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Pronouncing dictionary and condensed encyclopedia of musical terms, instruments, composers, and important works, 1895
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1ORGAN MUSIC, music designed to be played upon the organ.
3Organ Stop, or Register (German Stim- mung, voice). A set of pipes voiced alike, one for every key in a key-board of an organ. Stops are classed as diapason, including the op. diapason, octave, and 15th; string, viol di gamba, viol d’amour, salicional, keraulophon, dolce, and dulciana; flute, the flutes, night-horn and stopped diapason; reed the oboe, cornopeon, trumpet, clarinet, vox humana, vox angelica, musette, euphone, trombone, bombardon, etc.
5Organ Stop, or Draw Stop, the knob at the side of the key-board, which moves the slides by means of which the pipes of a stop are shut off or admitted to communication with the valves.
7Organ Builder, one who builds organs.
9Organ, Chamber, a small organ for use in a house.
11Organo (Ital. ōr-gā’-no). An organ.
13Organo Pleno (Lat. ōr-gā’-nō plā’-nō). Full organ; all the stops of the “great organ” drawn.
15Organ Pieno (Ital. pē-ā’-nō). The full organ; all the stops of the great organ.
17Organ Touch, the proper method of touching the keys of an organ.
19Organ Tone, a tone of uniform force from its beginning to end.
21Organ Point (called also Pedal point), a bass tone prolonged for several measures while various coherently arranged harmonies are performed by the higher parts.
23Organ Trio, a composition arranged for three single parts, employing two manuals and a pedale. There are six sonatas of Bach written in this form.
25Organ Manual, the manual key-board of an organ. They are designated as great, swell, choir, and solo organs.
27Organ Pedale, the pedale key-board.
29Orgue Expressive (Fr. ōrg ēgz-prā-sēf). The harmonium, or reed organ.
31Orlandi, Ferdinand, a composer and professor of singing, born in Parma, 1777, appeared as opera composer in 1801. Appointed professor in the Mailand Conservatory 1806. Died 1840. Wrote 20 operas, masses, motettes, and over 100 different works.
33Orthography, the art of correct spelling, in obedience to which one writes the chromatic tones according to their derivation and harmonic relation.
35Osborne, G. A., a composer of pleasing pieces for the piano, was born at Limerick in 1806. Studied in Paris and came to London 1843, where he since resides.
37Ossia (Ital. ōs-sē-ā). Or, otherwise, or else. Written above the staff in connection with an easier or different arrangement of the same passage.
39Ossia piu facile (Ital. ōs-sē-ā pīō fā-tshē-lē), or else in this more easy manner.
41Ostinato (Ital. ōs-tē-nā’-tō). Obstinate, continuous, unceasing, adhering to some peculiar melodic figure, or group of notes.
43Ottava (Ital. ōt-tā’-vā). An octave or eighth.
45Ottava alta (Ital. āl-tā’), the octave above, or an octave higher. Marked 8va……….
47Ottava bassa (Ital. bās-sā’). The octave below. Marked 8va bassa……, or 8va…… below the notes.
49Otto, Ernst Julius, cantor in the Dresden Kreuzschule and teacher of theory, was a composer of many oratorios, 2 operas, ma ses, sonatas, trios, songs, etc. Born 1804. Died 1877.
51Otto, Rudolph Karl Julius, a teacher of singing, and distinguished oratorio singer in Berlin. Born 1829 at Berlin.
53Ou (Fr. oo), or.
55Oulibicheff, Alexander (oo-lē-bē-chēf). A Russian writer about music, best known by his “Beethoven et ses trois styles,” was born in Dresden 1795, and died at Nischni-Novgorod in 1858.
57Ouseley, Rev. Sir F. A. Gore (oos-lē’), professor of music at Oxford, a writer on theory, and composer, was born in 1825.
59Ouverture (Fr. oo-vār-tūr). An overture.
61Overture, an introductory instrumental piece to an opera or oratorio, or even for separate performance. Overtures are of two kinds, those in form of a sonata-piece, and potpourri overtures, composed chiefly of melodies occurring in the work following.
63P., abbreviation of piano and pedale.
65Pabst, August, born in Elberfeld, 1811, was made director of the Conservatory at Riga in 1857. Has composed four operas. His two sons, Louis and Paul, are talented pianists.
67Pachelbel, Johann (pākh’-ēl-bēl), the immediate predecessor of Sebas. Bach, as composer, was born 1653 at Nürnberg, and occupied important positions as organist. Died 1706.
69Pacher, Joseph A. (pākh’-ēr), pianist and salon composer, was born 1816 at Daubrowitz. Came, at the age of 16, to Vienna, where he afterwards resided. Died 1871.
71Pacini, Giovanni (pā-tshē’-nē’), composer of Italian operas, born 1796, made his debut as composer at the age of 18, and lived at Venice, and afterwards at Milan. Died in 1867.
73Paeon, a song of rejoicing; a hymn to Apollo.
75Paer, Ferdinand (pā’-ēr), a composer of Italian operas, was born 1771 in Parma, where he made his first successes as a composer. Later he lived at Paris. P. wrote about 50 operas, and many other works. D. 1839.
77Paganini, Nicolo (pāg-ān-ēn’-ē’), the wonderful violinist, was born 1784 at Genoa. He grew up in poverty and cruelty, but persevered in his study of the violin, in which he received assistance from many good masters, and in 1798 began his concert tours, in which he excited the astonishment and admiration of all Europe. He brought forth many compositions in new forms, which he called Caprices, which, with Bach’s 6 sonatas, stand as the most original and remarkable works for the violin. Died May 27, 1840.
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