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Pronouncing dictionary and condensed encyclopedia of musical terms, instruments, composers and important works, 1880
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1Drum. Drums are of several kinds; (1) a single skin on a frame or vessel open at bottom, as the Tambourine, Egyptian drum, etc.; (2) a single skin on a closed vessel, as Kettledrum; (3) two skins, one at each end of a cylinder, as the side-drum, snare-drum, etc.
3D String, the third open string on the violins, the second on tenors, violoncellos, and three-stringed double basses, and fourth on the guitar.
5Duet (dū-ēt'). A piece of music for two performers.
7Duetto (Ital. du-ēt'-tō). A duet.
9Duettino (Ital. dū-ēt-ee'-nō). A little duet.
11Dulciana (dūl-sī-ăn'-ă). An organ stop of a sweet, string-like quality of tone. In the great or choir organ for accompanying solos in the swell.
13Dulcimer, a trapeze-shaped instrument of about three feet in greatest width, strung with fine brass or iron wires, from three to five wires to each note. Its compass was 3½ octaves, and it was played by means of small hammers held one in each hand. The D. is the prototype of the piano-forte. one of two readings
14Dulcimer, a trapeze-shaped instrument of about three feet in greatest width, strung with fine brass or iron wires, from three to five wires to each note. Its compass was 3 1/2 octaves, and it was played by means of small hammers held one in each hand. The D. is the prototype of the piano-forte. one of two readings
16Dulcken, Madame Louise (dūl'-kĕn), a great piano-forte player, sister of Ferdinand David, born at Hamburg, March 20, 1811. Was pupil of Grund. Married in 1828, and removed to London, where she resided the rest of her life. She was "an executive pianist of the first order, with remarkable brilliancy of finger, an intelligent and accomplished woman, and a very successful teacher." Queen Victoria was one of her pupils. Died April 12, 1850.
18Dulcken, Ferdinand, son of the preceding, born at London about 1837. Taken by Mendelssohn to Leipsic at an early age, where he was educated under the immediate supervision of Mendelssohn and his uncle, Fer. David. Dulcken is a good pianist, a superior accompanist, a good conductor, and a remarkably talented composer and arranger.
20Duo (Ital. dū'-ō). Two, hence a duet.
22Duo Concertante (kŏn-tsher-tăn'-tē). A duo in which each part is alternately principal and subordinate.
24Dupont, Auguste (dū-pōnt'), a prominent Belgian piano virtuoso and composer. Born 1828. Since 1853 professor of piano in the Brussels Conservatorium. Author of string quartettes, piano trios and sonatas, études, salon pieces, etc. one of two readings
25Dupont, Auguste (dū-pŏnt'), a prominent Belgian piano virtuoso and composer. Born 1828. Since 1853 professor of piano in the Brussels Conservatorium. Author of string quartettes, piano trios and sonatas, études, salon pieces, etc. one of two readings
27Duprez, Gilbert (dū-prā'), a famous tenor in Paris, 1825-1849, and professor of singing at the Conservatoire, 1842-1850. Born 1806.
29Durchfuehrung (Ger. dūrk-fee'-rūng). Carrying out, or elaboration of motives. See Lesson xv.
31Dur (Ger. dūr). Hard. German name of the major mode.
33Dussek, J. L., one of the most-renowned pianists and composers of the latter part of the 18th century. Born at Czaslau 1761. Died 1812. Author of many elegant pieces for the piano.
35Dux (Lat. dūks). The subject in fugue.
37Duvernoy, Charles, a French composer and elementary teacher in the Conservatoire. B. 1820.
39Duvernoy, J. B., a well known music teacher and piano composer in Paris, author of many studies, an elementary school, etc.
41Dykes, Rev. John B., Mus. Doc. (dīks', 1823-1876. Author of several services and hymn tunes. Vicar of St. Oswald, Durham, Eng.
43Dwight, John S., one of the most cultivated and in fact for many years the leading musical critic of America, was born in 1820! Graduated at Harvard. Was one of the members of the "Brook Farm" community, and in 1852 founded his Journal of Music in Boston, which he still edits, and which has been perhaps the most powerful single agent in awakening a love of music in this country. Mr. Dwight is a highly cultivated gentleman, and was educated for the pulpit; has also evinced the possession of decided poetic ability.
45Dynamic, relating to force, or power. The dynamic degrees range from pp., the softest possible, to ff., or as loud as possible.
47E (Ital. ā), or, before a vowel, Ed, and. Also the name of a pitch, which see.
49Ear for Music, the ability to recognize and remember modulated successions of sound.
51Eberl, Anton (ā'-berl), a distinguished pianist and composer, contemporaneous with Beethoven, and friend of Glück and Mozart. Born at Vienna 1766. D. 1807. Author of operas, symphonies, sonatas, etc., all more or less successful in their day, but now forgotten.
53Echo, the reflected repetition of a sound.
55Echo Organ, an obsolete contrivance for securing soft effects in organ-playing. The pipes of one manual were enclosed in a box, thus giving a soft and distant effect. The addition of moveable shades or shutters, giving the power of crescendo or decrescendo, produced the swell organ.
57Eckert, Karl (ěk'-ěrt), violinist, pianist, composer and conductor. Born at Potsdam 1820. Studied with Mendelssohn. Composed an oratorio, "Judith" 1841. In '51 accompanied Sontag in her tour through this country. At present head director at Berlin, in which capacity he is distinguished.
59Eclat (Fr. ā-klá). A burst of applause. Expressions of approbation.
61Eclogue (ěk-lōg). A poem or song of a simple or pastoral nature. An idyl.
63Ecole (Fr. ěk-kōl). School.
65Eccossaise (Fr. ěk-kăs-sāz'). In the Scotch style. A dance originally in 3-2 or 2-4 time, accompanied by the bag-pipe. In modern form it is a species of contredance in quick 2-4 time.
67Eddy, Henry Clarence, an eminent organ virtuoso and musician, head of the Hershey School of Music, in Chicago. Born 1851 in Greenfield, Mass. Pupil of Dudley Buck and later of Haupt, of Berlin. Mr. E. has performed the unprecedented feat of 100 consecutive programmes of organ music, without repetitions.
69E dur (Ger.) The key of E maj.
71Egmont. Beethoven's music to Goethe's tragedy of that name. An overture, 2 sop. songs, 4 entr'acts, Clara's death a melodram, and a finale—10 numbers in all, op. 84. 1809.
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