Scan 85
Pronouncing and defining dictionary of music, 1896
95 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.
1Concerto spirituale (kôn-tshër'tô spë-rë-too-ä'lë), It. A miscellaneous concert, consisting chiefly of sacred or classical music.
3Concert, operatic. A performance of music selected from operas.
5Concertsaal (kôn-tsërt'säl), Ger. Concert-hall.
7Concertspieler (kôn-tsërt'spë-lër), Ger. A solo player, concerto player.
9Concert spirituel (kôn-tsërt' spë-rë-too-äl'), Fr. See Concerto spirituale.
11Concertstück (kôn-tsërt'stük), Ger. A concert-piece; a concerto.
13Concert pitch. The pitch adopted by general consent for some one given note, and by which every other note is governed. The so-called French normal diapason is now generally adopted, computed from A—435 vibrations persecond. This is nearly a half step lower than the concert pitch in use by American piano-makers previous to about 1885.
15Concitato (kôn-tshl-tä'tô), It. Agitated, perturbed.
17Conclusione (kôn-kloo-zl-ö'në), It. The conclusion, or winding up.
19Con comodo (kôn kô'mô-dô), It. With ease, in convenient time.
21Concord. A harmonious combination of sounds; the opposite to a discord.
23Concordant. Agreeing, correspondent, harmonious. Concord depends upon the frequency of coincidences between vibrations of the different tones composing the concord. Hence the most agreeable concord is that of the octave, of which the ratio is 1:2, a coincidence occurring with every vibration of the lower tone. The next is that of the fifth, in which the ratio is 2:3, a coincidence occurring with every second vibration of the lower tone. And so the concords shade off through the intervals of the harmonic series, which follow the ratios 1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8:9:10, etc.
25Concordanza (kôn-kôr-dän'tsä), It. Concord, Concorde (kôn-kôrd), Fr. harmony. Concordia (kôn-kôr'di-ä), It.
27Con delicatezza (kôn dël-l-kä-tët'sä), It. With delicacy and sweetness.
29Con desiderio (kôn dä-zl-dä/ri-ô), It. With desire and ardent longing.
31Con devozione (kôn dä-vô-tsë-ö'në), It. With devotion, devoutly.
33Con diligenza (kôn dI-li-jën'tsä), It. With care and diligence.
35Con discrezione (kôn dIls-krä-tsë-ö'në), It. With discretion; at the discretion of the performer.
37Con disperazione (kôn dIis-pë-rä-tsë-ö'në), It. With despair, violence of expression.
39Con divozione (kôn dë-vô-tsë-ö'në), It. With religious feeling; in a devotional manner.
41Con dolce maniera (kôn dôl'tshë mä-nI-ä'rä), It.
42Con dolcezza (kôn dôl-tsët'tsä), In a simple, delicate manner; with softness, sweetness, delicacy.
44Con dolore (kôn do-lô'rë), It. Mournfully, with grief and pathos.
46Conductor. The master, or chief, of an orchestra, who directs the time and performance of every piece with his baton.
48Conductus (kôn-dook'toos), Lat. A very old species of descant, which, instead of being founded upon some popular melody, was entirely original, both descant and harmony, and entirely independent of everything but the imagination of the composer.
50Con duolo (kôn doo-ö'lô), It. Mournfully, with grief.
52Conduttore (kôn-doot-tô'rë), It. A conductor.
54Con eleganza (kôn a-lë-gän'tsä), It. With elegance.
56Con elevatezza (kôn a-lë-vä-tët-tsä), Con elevazione (kôn a-lë-vä-tsë-ö'në), It. With elevation of style; with dignity.
58Con energia (kôn a-nër-jë'ä), Con energico (kôn a-nër'ji-kô), It. With energy and emphasis.
60Con entusiasmo (kôn en-too-zl-ä's'mô), It. With enthusiasm.
62Con equalianza (kôn a-kwä-lë-än'tsä), It. With smoothness and equality. one of two readings
63Con equalianza (kôn a-kwä-lï-än'tsä), It. With smoothness and equality. one of two readings
65Con e senza stromenti (kôn a sën-tsä strömë'n'të), It. With and without instruments. one of two readings
66Con e senza stromenti (kôn a sën-tsä ström'en'të), It. With and without instruments. one of two readings
68Con esp. Con espres. An abbreviation of Con espressione.
70Con espressione (kôn as-prës-si-ö'në), It. With expression.
72Con facilita (kôn fä-tshë-lë-tä'), It. With facility and ease. one of two readings
73Con facilita (kôn fä-tshë-lï-tä'), It. With facility and ease. one of two readings
75Con espressione dolorosa (kôn as-prës-si-ö'në dô-lô-rô'zä), It. With a sad expression.
77Con estro poetico (kôn as'trô pô-ä'tl-kô), It. With poetic fervor.
79Con fermezza (kôn fër-mët'tsä), It. With firmness.
81Con festivita (kôn fës-të'vI-tä), It. With festive gayety.
83Con fiducia (kôn fë-doo'tshi-ä), It. With hope, with confidence.
85Con fierezza (kôn fë-ë-rë'tsä), It. With fire, fiercely.
87Con flessibilita (kôn flës-sI-bë'lI-tä), It. With freedom, flexible. one of two readings
88Con flessibilita (kôn flës-sI-bë'lï-tä), It. With freedom, flexible. one of two readings
90Con forza (kôn fôr'tsä), It. With force; with vehemence.
92Con freddezza (kôn frëd-dët'tsä), It. With coldness and apathy.
94Confrérie de St. Julien (kôn-frä're dûh sănh jü-li-änh'), Fr. An ancient French association, or club, of ballad-singers and itinerant fiddlers.
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