Scan 88
Pronouncing and defining dictionary of music, 1896
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1Continuous horizontal line. A line indicating that the passages are to be played as unisons.
3Contra (kön'trä), It. Low, under.
5Contrabassist. A double-bass player.
7Contrabass (kön'trä-bäs), It. The double bass.
9Contrabbasso (kön'träb-bäs-sō), It. The double bass.
11Contradanza (kön-träd-dän'tsä), It. A country dance.
13Contra-fagotto (kön'trä-fäg-göt'tō), It. The double bassoon; also the name of an organ-stop of 16- or 32-feet scale.
15Contr' alti (kön-träl'tē). The higher male voices, usually called counter tones.
17Contralto (kön-träl'tō) It. The deepest species of female voice.
19Con tranquillezza (kön trän-kwil'lét-tsä), It. With tranquillity; with calmness.
21Contraposaune (kön'trä-pō-zou'nē), Ger. Double trombone; a 16- or 32-reed stop in an organ.
23Contrappuntista (kön-träp-poon-tēz'tā), It. One skilled in counterpoint.
25Contrappunto (kön-träp-poon'tō), It. Counterpoint.
27Contrappunto alla decima (kön-träp-poon'tō ä'lā dā'tshī-mā), It. A species of double counterpoint, where the principal counterpoint may rise a tenth above, or fall as much below, the subject.
29Contrappunto alla mente (kön-träp-poon'tō ä'lā mën'tē), It. See Chant sur le livre.
31Contrappunto doppio (kön-träp-poon'tō dōp'-pī-ō), It. Double counterpoint.
33Contrappunto doppio alla duo decima (kön-träp-poon'tō dōp'-pī-ō ä'lā doo-ō dā'tshī mā), It. Double counterpoint in the twelfth.
35Contrappunto sciolto (kön-träp-poon'tō shē-ōl'tō), It. A free counterpoint.
37Contrappunto sopra il soggetto (kön-trap-poon'tō sö'prā ēl sōd-jēt-tō), It. Counterpoint above the subject.
39Contrappunto sotto il soggetto (kön-träp-poon'tō sō'tō ēl sōd'jēt-tō), It. Counterpoint below the subject.
41Contrappunto syncopato (kön-träp-poon'tō sēn-kō-pā'tō), It. The syncopation of one part for the purpose of producing discord.
43Contrapunkt (kön'trä-poonkt'), Ger. Counterpoint.
45Contrapunctum floridum (kön-trä-poonk'-toom flō'ri-doom), Lat. Ornamental counterpoint.
47Contrapunctum in decima gravi (kön-trä-poonk'-toom in dā'tshī-mā grā've), Lat. A term given to double counterpoint when the parts move in tenths or thirds below the subject.
49Contrapuntal. Relating to counterpoint.
51Contrapuntist.
53Contrappuntista (kön-träp-poon-tēz'tā), It. One skilled in counterpoint.
55Contrapuntus simplex (kön-trä-poon'tōos sīm'plēx), Lat. Simple counterpoint.
57Contr' arco (kön-trär'kō), It. Bowing an instrument in a manner contrary to rule.
59Contrario (kön-trä'ri-ō), It. Contrary.
61Contrary bow. A reversed stroke of the bow.
63Contrary motion. Motion in an opposite direction to some other part; one rising as the other falls.
65Contrassoggetto (kön-träs-sōd-jēt'tō), It. The counter subject of a fugue.
67Con trasporto (kön träs-pōr'tō), It. With anger, excitement, passion.
69Contra tempo (kön-trä tēm'pō), It. Against the time; syncopation, one part moving in a slower progression than the other parts.
71Contra tenor. See Counter tenor.
73Contratöne (kön'trä-tō-nē), Ger. A term applied to the deeper tones of the bass voice.
75Contra violone (kön-trä vē-ō-lō'nē), It. The double bass.
77Contredance (köntr-dănhs), Fr. A country dance, a dance in which the parties engaged stand in two opposite ranks.
79Contre partie (köntr pär-tē), Fr. The second part.
81Contrepoint (köntr-pwänh), Fr. Counterpoint.
83Contre-sujet (köntr-sū-zhā). Fr. The counter subject, or second subject in a fugue.
85Contre-temps (köntr-tānh), Fr. Syncopation, driving notes, notes tied and accented contrary to the natural rhythmic flow of the measure.
87Contretenour (köntr-tē-noor'), Fr. Counter tenor.
89Con tristezza (kön trēz-tē't'sā), It. With sadness, with heaviness.
91Contro (kön-trō), It. Counter, low.
93Con tutta forza (kön toot-tä för'tsā),
94Con tutta la forza (kön toot-tä lä för'tsā), It. With all possible force, with the whole power, as loud as possible.
96Con variazione (kön vā-rī-ā-tsī-ō'nē), It. With variations.
98Con veemenza (kön vā-ā-mēn'tsā), It. With vehemence, force.
100Con velocita (kön vē-lō-tshī-tāl'), It. With velocity.
102Conversio (kön-vēr'sī-ō), Lat. Inversion in counterpoint.
104Con vigore (kön vē-gō'rē), It. With vigor, sprightliness, strength.
106Con violenza (kön vē-ō-lēn'tsā), It. With violence.
108Con vivacita (kön vē-vā-tshī-tā'), It. With liveliness, vivacity, animation.
110Con voce rauca (kön vō'tshē rā'oo-kā), It. With a hoarse or rough voice.
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