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Scan 189
Pronouncing and defining dictionary of music, 1896
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1Poi segue (pō'ē sā'gwě), Poi seguente (pō'ē sā-gwěn'tě), It. Then follows, here follows.
2Poi segue il rondo (pō'ē sā'gwě īl rōn'dō), It. After this the rondo. one of two readings
3Poi segue il rondo (pō'ē sā'gwě ēl rōn'dō), It. After this the rondo. one of two readings
4Polacca (pō-lāk'kā), It. A polonaise, or in the style of a polonaise.
5Polka. A lively Bohemian or Polish dance, in 2-4 time, the first three quavers in each bar being accented, and the fourth quaver unaccented.
6Polka mazurka (pōl'kā mă-zūr-kā). A dance in triple time, played slow, and having its accent on the last part of the measure.
7Polka redowa (pōl'kā rēd'ō ā). A dance tune in triple time, played faster than the polka mazurka, and having its accent on the first part of the measure.
8Polonaise (pōl-ō-nāz'). A chivalrous Polish dance in 3-4 measure, having, however, a movement of six eighths (in rhythm of twos) with an extra accent upon the fifth. The second eighth-note is generally divided into two sixteenths. The rhythm of the polonaise should be strictly observed.
9Polska (pōls'kā), Sw. A Swedish dance in 3-4 measure.
10Polymorphous (pōl-ī-mōr'foos), Gr. Of many forms, a term generally used in reference to canons.
11Polyphonia (pōl-ī-fō'nī-ā), Gr. A combination of many sounds; a composition for many voices.
12Polyphonic (pōl ī-fō'n-īk). Full-voiced, for many voices.
13Polyphous (pō-līf'ō-nūs), Polyphony (pō-līf'ō-ny).
14Pommer (pōm'm'r), Ger. An obsolete family of instruments of the oboe kind. See Bombardon.
15Pompös (pōm-pōs'), Ger. Pompous, majestic.
16Pomposamente (pōm-pō-zā-měn'tě), It. Pompously, stately.
17Pomposo (pōm-pō'zō), It. Pompous, stately, grand.
18Ponderoso (pōn-dě-rō'zō), It. Ponderously, massively, heavily.
19Ponticello (pōn-tī-tshěl'lō), It. The bridge of the violin, guitar, etc.
20Pont-neuf (pōnh-nūf), Fr. A street ballad, a vulgar song.
21Portamento (pōr-tā-měn'tō), It. A term applied by the Italians to the manner or habit of sustaining and conducting the voice. A singer who is easy and yet firm and steady in the execution of passages and phrases is said to have a good portamento. It is also used to connect two notes separated by an interval, by gliding the voice from one to the other, and by this means anticipating the latter in regard to intonation.
22Portamento di voce (pōr-tā-měn'tō dē vō-tshě), It. Carrying the voice; the blending of one tone into another.
23Portando la voce (pōr-tān'dō lā vō'tshě). Carrying the voice, holding it firmly on the notes.
24Portative. A portable organ.
25Portato (pōr-tā'tō), It. Nonlegato.
26Porte de voix (pōrt dūh vwā), Fr. Portamento. Also an appoggiatura, or beat.
27Portée (pōr-tā), Fr. The staff.
28Porter la voix (pōr-tā lā vwā), Fr. To carry the voice.
29Posato (pō-zā'tō), It. Quietly, steadily.
30Posaune (pō-zou'ně), Ger. A trumpet; also a trombone, a sackbut; also an organ-stop. See Trombone.
31Posaunenzug (pō-zou'něn-tsoog'), Ger. A sackbut.
32Positif (pō-zī-tēf'), Fr. The choir organ, Positiv (pō-sī-tīf'), Ger. or lowest row of keys with soft-toned stops in a large organ: also a small fixed organ, thus named in opposition to a portative organ, especially when the pipes of the choir organ are brought forward and placed behind the organist, when they are called the Rückpositif.
33Position. A shift on the violin, tenor, or violoncello; the arrangement or order of the several members of a chord.
34Position. (1) With reference to chords, which are said to be in fundamental position when they are not inverted, and in open position when the upper three voices exceed the compass of an octave, but otherwise in close position. (2) With reference to the position of the hand upon the fingerboard of stringed instruments, the first position being that nearest the nut; then progressively one note toward the bridge the second, the third, and the other positions.
35Possibile (pōs-sē' bī-lě), It. Possible; il più forte possibile, as loud as possible.
36Posthorn (pōst'hōrn), Ger. A species of bugle.
37Posthume (pos-tum), Fr. Posthumous; published after the death of the author.
38Postlude (pōst'lōo-dě), Postludium (pōst-loo'dī-oom), Lat. After-piece, concluding voluntary.
39Potenza (pō-těn'tsā), It. A name applied by the ancients to the notes and signs of music; any sound produced by an instrument.
40Potpourri (pō'poor-rē). A medley; a capriccio or fantasia in which favorite airs and fragments of musical pieces are strung together and contrasted.
41Pouce (pooss), Fr. The thumb; a term used in guitar music, indicating that the thumb of the right hand must be passed lightly over all the strings.
42Poule (pool), Fr. One of the movements of a quadrille.
43Pour (poor), Fr. For.
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