Scan 87
Pronouncing and defining dictionary of music, 1896
48 lines. Read by computer on 9 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1Con rabbia (kōn rāb/bī-ä), It. With rage, with fury.
2Con rapidita (kōn rā-pē-dī/tā'), It. With rapidity.
3Con replica (kōn rā/plī-kā), It. With repetition.
4Con risoluzione (kōn rē-zō-loo-tsī-ō'nē), It. With firmness and resolution.
5Con scioltezza (kōl shē-ōl-tē't/tsā), It. Freely, disconnectedly.
6Con sdegno (kōn sđān'yō), It. With wrath; in an angry and scornful manner.
7Consecutive. A term chiefly applied to progressions of perfect fifths and octaves, which are permissible only under certain conditions or for special purposes. They are most objectionable when the parts which thus offend are extreme parts. Consecutive unisons are likewise prohibited. But the prohibition of consecutive octaves and unisons applies only to individual parts, not to the doubling, reinforcing, of one part by another. Hidden consecutives are discussed in the article Hidden Fifths and Hidden Octaves.
8Consecutive fifths. Two or more perfect fifths, immediately following one another in similar motion. Consecutive fifths are disagreeable to the ear, and forbidden by the laws of harmony.
9Consecutive octaves. Two parts moving in unison or octaves with each other.
10Con semplicita (kōn sēm-plē-tshī-tā'), It. With simplicity.
11Con sensibilita (kōn sēn-sī-bē-li-tā'), It. With sensibility and feeling.
12Con sentimento (kōn sēn-tī-měn'tō), It. With feeling and sentiment.
13Consequent (kōn-sē-kwěnt), Lat. An old Consequente (kōn-sē-kwěn'tē), It. term, meaning the answer in a fugue, or of a point of imitation.
14Conservatoire (kōn-sēr-vā-twār'), Fr. Conservatoria (kōn-sēr-vā-tō'rl-ā'), It. Conservatorio (kōn-sēr-vā-tō'rl-ō'), It. Conservatorium (kōn-sēr-fā-tō'rl-oom) Ger. Conservatory.
15A school or academy of music in which every branch of musical art is taught and an art-standard maintained.
16Con severita (kōn sē-vā'rī-tā'), It. With strict and severe style.
17Consolante (kōn sō-län'tē), It. In a cheering and consoling manner.
18Consolatamente (kōn-sō-lā-tā-měn'tē), It. Quietly, cheerfully.
19Con solennita (kōn sō-lēn-nī-tā'), It. With solemnity.
20Con somma espressione (kōn sōm'mā ēs-prēs-sī-ō'nē), It. With very great expression.
21Consonance. An accord of sounds agreeable and satisfactory to the ear; the opposite to a discord or dissonance. See Concord.
22Consonant. Accordant, harmonious.
23Consonantamente (kōn-sō-nān-tā-měn'tē), It. Accordantly.
24Consonantia (kōn-sō-nān'tsī-ā'), Lat. Accord, agreement of voices.
25Consonant sixths. The major and minor sixths.
26Consonant thirds. The major and minor thirds.
27Consonanz (kōn-sō-nānts'), Ger. Consonanza (kōn-sō-nān'tsā), It. A consonance, a concord.
28Consoniren (kōn sō-nē'r'n), Ger. To harmonize; to agree in sound.
29Con sonorità (kōn sō-nō-ri-tā'), It. With a sonorous, vibrating kind of tone. one of two readings
30Con sonorità (kōn sō-nō-rī-tā'), It. With a sonorous, vibrating kind of tone. one of two readings
31Con sordini (kōn sōr-dē'nī), It. pl. With the mutes. This indicates: (1) in pianoforte playing that the soft pedal has to be used (2) in violin, viola, etc., playing, that a mute has to be placed on the bridge; (3) in horn, trumpet, etc., playing, that a mute has to be inserted into the bell. Sordini is the plural of Sordino. (V. Sordino.)
32Con spirito (kōn.spē'rī-tō), It. With spirit, life, energy.
33Con strepito (kōn strā'pī-tō), It. In a boisterous manner, with impetuosity.
34Con strumenti (kōn strō-měn'tī), It. pl. Con strumenti (kōn stroo-měn'tī), It. pl. With the instruments; meaning that the orchestra and voices are together.
35Con suavezza (kōn soo-ā-vět'tsā), It. Con suavita (kōn soo-ā'vi-tā'), It. With sweetness and delicacy.
36Cont. An abbreviation of Contano.
37Contadina (kōn-tā-dē'nā), It. A country dance.
38Contadinesco (kōn-tā-dī-nē's'kō), It. Rustic, in a rural style.
39Contano (kōn-tā'nō), It. To count, or rest; a term applied to certain parts not played for the time being, while the other parts move on.
40Con tenerezza (kōn tē-ně-ret'tsā), It. With tenderness.
41Con timedezza (kōn tē-mě-dět'tsā), It. With timidity.
42Continto (kōn tēn'tō), It. With various shades of expression.
43Continuato (kōn-tē-noo-ā'tō), It. Continued, held on, sustained.
44Continued bass. See Basso continuo.
45Continued harmony. A harmony that does not change, though the bass varies.
46Continued rest. A rest continuing through several successive measures, the number of measures being indicated by a figure over a whole rest.
47Continuo (kōn-tē'noo-ō), It. Without cessation.
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