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Pronouncing dictionary and condensed encyclopedia of musical terms, instruments, composers and important works, 1880
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1Tourjee, Eben, Mus. Doc., the head of the New England Conservatory of Music at Boston, was born at Warwick, R. I., June 1, 1834. Studied music young, and early became a teacher, especially of choir singing. He founded the N. E. Conservatory in 1867, which has had a remarkable success. Dr. Tourjee has great ability as an organizer, and unlimited enthusiasm. It was under his efforts that the great Peace Jubilee choruses were formed, numbering no less than 10,371 members in actual attendance.
3Traetta, Tomaso, 1727-1779. A renowned opera composer of the Neapolitan school.
5Transition, a change; as of key, or style, or expression.
7Transposing Instruments, those which play from notes higher or lower than the actual sound. All these instruments play from notes in the key of C. "B♭ instruments" play every thing a whole-step lower than written. Those "in D" play one degree higher. "In A," a minor third lower. "In E♭" a minor third higher. Bass instruments are usually written as they play. The transposing instruments are the clarinets, cornets, trumpets, trombones, and horns.
9Traviata, La, (trā-vē-ä'-tä), opera by Verdi.
11Tremando (Ital. trā-män'-dō). Tremolo, or vibrating.
13Tremolando (Ital. trā-mō-län'-dō). Vibrating. Chords marked trem. are played as shown in Appendix. (See "Abbreviations.")
15Tremolo (Ital. trā'-mō-lō). A note or chord made to quiver, or shake.
17Tremulant, a contrivance in the organ for producing tremolo.
19Tretbar, Charles, was born in Brunswick in 1832. At present a prominent member of the house of Steinway & Sons, in New York, and the author of some very ingenious and instructive analytic programmes of classic symphonies and chamber music.
21Triad, a chord of three tones, which are always a fundamental and its third and fifth.
23Triangle, a small three-sided steel frame, which is played upon by being struck with a rod.
25Trill, a rapid vibration between a chief note and its auxiliary above. See Embellishments in Appendix.
27Trio (Ital. trē'-ō). A composition for three voices, instruments, or parts. A soft digression in simple binary forms. See Chap. XIII.
29Triplet, three notes of equal duration performed in a unit of time, or an aliquot part thereof.
31Triple time, triple measure. Measure consisting of three units or pulses, the first accented.
33Tritone, a term in harmony signifying the augmented fourth, or the fourth and seventh of the key, which must not be heard together, except under certain limitations.
35Tromba (Ital. trōm'-bā). A trumpet, also a reed stop in the organ.
37Trommel (Ger. trōm'-mēl). The military (or snare) drum.
39Trombone, a very powerful instrument of the trumpet species, having a tube eight or ten feet long, with a sliding piece, by means of which it is lengthened or shortened, and thereby its fundamental is changed.
41Trovatore, Il, opera by Verdi.
43Troubadours, the bards and poet-musicians of Provence, about the tenth century.
45Trumpet, a brass instrument of a brilliant tone. Compass about two octaves and a half. An 8ft. reed-stop in the organ.
47Tschaikowsky, Peter. Born 1840. Russian composer of reputation; is teacher of composition in the Moscow Conservatory. Has written songs, piano-forte music, symphonies and operas, and a piano-forte concerto.
49Tschirch, the family name of six brothers, the oldest of whom was born in 1808, all of whom were excellent German musicians.
51Tuba (Lat. tū'-bā). A trumpet. The bass trumpet. An organ stop, of which the tuba mirabilis is the most powerful kind.
53Turca, alla turca (Ital. toor'-kä). In Turkish style.
55Turkish music, is mostly of a wild and noisy character, based on keys not admitting of harmonic treatment according to our ideas.
57Turn, a grupetto. See Embellishments in Appendix.
59Turini, F., 1590-1656. Italian church composer and learned contrapuntist.
61Tutta la forza (Ital. toot'-tā lä fōr-tsā). All the force, as loud as possible.
63Tutte corde (Ital. toot'-tā kōr'-dā). All the strings. These words, or the abbreviation T. C. or expression tre corde, indicates the discontinuance of the soft pedal of the piano-forte.
65Tutti (Ital. toot'-tē). All. Used in orchestral and vocal music after solo passages.
67Tye, Chris., distinguished English Church composer of the first part of the 16th century.
69Tympanum (Lat. tīm'-pān-um). A cymbel, a drum.
71Uebergang, transition.
73Ugolino, Vincenzo, a distinguished teacher and composer of church music, latter half of the 16th century. Died 162.
75Ulrich, Hugo, 1827-1872. One of the most gifted composers of the present time. Wrote symphonies and an opera, but succumbed to poverty and unfavorable circumstances, and failed to fulfil his early promise.
77Umbreit, Carl Tho., 1763-1820. Distinguished German organist. Published valuable choral books.
79Una corda (Ital. oon'-ä kōr-dā). One string. This direction in piano music requires the use of the soft pedal. It ends at tre corde.
81Unda Maris (Lat. ūn'-dā mā-rīs). Wave of the sea. An organ stop of a tremulous, wavy effect, a set of very slender pipes tuned slightly sharper than the others, thus producing waves or beat.
83Unisono (Ital. oon'-ī-sō-nō). A unison, in unison, two or more sounds having the same pitch.
85Un pochellino, a very little.
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