Books › Pronouncing dictionary of musical terms, giving the meaning, derivation, and pronunciation … of Italian, German, French, and other words; the names with date of birth and death and nationality of the leading musicians of the last two centuries; English vocabulary, with equivalents in Italian, Germ, 1896 › scan 13
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Pronouncing dictionary of musical terms, giving the meaning, derivation, and pronunciation … of Italian, German, French, and other words; the names with date of birth and death and nationality of the leading musicians of the last two centuries; English vocabulary, with equivalents in Italian, Germ, 1896
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1ABBREVIATION
3Man. . . . . . . . Manuals
4Manc. . . . . . . . Mancando
5Man'do . . . . . . . Mancando
6Marc. . . . . . . . Marcato
7Mano diritta one of two readings
8Main droite one of two readings
9Mano destrâ one of two readings
10M. D. . . . . . . . Main droite one of two readings
11{ Mano diritta one of two readings
12M. D. . . . . . . . { Main droite one of two readings
13{ Mano destrâ one of two readings
14M. G. . . . . . . . Main gauche
15M. M. . . . . . . . Maelzel's Metronome one of two readings
16The beat of a quarter note is equal to the pulse of the pendulum of the Metronome said to be Maelzel's, with the weight set at 92. one of two readings
17M. M. 𝅘𝅥 = 92 . one of two readings
18M. P. . . . . . . . Mezzo piano one of two readings
19MS. . . . . . . . Manuscript or Mano sinistra one of two readings
20M. M. . . . . . . . { Maelzel's Metronome one of two readings
21{ The beat of a quarter note is equal to the pulse of the pendulum of the Metronome said to be Maelzel's, with the weight set at 92. one of two readings
22M. M. 𝅘𝅥 = 92 . { M. P. . . . . . . . Mezzo piano one of two readings
23MS. . . . . . . . { Manuscript or Mano sinistra one of two readings
24Men. . . . . . . . Meno
25Mez. . . . . . . . Mezzo
26Mf. or Mff. . . . Mezzo forte
27Mod'io . . . . . . Moderato one of two readings
28Mod'lo . . . . . . Moderato one of two readings
29Mus. Bac. . . . . Bachelor of Music
30Mus. Doc. . . . . Doctor of Music
31M. V. . . . . . . . Mezzo voce
32Ob. . . . . . . . Oboe, or Hautbois
33Obb. . . . . . . . Obbligato
34Oberst. . . . . . Oberstimme
35Oberw. . . . . . Oberwerk one of two readings
36Oberw. . . . . . { Oberwerk one of two readings
37Obw. . . . . . . . Oberwerk one of two readings
38Obw. . . . . . . . { Oberwerk one of two readings
39Oh. Ped. . . . . Ohne Pedal one of two readings
40Oh. Ped. . . . . . Ohne Pedal one of two readings
41Org. . . . . . . . Organ
428va . . . . . . . Ottava one of two readings
438va . . . . . . . { Ottava one of two readings
448a . . . . . . . Ottava alta one of two readings
458a . . . . . . . { Ottava one of two readings
468va alta . . . . Ottava alta one of two readings
478va alta . . . . . Ottava alta one of two readings
488va bas. . . . . Ottava bassa one of two readings
498va bas. . . . . . Ottava bassa one of two readings
50P. . . . . . . . Piano
51Ped. . . . . . . Pedal one of two readings
52Perd. . . . . . . Perdendosi one of two readings
53P. F. . . . . . . Piu forte one of two readings
54Piang. . . . . . . Piangendo one of two readings
55Pianiss. . . . . Pianissimo one of two readings
56Pizz. . . . . . . Pizzicato one of two readings
57Pmo. . . . . . . Pianissimo one of two readings
58PP. . . . . . . . Pianissimo one of two readings
59PPP. . . . . . . Pianississimo one of two readings
60PPPP. . . . . . Pianississimo one of two readings
61I'ma . . . . . . Prima (volta) one of two readings
62I'mo . . . . . . Primo one of two readings
