Scan 42
Pronouncing and defining dictionary of music, 1896
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1.reeds fastened in a frame and played upon by the breath of the performer. Perhaps the ancestor of the modern "jew's-harp."
2Aequal (ä-kwäl'), Ger., from Lat. Generally applied to organ-stops, in which use it signifies "8 ft."
3Aeolsklavier (ä-öls-klä-veer'), Ger. Aeolian piano. An obsolete keyboard wind instrument, invented in 1825 by Schortmann, of Buttlestedt. It had reeds of wood instead of metal, by the vibration of which a soft, pleasing tone was produced.
4Æquisonans (ä-qui-so'näns), Lat. A unison; of the same or like sound,
5Æquisonus. Sounding in unison; concordant.
6Ære recurvo (ä-rë re-coor'vö), Lat. A military wind instrument resembling a trumpet; the bucena.
7Ærophone (ë'ró-fôn). A French reed instrument of the melodeon class.
8Æsthetics (ës-thët'iks), Gr. The principles or laws of the beautiful. The chief writers upon this department of philosophy have been Germans, the foremost being Winkelmann, Herder, and Hegel. The latter made the most ambitious attempt to discover the principles of the musically beautiful. Among recent writers, Schopenhauer is to be mentioned as having gone into this subject more deeply and in a more successful manner than any of the others.
9Aeusserste Stimmen (ois'sërs-të stïm'mën), Ger. pl. The extreme parts.
10Ævia (ä/vï-ä), It. An abbreviation of the word Alleluia.
11Affabile (äf-fä'bï-lë), It. In a courteous and pleasing manner.
12Affabilita (äf-fä-bï'l-tä), It. } With ease
13Affabilmente (äf-fä-bïl mën'të), It. } and elegance; with freedom; in a pleasing and agreeable manner.
14Affanato (äf-fä-nä'tö), It. Sad, mournful, distressed.
15Affanoso (äf-fä-nô'sö), It. With mournful expression.
16Affectation. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real.
17Affectirt (äf-fëk-tïrt'), Ger. With affectation.
18Affectueux (äf-fëk-tü'-üh), Fr. Affectionate.
19Affet. An abbreviation of Affettuoso.
20Affettatamente (äf-fët-tä-tä-mën'të), It. Very affectedly.
21Affettazione (äf-fët-tä-tsl-ö'në), It. An artificial style.
22Affettivo (äf-fët-të'vö), It. Affecting, pathetic.
23Affetto (äf-fët'tö), It. Feeling, tenderness, pathos.
24Affettuosamente (äf-fët-too-ô-zä-mën'të), It. With tenderness and feeling.
25Affettuosissimo (äf-fët-too ô-sës'sl-mö), It. With pathos; with tender expression. Superlative of Affettuoso.
26Affettuoso (äf-fët-too-ô'zö), It. With tender feeling or emotion.
27Affettuoso di molto (äf-fët-too-ô'zö dë mõl'tö), It. With much feeling.
28Affiche de comèdie (äf-fish dûh kô-më-dë), Fr. A playbill.
29Affilas (or illas) il tuono (äf-fë-läs êl too-ô'uô), It. To sustain a sound with steadiness.
30Affinity. A quality possessed by those chords that admit of an easy and natural progression from one to the other.
31Aflitto (äf-flët'to),
32Aflizione (äf-flë-tsï-ô'në), It. } Sorrowfully, with mournful expression.
33Affret'. An abbreviation of Affrettando.
34Affrettando (äf-frët-tän'dö), It. } Hurrying,
35Affrettate (äf-frët-tä'të) It. } quickening, accelerating the time.
36Affrettoso (äf-frët-tô'zö), It. Quick, accelerated, hurried.
37A fofa (ä fô-fä), Por. A Portuguese dance resembling the fandango.
38After note. A small note occurring on an unaccented part of the measure, and taking its time from the note preceding it.
39After notes, double. Written. Performed.
40Two after notes taking their time from the preceding note.
41Agevole (ä jä/vô-lë),
42Agevolmente (ä-jë-vôl-mën'të), It. } Lightly, easily, with agility.
43Agevolezza (ä-jë-vô-lë't'sä), It. Lightness, ease, agility.
44Aggiustamente (äd-joos-tä-mën të), It. In strict time.
45Aggiustare (äd-joos-tä're), It. } Adjusted, arranged,
46Aggiustato (äd-joos-tä'tö), It. } adapted.
47Aggraver la fugue (äg-grä-vä lä füg), Fr. To augment the subject of fugue.
48Agilita (ä-jë'lï-tä), It. Lightness, agility.
49Agilita, con. It. With agility, with lightness, with rapidity
50Agilmente (ä-jël-mën'të), It. Nimbly gay.
51Agiren (ä-ghë'r'n), Ger. To act to mimic.
52Agitamento (ä-jï-tä-mën'tö), It. Agitation, restlessness, motion.
53Agitato (ä-jï-tä'tö), It. Agitated, hurried, restless.
54Agitato allegro (ä-jï-tä'tö äl-lä/grô), It. An allegro which is not steadily held, but is nervous, unsteady, and unreposeful.
55Agitato con passione (ä-jï-tä'tö kôn päs-sl-ö'në), It. Passionately agitated.
56Agite (ä-zhët), Fr. Agitated.
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