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Pronouncing dictionary and condensed encyclopedia of musical terms, instruments, composers and important works, 1880
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1Third, an interval between any tone of the scale and the next but one above or below.
3Thiele, Carl L., 1816–1848. Organist in Berlin, distinguished for superior technique and the imaginative quality of his playing. Left many important works for his instrument, which are the most difficult legitimate organ pieces yet produced.
5Thomas, Ambroise, C. L., born 1811. Distinguished French opera composer, and director of the Paris Conservatory. His work best known in this country is "Mignon." He has also written instrumental music.
7Thomas, Theodore, born in East Frisia in 1835. Has been a violinist and conductor in New York since 1847. He developed and trained the finest orchestra yet seen in America, with which he made extended concert tours for many years. At the establishment of the Cincinnati College of Music in 1877, he was called to be its director, but resigned early in 1880 and returned to New York. He is a very superior conductor, possessing remarkable power of commanding his forces and making them realize his ideals, which are very high, his readings of great works possessing an unusually imaginative quality, and producing a remarkable effect on audiences.
9Thomas, St., School in Leipsic. An old school for boys, where church music has been assiduously cultivated since the 13th century. It retains the endowments it had before the Reformation. Among its most distinguished Cantori, or directors and teachers of music were J. S. Bach, Moritz Hauptmann and E. F. Richter. Its choir of pupils, numbering 60, provides the music in the city churches, and sings motettes every Saturday P.M., in St. Thomas' church.
11Tichatscheck, J. A. Born in Bohemia in 1807. A remarkable tenor singer. Held the first rank for many years in Vienna, Dresden and elsewhere. Retired from the stage in 1870.
13Tiersch, Otto. Born 1838. Professor of Theory in Stein's Conservatory, Berlin. Has published works on harmony and other branches of theory, besides contributing many articles to musical newspapers, and to Mendel's Encyclopedia of Music.
15Tietjens, Therese, 1831–1877. Born in Hamburg. Was a most distinguished prima donna of Her Majesty's Theatre, in London, and an artist of the highest rank.
17Timbre (Fr. tähnbr), quality of tone.
19Timpani (Ital. tēm-pā'-nē). The kettle-drums.
21Timotheus, a distinguished Greek musician. Born 446 B.C. He was a reformer, and added five new strings to the seven-stringed lyre, adding also to the harmonic resources of his time by his experiments and discoveries. For this he was banished from Sparta, the sapient rulers of those parts fearing lest these innovations should corrupt the morals of their youth.
23Tinctoris, Johann. Born about 1435, in West Flanders. Distinguished theorist, and author of the first Musical lexicon. Was also an excellent composer.
25Toccata (Ital. tō-kä'-tā). An obsolete form of composition for the organ or piano-forte, requiring brilliant execution.
27Todi, Maria F., 1748–1793. A distinguished Portuguese singer. Sang in the principal capitals of Europe in the important operas of her day.
29Todt, J. A. W. Born 1833. One of the best living organists. Is organist and teacher in Stettin. Has composed much instrumental music, songs, psalms, a symphony, an oratorio, and a school of singing.
31Toepfer, J. G., 1791–1870. Organist, theorist, and composer. Teacher in the Seminary at Weimar. Contributed much to the science of organ building, by placing it on a scientific foundation, to which end he devoted ten years to scientific study.
33Tomascheck, J. W., 1774–1850. Bohemian composer, pianist and teacher of high reputation. Wrote a symphony, chamber music and smaller works.
35Tomlins, Wm. L., vocal teacher and conductor, was born in England about 1844. Studied music in the Tonic Sol-Fa schools, and with G. A. Macfarren and Silas, came to New York in 1869, and resides in Chicago, where he holds leading rank as vocal conductor.
37Tone, a musical sound. A sound of determinate pitch, and consequently of regular vibrations.
39Tonart (Ger. tōn'-ärt). Key; as key of D, key of C.
41Tonfarbe (Ger. tōn-fär'-bē). Tone-color, or timbre. The quality of tones. Timbre depends upon the number and relative intensity of over-tones present in the sound.
43Tonic, the key-note. Speaking by ear, the tonic is that tone of a scale or key which makes the best ending or point of repose. Mathematically, it is the tone from which all the others in the key are determined, as shown in the article Key.
45Tonic Sol-Fa. The name of a new and very simple English notation for vocal music, based on the fact that, in singing, pitches are determined by their relation in key, and not from melodic intervals or absolute pitch. Besides the notation, the system also includes a new and very much improved method of teaching music, by cultivating the musical perceptions more than is generally done. See John Curwen.
47Tonkunst (Ger. tōn'-koonst). The art of Music.
49Tonleiter (Ger. tōn'-lī'-tēr). Scale.
51Tone-painting, representing scenes or emotions by means of tones.
53Torelli, Guiseppe, one of the first violin virtuosi in Italy. A few years earlier than Corelli. Died 1708. Originated the violin concerto; wrote much chamber music.
55Tottmann, Albert, born 1837. Violinist and musician. Lives in Leipsic. Is now writer on musical subjects, and teacher of theory and aesthetics.
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