634tte . . . . . . . Quartet one of two readings
645tte . . . . . . . Quintet one of two readings
65Rall. . . . . . . Rallentando one of two readings
66Raddol. . . . . Raddolcendo one of two readings
67Recit. . . . . . Recitative one of two readings
68Rf., rfz., or rinf. . Rinforzando one of two readings
69R. H. . . . . . Right Hand one of two readings
70Ritar. . . . . . Ritardando one of two readings
71Riten. . . . . . Ritenuto one of two readings
72S. . . . . . . . Senza one of two readings
73S. . . . . . . . A Sign one of two readings
74Scherz. . . . . Scherzando one of two readings
752da . . . . . . Seconda (volta) one of two readings
762do . . . . . . Secondo one of two readings
77Seg. . . . . . . Segue one of two readings
78Sem. . . . . . . Sempre one of two readings
79Semp. . . . . . Sempre one of two readings
807ut . . . . . . Septet one of two readings
816tt . . . . . . Sestet one of two readings
82Sfz. . . . . . . Sforzando one of two readings
83Sinf. . . . . . . Sinfonia one of two readings
84Smorz. . . . . Smorzando one of two readings
85S. Int. . . . . Senza interruzione one of two readings
86S. S. . . . . . Sensa sordini one of two readings
87S. sord. . . . Sensa sordini one of two readings
88Sos. . . . . . . Sostenuto one of two readings
89Sost . . . . . . Sostenuto one of two readings
90Spir. . . . . . . Spiritoso one of two readings
91S. T. . . . . . Senza tempo one of two readings
92Stacc. . . . . . Staccato one of two readings
93St. Diap. . . . Stopped Diapason one of two readings
94String. . . . . Stringendo one of two readings
95Sw. . . . . . . Swell Organ one of two readings
96Sym. . . . . . . Symphony one of two readings
97T. . . . . . . . Tenor, tutti, tempo, tendre one of two readings
98T. C. . . . . . Tre corde one of two readings
99Tem. . . . . . Tempo one of two readings
100Tem. 1º . . . Tempo primo one of two readings
101Ten. . . . . . Tenuto one of two readings
102Timb. . . . . . Timballes one of two readings
103Timp. . . . . . Timpani one of two readings
104Tr. . . . . . . Trillo one of two readings
105Trem. . . . . . Tremolando one of two readings
1063º . . . . . . Trio one of two readings
107Tromb. . . . . Trombi one of two readings
108Tromb. . . . . Tromboni one of two readings
109T. S. . . . . . Tasto solo one of two readings
110U. . . . . . . . Una one of two readings
111U. C. . . . . . Una corde one of two readings
112Unis. . . . . . Unisoni one of two readings
113V. . . . . . . . Voce one of two readings
114V. . . . . . . . Volti one of two readings
115Va. . . . . . . Viola one of two readings
116Var. . . . . . . Variation one of two readings
117Vcllo . . . . . Violoncello one of two readings
118Viv. . . . . . . Vivace one of two readings
119Vo. . . . . . . Violino one of two readings
120Vno. . . . . . Violino one of two readings
121Violº . . . . . Violino one of two readings
122V. S. . . . . . Volti subito one of two readings
123Vni . . . . . . Violini one of two readings
124VV. . . . . . . Violini one of two readings
125Ped. . . . . . . . Pedal one of two readings
126Perd. . . . . . . . Perdendosi one of two readings
127P. F. . . . . . . . Piu forte one of two readings
128Piang. . . . . . . . Piangendo one of two readings
129Pianiss. . . . . . Pianissimo one of two readings
130Pizz. . . . . . . . Pizzicato one of two readings
131Pmo. . . . . . . . { Pianissimo one of two readings
132PP. . . . . . . . { Pianissimo one of two readings
133PPP. . . . . . . . { Pianississimo one of two readings
134PPPP. . . . . . . . { Pianississimo one of two readings
135I'ma . . . . . . . Prima (volta) one of two readings
136I'mo . . . . . . . Primo one of two readings
