sharp, × or ##.
68Kriegerisch (krē'ghěr-īsh), Ger. Warlike, martial.
69Kriegsgesang (krēgs'ghě-säng'), Ger. }
70Kriegslied (krēgs'lěd), }
71A war-song, a soldier's song.
72Kriegsspieler (krēgs'spě'lěr), Ger. A musician of a regiment.
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