Scan 98
Pronouncing and defining dictionary of music, 1896
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1D. The second note in the diatonic scale of C.
2Da (dä), It. By, from, for, through, etc.
3Dabbuda (däb-boo-dä'), It. A psaltery, a species of harp.
4Da capo (dä kä'pō), It. From the beginning; an expression placed at the end of a movement to indicate that the performer must return to the first strain.
5Da capo al fine (dä kä'pō ál fē'nē), It. Return to the beginning and conclude with the word Fine.
6Da capo al segno (dä kä'pō ál săn'yō), It. Repeat from the sign §.
7Da capo fin al segno (dä kä'pō fēn ál săn'yō), It. Return to the beginning and end at the sign §.
8Da capo e poi la coda (dä kä'po ā pō'ē lä kō'dā), It. Begin again and then play to the coda.
9Da capo senza repetizione, e poi la coda (dä kä'pō săn-tsä rā-pā-tī-tsī-ō'nē, ā pō'ē läkō'dā), It. Begin again, but without repetition, and then proceed to the coda.
10Da capo sin' al segnō (dä kä'pō sēn ál săn'yō), It. Return to the beginning and conclude at the sign §.
11D' accord (däk-körd'), Fr. In tune, in D' accordo (däk-kör-dō), It. concord, in harmony.
12Dach (däkh), Ger. Lit., "roof." The upper part of the sound-box of a stringed instrument. The belly of a violin, etc.
13Da chiesa (dä kē-ä'zä), It. For the church.
14Dactyl (däk'tīl), Lat. A metrical foot, consisting of one long syllable, followed by two short ones, marked thus, — ˘ ˘.
15Dactylion (däk-tīl'i-ōn), Gr. An instrument invented by H. Herz, with a view to assist pianists in making their fingers independent and of equal strength and suppleness. It consists of ten rings that hang above the keyboard and are fastened to steel springs.
16Dactylus (däk'tī-loos), Lat. See Dactyl.
17Dada. A term used in drum music to indicate the left hand.
18Daina (dä-ē'nā). A kind of Lithuanian
19Dainos (dä-ē'nōs). folksong that has love and friendship for its subject. Dainos is the plural of daina.
20Daire. The tambourine, or hand drum.
21Daktylus (däk'tī-loos), Gr. A dactyl.
22Dagli (däl'yī), Dal (däl), Dall' (däll'), Dalia (däll'lā), Dalle (däll'lē), Dallo (däll'lō), It. Contractions of the preposition da, and the masculine and feminine, singular and plural, forms of the definite article il, lo (m. sing.), i, gli (m. plur.), la (f. sing.), le (f. plur.). From the, by the, of the, etc.
23Da lontano (dä lōn-tä'nō), It. *At a distance; the music is to sound as if far away.
24Dal segno (däl săn'yō). It. From the sign §. A mark directing a repetition from the sign.
25Dal segno alla fine (däl săn'yō ál-lä fē'nē), It. From the sign to the end.
26Dal segno fin al segno (däl săn'yō fēn ál săn'yō), It. From sign to sign.
27Dal teatro (däl tā-ä'trō), It. In the style of theater music.
28Damenisation. The syllables da, me, ni, po, tu, la, be, which Graun employed in his solmization.
29Damper. A little cushion of felt connected with the piano-key in such a manner that, being raised when the key is depressed, it permits the string to vibrate. When the key is released the damper falls upon the string and stops the vibration. (2) The mute of brass instruments.
30Damper=pedal. That pedal in a pianoforte which raises the dampers from the strings and allows them to vibrate freely. Its use is indicated by the abbreviation ped.
31Dämpfen (däm'pfēn), Ger. To muffle, or deaden, the tone of an instrument.
32Dämpfer (däm'pfēr), Ger. A mute, or damper.
33Dance, morrice. A dance in imitation of the Moors, usually performed by young men dressed in loose frocks, adorned with bells and ribbons, and accompanied by castanets, tambours, etc.
34Dances. Certain tunes composed especially for dancing.
35Danklied (dänk'lēd), Ger. A thanksgiving song.
36Danse (dänhs), Fr. A dance tune.
37Danse contre (dänhs köntr), Fr. A country dance, a quadrille.
38Danse de matelot (dänhs dūh mät-ā-lō), Fr. A dance resembling the hornpipe.
39Danza (dän'tsä), It. A dance.
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