1374tte . . . . . . . . Quartet one of two readings
1385tte . . . . . . . . Quintet one of two readings
139Rall. . . . . . . . Rallentando one of two readings
140Raddol. . . . . . . Raddolcendo one of two readings
141Recit. . . . . . . . Recitative one of two readings
142Rf., rfz., or rinf. . . Rinforzando one of two readings
143R. H. . . . . . . . Right Hand one of two readings
144Ritar. . . . . . . . Ritardando one of two readings
145Riten. . . . . . . . Ritenuto one of two readings
146S. . . . . . . . . . Senza one of two readings
147S. . . . . . . . . . A Sign one of two readings
148Scherz. . . . . . . Scherzando one of two readings
1492da . . . . . . . . Seconda (volta) one of two readings
1502do . . . . . . . . Secondo one of two readings
151Seg. . . . . . . . . Segue one of two readings
152Sem. . . . . . . . { Sempre one of two readings
153Semp. . . . . . . . { Sempre one of two readings
1547ut . . . . . . . . Septet one of two readings
1556tt . . . . . . . . Sestet one of two readings
156Sfz. . . . . . . . . Sforzando one of two readings
157Sinf. . . . . . . . . Sinfonia one of two readings
158Smorz. . . . . . . . Smorzando one of two readings
159S. Int. . . . . . . . Senza interruzione one of two readings
160S. S. . . . . . . . { Sensa sordini one of two readings
161S. sord. . . . . . . { Sensa sordini one of two readings
162Sos. . . . . . . . { Sostenuto one of two readings
163Sost . . . . . . . { Sostenuto one of two readings
164Spir. . . . . . . . . Spiritoso one of two readings
165S. T. . . . . . . . Senza tempo one of two readings
166Stacc. . . . . . . . Staccato one of two readings
167St. Diap. . . . . . Stopped Diapason one of two readings
168String. . . . . . . . Stringendo one of two readings
169Sw. . . . . . . . . . Swell Organ one of two readings
170Sym. . . . . . . . . Symphony one of two readings
171T. . . . . . . . . . { Tenor, tutti, tempo, one of two readings
172{ tendre one of two readings
173T. C. . . . . . . . Tre corde one of two readings
174Tem. . . . . . . . . Tempo one of two readings
175Tem. 1º . . . . . . Tempo primo one of two readings
176Ten. . . . . . . . . Tenuto one of two readings
177Timb. . . . . . . . . Timballes one of two readings
178Timp. . . . . . . . . Timpani one of two readings
179Tr. . . . . . . . . . Trillo one of two readings
180Trem. . . . . . . . . Tremolando one of two readings
1813º . . . . . . . . . Trio one of two readings
182Tromb. . . . . . . . Trombi one of two readings
183Tromb. . . . . . . . Tromboni one of two readings
184T. S. . . . . . . . . Tasto solo one of two readings
185U. . . . . . . . . . Una one of two readings
186U. C. . . . . . . . . Una corde one of two readings
187Unis. . . . . . . . . Unisoni one of two readings
188V. . . . . . . . . . . Voce one of two readings
189V. . . . . . . . . . . Volti one of two readings
190Va. . . . . . . . . . . Viola one of two readings
191Var. . . . . . . . . . Variation one of two readings
192Vcllo . . . . . . . . Violoncello one of two readings
193Viv. . . . . . . . . . Vivace one of two readings
194Vo. . . . . . . . . . { Violino one of two readings
195Vno. . . . . . . . . { Violino one of two readings
196Violº . . . . . . . . { Violino one of two readings
197V. S. . . . . . . . . Volti subito one of two readings
198Vni . . . . . . . . . { Violini one of two readings
199VV. . . . . . . . . . { Violini one of two readings
201There are other abbreviations employed in manuscript or printed music, the chief of which are as follows:—
202In time, a dash with a figure above signifies the length of the pause in bars, e. g.:—
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