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Pronouncing and defining dictionary of music, 1896
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1Octavflötlein (ök-täf'flöt'lin), Ger. An octave flute.
2Octavfolgen (ök-täf-föl'ghen), Ger. Octave-succession; parallel motion by octaves.
3Octavin (ök-tä-vänh), Fr. An organ-stop of two-feet scale.
4Octavine (ök-tä-vēn'), Fr. The small spinet.
5Octet. } A composition for eight parts, or
6Octett. } for eight voices.
7Octetto (ök-tët'tō), It. An octet.
8Octo-bass. A monster double bass, invented by M. Vuillaume, of Paris. It is of colossal size, about twelve feet high. Stopping is effected by means of keys and pedals. The tone is full and strong without roughness.
9Octochord (ök'tō-körd), Lat. An instrument like a lute, with eight strings.
10Octoplet. A group of eight notes of equal value, played in the time of nine or some other natural rhythmic group.
11Octuor (ök-twōr), Fr. A piece in eight parts, or for eight voices or instruments.
12Ode. A Greek word, signifying an air or song; a lyrical composition of greater length and variety than a song, resembling the cantata.
13Odelet. A short ode.
14Odeon (ö'dä-ön), Ger. } A building for odes.
15Odeum (ö-dä-oom), Lat. } A public building for musical purposes.
16Oder (ö'dër), Ger. Or, or else; für ein oder zwei Claviere, for one or two manuals.
17Œuvre (üvr), Fr. Work, composition, piece—a term used in numbering a composer's published works in the order of their publication.
18Œuvre premier (üvr prë-mi-ä'), Fr. The first work.
19Offen (öf'f'n), Ger. Open. Applied to organ-pipes. Also used in composition.
20Offenbar (öf'f'n-bär), Ger. Open to view, unconcealed.
21Offenflöte (öf'f'n-flö'të), Ger. An open-flute organ-stop. See also Clarabella.
22Offertoire (öf'fër-twär), Fr. } A hymn,
23Offertorio (öf'fër-tô'ri-ô), It. } prayer,
24Offertorium (öf'fër-tô'ri-oom), Lat. } anthem,
25Offertory (öf'fër-tô-ry). } or instrumental piece sung or played during the collection of the offertory.
26Offertorio (öf'fër-tô'ri-ô), Sp. Offertory.
27Oficleida (ö-fë-klä-ï-dä), It. } The ophicleide;
28Oficleide (ö-fë-klä-ï-dë), It. } a French bass horn.
29Ohne (ö'në), Ger. Without.
30Ohne Pedale (ö'në pë-dä'lë), Ger. Without the pedals.
31Oktave (ök-täf'fë), Ger. Octave, eighth.
32Ole (ö'lë), Sp. (El ole.) Spanish dance with castanets, in slow 3-4 measure.
33Olio. A miscellaneous collection of musical pieces.
34Olivettes (ö-li-vët'), Fr. The dances of the peasants in the Provence after the olives are gathered.
35Omnes (öm'nës), Lat. } All. See Tutti.
36Omnia (öm'nï-ä), } All. one of two readings
37Omnia (öm'nï-ä), Lat. } one of two readings
38Omnitonique (öm-nï-tôn-ëk'), Fr. Having all the tones. Capable of the whole chromatic scale.
39Once-marked octave. The name given in Germany to the notes between inclusive; these notes are expressed by small letters with one short stroke.
40Ondeggiamento (ön-däd-jï-ä-mën'tō), It. Waving; an undulating or tremulous motion of the sound; also a close shake on the violin.
41Ondeggiante (ön-däd-jï än'të), It. Waving, undulating, trembling.
42Ondulé (önh-dü-lä'), Fr. Waving, trembling.
43Onduliren (ön-doo-lë'r'n), Ger. A tremulous tone in singing or in playing the violin, etc.
44Ongarese (ön-gä-rä'zë), Ongherese (ön-ghë-rä'zë), It. } Hungarian. one of two readings
45Ongarese (ön-gä-rä'zë), It. } one of two readings
46Ongherese (ön-ghë-rä'zë), It. } Hungarian. one of two readings
47Onzieme (önh-zhi-äm), Fr. Eleventh.
48Op. Abbreviation of Opus, work.
49Open diapason. An organ-stop, generally made of metal, and thus called because the pipes are open at the top. It commands the whole scale, and is the most important stop of the instrument.
50Open harmony. Chord-positions in which the upper three voices generally or uniformly exceed the compass of an octave.
51Open note. A half-note, a whole note.
52Open pipes. Organ-pipes with open ends, instead of being closed with a stopper or chimney. All the free voices in an organ are produced by open pipes. All the voices produced by stopped pipes are somewhat veiled in character, or flute-like.
53Open tone. A tone produced by an open string, or by a wind instrument without using the valve or keys. A tone open and free in quality.
54Oper (ö'për), Ger. } A drama set to music.
55Opera (ö-pë-rä), It. } According to the best modern practice the opera consists of almost every variety of music, not alone songs, duets, trios, and other concerted pieces, choruses, elaborate finales, and richly instrumented orchestral accompaniment, but also melodramatic music, which accompanies the action, even in those moments when there is no singing in progress.
56Preludes and interludes are elaborate orchestral pieces, often reaching symphonic proportions.
57Opera music has for its problem to interpret the drama and to intensify its impression, and in order to accomplish this it is at liberty to employ the complete resources
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