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Pronouncing dictionary and condensed encyclopedia of musical terms, instruments, composers, and important works, 1895
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1Relation, False, that connection which any two sounds have with one another when the interval which they form is either superfluous or diminished.
3Religioso (Ital. rē-lē-jē-ō'-zō). Religiously, solemnly; in a devout manner.
5Reminiscence, reminiscence.
7Remenyi, Eduard (rē-mān'-yē), a great violin virtuoso, born 1830, in Hewes, Hungary. From 1842-1845, studied in the Vienna Conservatory. At the breaking out of the Hungarian revolution he entered the army as an adjutant, and at its close came to America as an exile, and concerted through the country. In 1853 he went to Liszt at Weimar; 1854 was appointed solo violinist to the queen of England, and later went back to his native land. Since early in 1879 he has been concerting in this country. His playing is characterized by great fire and dash.
9Remote, far away. Remote keys are those having few tones in common, as C and F sharp, or F and C sharp.
11Repeat, a character indicating that certain measures or passages are to be sung or played twice.
13Repercussio (Lat. rēp-ēr-kūs'-sī-ō). Repercussion; the answer in a fugue.
15Replica (Ital. rā'-plē-kā'). Reply, repetition. See, also, Repercussio.
17Reprise (Fr. rā-prēz). The burden of a song; a repetition, or return, to some previous part; in old music, when a strain was repeated, it it was called a reprise.
19Requiem (Lat. rā'-quī'-ēm). A Mass, or musical service for the dead.
21Resolution, the subsidence of a dissonance into the consonant tone it temporarily displaced.
23Resonance, the reverberation or echo of sound.
25Response, response or answer of the choir.
27Rest, a mark signifying silence. Rests are of different forms, corresponding to note-lengths.
29Retard, gradually, more slowly.
31Retro (Lat. rā'-trō). Backward, the melody reversed, note for note.
33Reuter, George (roi'-tēr), a celebrated organist and composer of church and organ music. Born at Vienna, 1660. Karl (called the younger), son of the above, born in Vienna, 1697, was also a noted organist. Died in 1770. Romanus, a Benedictine monk, born at Kallmüz, near Regensburg, 1755, and died 1806. A composer of note among his brotherhood in his time.
35Reyer, Louis Etienne Ernst (rē'-ēr), a French opera composer, born at Marseilles, Dec. 1, 1823.
37Revoice, to restore the voice of a reed or organ pipe by removing the dust, and otherwise correcting the impairment of use.
39Rhapsody (Eng. rāp'-sō-dy). A capriccio, a fragmentary piece; a wild, unconnected composition.
41Rhythm (Eng. rīthm). The division of musical ideas or sentences into regular metrical portions; musical accent and cadence as applied to melody.
43Rhythmic (rīth-mīk). Rhythmical.
45Rhythmus, a rhythm.
47Ribattuta (Ital. rē-bāt-too'-tā'). A beat, a passing note.
49Ricci, Frederico (rī'-tshē), a dramatic composer born at Naples, 1809, and also a teacher of singing.
51Ricci, Luigi, brother of the above, born at Naples, 1808, died Jan. 1, 1860. An opera composer of note.
53Richardson, Nathan, a native of Gloucester, Mass., born about 1330. Studied music for several years with Dreyshock at Prague, and on his return to America in 1852, published his "Modern School for the Piano-forte," which was little else than a transcript of his lessons with Dreyshock. He established the firm of Russell & Richardson in Boston, and afterwards wrote R.'s "New Method for the Piano-forte," which has sold over 500,000 copies. Died 1858.
55Richter, Ernst Friedrich Eduard (rīkh'-tēr), German composer and writer on theory, born Oct. 24, 1808, at Gross-Schönau. Received his education at Zittau and Leipsic. At the founding of the Leipsic Conservatory he was appointed teacher of harmony and composition. At the death of Hauptmann he was appointed cantor of the Thomas-Schule. As as composer he is known best by his church compositions, but his works on harmony, counterpoint and fugue, are what give him rank among musicians. He died in 1878.
57Richter, Hans, one of the most distinguished orchestral conductors of the present time. Born about 1833.
59Ries, Ferdinand, piano virtuoso and composer, was born at Bonn, Nov. 28, 1784, and died Jan. 13, 1838. R. was the favorite pupil of Beethoven for four years, and to his and Dr. F. G. Wegler's "Biographical Notes of Beethoven," we owe, in a large measure, our knowledge of Beethoven as man and artist. He was quite a prolific writer, but his works have in the main sunk into oblivion.
61Riedel, Carl (rē'-dēl), born Oct. 6, 1827, at Kronenberg. He was the founder and director of the now famous Reidelsche-verein, a choral society which has done much for the advancement of music in Germany, but especially in Leipsic, by bringing out the works of ancient and modern composers. He has made no great reputation as a composer, although many of his works have merit.
63Rietz, Eduard (reetz), a noted German violinist and director, born in 1801 at Berlin, died 1832.
65Rietz, Julius, brother of the above, born in Berlin, Dec. 28, 1812. A composer, director and teacher. Was director, in 1838, of the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipsic, where he also taught composition in the Conservatory. R. is the editor of many standard works in the Breitkopf & Härtel editions. Died Oct. 1, 1877.
67Righini, Vincenzo (rīg-ee'-nē), an Italian opera composer and director of great note in his time, was born at Bologna, Jan. 22, 1756. Although his operas were very popular at the time, they are never heard, and aside from an overture to "Tigranes," of great nobility, but few, if any, are heard at the present time. Died Aug. 19, 1812.
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