Scan 72
Pronouncing and defining dictionary of music, 1896
103 lines. Read by computer on 12 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1Cantus mensurabilis (kän'toos mën-soo-rä'bí-lís), Lat. A regular, or measured, melody.
3Cantus mollis (kän'toos mō'lís), Lat. A song written in the minor key.
5Canum (kä'nüm), Tur. A Turkish musical instrument, on which the ladies play.
7Canzona (kän-tsō'nä), It. Song, ballad, canzonet. (2) A graceful and somewhat elaborate air, in two or three strains, or divisions. (3) An air in two or three parts, with passages of fugue and imitation, somewhat similar to the madrigal.
9Canzonaccea (kän-tsō-nät'tshě-ä), It. A low, trivial song, a poor canzone.
11Canzoncina (kän-tsōn-tshě'nä), It. A short canzone, or song.
13Canzone sacra (kän-tsō'ně sā'krā), It. A sacred song.
15Canzonet. A short song, in one, two, or three parts.
17Canzonnetta (kän-tsō'nět'tä), It. A short canzone.
19Canzoni (kän-tsō'nī), It. A sonata; in connection with a passage of music it has the same meaning as allegro.
21Canzoniere (kän-tsō-nī-ā'rě), It. A songbook. one of two readings
22Canzoniere (kän-tsō-nī-ā're), It. A songbook. one of two readings
24Canzonina (kän-tsō-ně'nä), It. A canzonet.
26Capelle (kä pě'l'lě), Ger. A chapel, a musical band.
28Capellmeister (kä'pěl'mis'těr), Ger. The director, composer, or master of the music in a choir.
30Capo (kä'pō), It. The head, or beginning; the top.
32Capodastro (kä pō-däs'trō), It. See Capotasto.
34Capo d' instrumenti (kä'pō dīn-ēs-troo-měn'-tī), It. The leader, or director, of the instrumental performers.
36Capo d' orchestra (kä'pō dōr-kě's'trā), It. The leader of the orchestra.
38Capona (kä-pō'nä), Sp. A Spanish dance.
40Capotasto (kä-pō-täs'tō), It. The nut, or upper part, of the fingerboard of a violin, violoncello, etc. (2) A small instrument used by guitar-players to form a temporary nut upon the fingerboard to produce certain effects.
42Capo violino (kä'pō vē-ō-lē'nō), It. The first violin.
44Cappella (käp-pěl-lä), It. A chapel, or church. (2) A band of musicians that sing or play in a church.
46Cappella musica (käp-pěl'lā moo'zī-kä), It. Chapel or church music.
48Capriccietto (kä-prět-shī-ět'tō), It. A short capriccio.
50Capriccio (kä-prět'shī-ō), It. A fanciful and irregular species of composition; a species of fantasia; in a capricious and free style.
52Capricciosamente (kä-prět-shī-ō-zä-měn'tě), It. Capriciously.
54Capriccioso (kä-prět-shī-ō'zō), It. In a fanciful and capricious style.
56Capricci (kä-prět'shī), It. A caprice. See Caprice (kä-prěs), Fr. Capriccio.
58Caprice. A whimsical, fanciful style of composition. See Capriccio.
60Capricieusement (kä-prē-sūs-mōnh'), Fr. Capriciously.
62Capricieux (kä-prē-sū), Fr. In a fanciful and capricious style.
64Car. (kär), It. An abbreviation of Carta.
66Caracteres de musique (kär-āk-tār' dūh mū-zēk'), Fr. A term applied to musical signs; all the marks or symbols belonging to musical notation.
68Caramillo (kä-rā-měl'yō), Sp. A flageolet, a small flute.
70Caressant (kä-rěs-sānh), Fr. Caressing, tenderly.
72Carezzando (kä-rět-tsān'dō), It. In a caressing and tender manner.
74Carezovole (kä-rět-sō-vō'lě), It. In a caressing and tender manner.
76Caricato (kä-rī-kā'tō), It. Exaggerated, caricature.
78Caricatura (kä-rī-kā-too'rā), It. A caricature, an exaggerated representation.
80Carillon (kä-rīl-yōnh), Fr. Chime. See Carillons.
82Carillon a clavier (kä-rīl-yōnh ā klā-vī-ā), Fr. A set of keys and pedals, acting upon the bells.
84Carillonement (kä rīl-yōnh-mānh), Fr. Chiming.
86Carillonner (kä-rīl-yō-nā'), Fr. To chime or ring bells.
88Carillonneur (kä-rīl-yō-nūr'), Fr. A player, or ringer, of bells or carillons.
90Carillons (kä-rīl-yōnh'), Fr. pl. Chimes; a peal or set of bells, upon which tunes are played by the machinery of a clock, or by means of keys, like those of a pianoforte. (2) Short, simple airs, adapted to such bells. (3) A stop in an organ, to imitate a peal of bells.
92Carita (kä-rē'tā), It. Tenderness, feeling.
94Carita, con (kä-rē'tā kōn), It. With tenderness.
96Carmagnole (kär-män-yōl'), Fr. A famous French revolutionary song. It came into vogue in 1792, and derives its name from the Piedmontese town Carmagnola.
98Carmen (kär'měn), Ger. A tune, a song, a poem.
100Carmen (kär'měn), Lat. A carol.
102Carol. A song. (2) A song of joy and exultation, a song of devotion. (3) Old ballads sung at Christmas and Easter.
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