Scan 89
Pronouncing and defining dictionary of music, 1896
58 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.
1Con volubilita (kōn vō loo-bē-li-tā'), It. With volubility, with fluency and freedom of performance.
2Con zelo (kōn tsā'lō), It. With zeal.
3Con 8va. An abbreviation of Con ottava.
4Con 8va ad libitum. With octaves at pleasure.
5Coperto (kō-pēr'tō), It. Covered, muffled.
6Coppelflöté (kōp'f'l-flō-tē), Ger. Coupling-flute; an organ-stop of the clarabella or stopped diapason species, intended to be used in combination with some other stop. one of two readings
7Coppelflöte (kōp'f'l-flō-tē), Ger. Coupling-flute; an organ-stop of the clarabella or stopped diapason species, intended to be used in combination with some other stop. one of two readings
8Copula (kō'poo-lā), It. } A coupler. An arrangement by which two rows of keys can be connected together, or the keys connected with the pedals.
9Copyright. The exclusive right of an author or his representative to print, publish, or sell his work during a specified term of years.
10Cor. An abbreviation of Cornet.
11Cor (kōr), Fr. A horn, commonly called the French horn.
12Corale (kō-rā'lē), It. Choral; the plain chant.
13Cor anglais (kōr ängh-glās), Fr. "English horn." This instrument is a large-sized oboe, with a compass from e to a". But as the cor anglais is a transposing instrument, and sounds a perfect fifth lower than the notes written for it, these latter extend from b to e".
14Corante (kō-rān'tē), It. } A slow dance in 3-2 or 3-4 time.
15Coranto (kō-rān'tō), } 3-2 or 3-4 time.
16Corda (kōr'dā), It. A string; una corda, one string. Used to denote the soft pedal on the piano, as against tre corde, three strings, or the full power of the instrument.
17Cordatura (kōr-dā-too'rā), It. The scale or series of notes by which the strings of any instrument are tuned.
18Corde (kōrd), Fr. A string.
19Corde à boyau (kōrd à bwā-yō), Fr. Catgut; strings for the violin, harp, etc.
20Corde à jour (kōrā à zhōor), Fr. } An open string on the violin, viola, etc.
21Cor de chasse (kōr dūh shäss), Fr. The hunting horn; the French horn.
22Corde de luth (kōrd dūh loot), Fr. A lute-string.
23Corde fausse (kōrd fōss), Fr. A false or dissonant string.
24Cor de postillon (kōr dūh pōs-tēl-yōnh), Fr. Postillon's horn. one of two readings
25Cor de postillon (kōr dūh pōs-tēl-yōnh), Fr. Postillion's horn. one of two readings
26Cordes de Naples (kōrd dūh Nä-pl), Fr. The strings imported from Naples for the violin, harp, etc.
27Cor de signal (kōr dūh sēn-yāl), Fr. A bugle.
28Cor de vaches (kōr dū vā-shā), Fr. The cowboy's horn.
29Corde vide (kōrd vwēd), Fr. An open string on the violin, viola, etc.
30Cordiera (kōr-dī-ā'rā), It. The tailpiece of a violin, viola, etc.
31Cordon de sonnette (kōr-dōnh dūh sōn-nāt), Fr. A bellrope.
32Coreografia (kō-rē-ō-grā-fē'ā), It. The method of describing the figures of a dance.
33Coriambus (kō-ri-ām'boos), Gr. In ancient poetry, a foot consisting of four syllables, the first and last long and the others short.
34Corifeo (kō-rī-fā'ō), It. The leader of the dances in a ballet.
35Corista (kō-rē's'tā), It. A chorister.
36Cormorne. A soft-toned horn; also a reed-stop in English organs. See Cremona.
37Corn (kōrn), Wcl. A horn.
38Cornamusa (kōr-nā-moo'zā), It. A species of bagpipe.
39Cornamute. A wind instrument, a species of bagpipe.
40Cornare (kōr-nā'rē), It. To sound a horn or cornet.
41Corne (kōrn), Fr. A horn.
42Corne de chasse (kōrn dūh shäss), Fr. See Cor de chasse.
43Cornemuse (kōr-nūh-mūz), Fr. Bagpipes.
44Cornet. (1) An obsolete wind instrument, generally made of wood, of which there were several kinds, of different sizes. (V. Cornetto.) (2) The name of several organ-stops, generally mixtures of 3 to 5 ranks. (3) A brass instrument of the trumpet family. (V. Cornet à pistons.)
45Corneta. } A name sometimes applied to a Cornetto. } reed-stop in an organ of 16-feet scale.
46Cornet à bouquin (kōr-nēt à boo'kānh), Fr. Cornet; bugle horn.
47Cornet à pistons (kōr-nēt à pēs-tōnh), Fr. A brass instrument of the trumpet family with valves (q. v.), by means of which a chromatic scale can be produced. It is usually in the key of Bb, and has one or more crooks (A, Ab, G), and, therefore, the notes written for it (from f# to c") sound a tone, minor third, major third, or perfect fourth lower. The soprano cornet is in the key of Eb. Cornets in other keys are also to be met with, but are less common than those above mentioned.
48Cornet dreifach (kōr-nēt' drī'fākh), Ger. Cornet with three ranks, in German organs.
49Cornett (kōr-nēt'), Ger. } A cornet.
50Cornetta (kōr-nēt'tā), It. } A cornet.
51Cornetica (kōr-nā'tl-kā), Sp. } A small cornet.
52Cornettino (kōr-nēt-tē'uō), It. } A cornet.
53Cornetto (kōr-nēt'tō), It. A cornet.
54Corni (kōr'nē), It. pl. The horns.
55Cornist. } A performer on the cornet or Corneter. } horn.
56Corniste (kōr-nēst'), Fr. A player upon the horn.
57Corno (kōr'nō), It. A horn.
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