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Pronouncing and defining dictionary of music, 1896
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1Plein jeu harmonique (plăn zhü här-mönh-ēk'), Fr. A mixture stop in an organ.
3Pleno organo (plä'nō ör-gä'nō), Lat. Full organ.
5Plettro (plët'trō), It. A bow, a fiddlestick; also a plectrum.
7Plus (plü), Fr. More.
9Plus animé (plü să-ni-mā), Fr. With more animation.
11Plus lentement (plü länht-mänh), Fr. Slower, more slowly.
13Pneumatic (nū-măt'ik). Relating to the air or wind; a term applied to all wind instruments collectively.
15Pneumatic action. Mechanism intended to lighten the touch, etc., in large organs. The pneumatic lever consisted of a bellows about three inches by fourteen, which became inflated whenever the corresponding organ-key was depressed. Inasmuch as only a small valve was needed to inflate such a bellows, the touch was very light. The bellows opened the pallet, admitting wind to the corresponding pipes. The saving in elasticity and lightness of touch was very important in large organs, where, without some such appliance, a weight of several pounds is sometimes necessary to operate a key. There was a certain loss of time and of precise attack, which was reduced to a minimum by increasing the pressure of the wind operating the pneumatic lever. It was invented by one Barker in 1837, and greatly improved by Ira Bassett in 1888. The pneumatic lever is now displaced by a pneumatic action, which accomplishes the same result much better by means of a small pneumatic under every pipe. These are now operated by electricity.
17Pneumatic organ. An organ moved by wind, so named by the ancients to distinguish it from the hydraulic organ, moved by water.
19Pochessimo (pō-kĕs'si-mō), It. A very little, as little as possible.
21Pochette (pō-shĕt), Fr. A kit, a small violin used by dancing-masters.
23Pochettino (pō-kĕt-tē'nō), It. A little; as, retard un pochettros, a little slower.
24Pochetto (pō-kĕt'tō), It. A little slower.
25Pochino (pō-kĕ'nō), It. A little slower.
27Poco (pō'kō), It. Little.
29Poco adagio (pō'kō ä-dä'jĭ-ō), It. A little slower.
31Poco allegro (pō'kō äl-lā'grō), It. A little faster.
33Poco animato (pō'kō ä-nĭ-mă'tō), It. A little more animated.
35Poco a poco (pō'kō ä pō'kō), It. By degrees, little by little.
37Poco a poco crescendo (pō'kō ä pō'kō krē-shĕn'dō), It. Gradually louder and louder.
39Poco a poco diminuendo (pō'kō ä pō'kō dē-mē-noo-ēn'dō), It. Gradually diminishing.
41Poco a poco, piu di fuoco (pō'kō ä pō'kō pē-oo dē foo-ō'kō), It. With gradually increasing fire and animation.
43Poco a poco piu lento (pō'kō ä pō'kō pē'oo lēn'tō), It. Gradually slower and slower.
45Poco a poco, piu moto (pō'kō ä pō'kō pē'oo mö'tō), It. Gradually increasing the time.
47Poco a poco rallentando (pō'kō ä pō'kō räl-lēn-tän'dō), It. Gradually diminishing.
49Poco forte (pō'kō fôr'tē), It. Moderately loud, a little loud.
51Poco largo (pō'kō lär'gō), It. } Moderately slow.
52Poco lento (pō'kō lēn'tō), } slow.
53Poco meno (pō'kō mā'nō), It. A little less, somewhat less.
55Poco piano (pō'kō pē-ä'nō), It. Somewhat soft.
56Poco piu (pō'kō pē'oo), It. A little more, somewhat more.
58Poco piu allegro (pō'kō pē'oo äl-lā'grō), It. A little quicker.
60Poco piu che allegretto (pō'kō pē'oo kĕ äl-lē-grēt'tō), It. A little quicker than allegretto.
62Poco piu che andante (pō'kō pē'oo kĕ än-dăn'-tē), It. A little slower than andante.
64Poco piu forte (pō'kō pē-oo fôr'tē), It. A little louder.
66Poco piu largo (pō'kō pē'oo lär'gō), It. } A little slower.
67Poco piu lento (pō'kō pē'oo lēn'tō), } A little slower.
69Poco piu mosso (pō'kō pē'oo mōs'sō), It. A little faster.
71Poco piu piano (pō'kō pē'oo pē-ä'nō), It. A little softer.
73Poco presto (pō'kō prē'stō), It. Rather quick.
74Poco presto accelerando (pō'kō prē'stō ät-tshēl-ē-rän'dō), It. Gradually accelerate the time.
76Poetic. A term sometimes applied to descriptive music, indicating an underlying poetic conception.
78Poetique (pō-ĕ-tēk), Fr. Poetic.
80Poggiato (pōd-jĭ-ă'tō), It. Dwelt upon, leaned upon.
82Poi (pō'ē), It. Then, after, afterwards; piano poi forte, soft, then loud.
84Poi a poi (pō'ē ä pō'ē), It. By degrees.
86Point (pwänh), Fr. A dot.
88Point d'arrêt (pwänh dăr-rā), Fr. Point of arrest; a hold over a rest, which it prolongs indefinitely.
90Point de repos (pwänh dūh rē-pō'), Fr. A pause.
92Point d'orgue (pwänh dōrg), Fr. Organ point.
94Pointée (pwänh-tā), Fr. Dotted; blanche pointee, a dotted minim.
96Point final (pwänh fī näl'), Fr. A final, or concluding, cadence.
98Point of repose. A pause, a cadence.
100Point, organ. A long, or stationary, bass note, upon which various passages of melody and harmony are introduced.
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