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 16
Scan 16
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
55 lines. Read by computer on 24 September 2026. Printed page 12. See the scan on archive.org.
1Ais (Ger.) (a-iss). A sharp.
2A la mesure (Fr.) (meh-zoor'). In time. Same as A tempo and A battuta.
3Alberti Bass. Broken chords arranged thus:—
5So called from the name of its reputed inventor, Domenico Alberti.
6Al' loco. At the place. Used after the direction to play 8th higher or lower.
7Al piacere. See A piacere.
8Al rigore di (or del) tempo (ree-go-reh dee tempo). In strict time.
9Al scozzese (scots-zeh-zeh). In Scotch style.
10Al segno (sen-yo). To the sign. A direction to return to the sign ʃ. D'al segno, from the sign, is used with the same intention.
11All' antico (an'-tee-ko). In ancient style.
12All' ottava (ot-tah-vah). When over the notes play octave higher than written, when under, an octave lower. In orchestral scores it means that one instrument is to play in octaves with another.
13All' unisono. At unison.
14Alla (It.). Written Al. or All. before words beginning with a vowel. Like; in the style of.
15Alla breve. The value of one or two whole notes in the measure, with rhythm of two beats. Indicated by ʃ. In modern music, chiefly used in rapid tempo. See A capella.
16Alla caccia (It.) (cat-chia). In hunting style.
17Alla camera (It.) (ca'-meh-rah). In chamber-music style.
18Alla capella. In church style. See A capella.
19Alla deritta. By degrees.
20Alla hanacca (ha-nak-ka). In the manner of a hanacca.
21Alla marcia (mar'-chee-a). In march style.
22Alla mente (men-teh). Extemporaneous.
23Alla militare (mee-lee-tah-reh). In military style.
24Alla moderno. In modern style.
25Alla Palestrina. In the style of Palestrina, i.e., strict C. P. without instrumental accompaniment.
27Alard, Delphin (ah-lard, del-feen). Violinist; France. B. 1815; d. 1888.
28Alary, Guilio Eugenio Abrama (ah-lah-ree, ju-lio eu-jeh-ne-o ah-bra-mah). Composer; Italy. B. 1814.
30Alla polacca. Like a polacca or polonaise.
31Alla quinta. At the fifth.
32Alla rovescio (ro-veh'-shee-o). By contrary motion or reverse motion, as when a phrase is imitated with the movement of the intervals inverted. Example:—
34Alla siciliana (see-chee-lee-ah'-nah). In the style of a Siciliana, q. v.
35Alla stretta. Like a stretto, q. v.
36Alla turca. In Turkish style.
37Alla zingaro. In Gypsy style.
38Alla zoppa. Lamely; halting.
39Allegramente (It.) (al-leh-grah-men'-teh). Joyfully.
40Allegretto (It.) (al-leh-gret'-to). Diminutive of Allegro. (1) Slower than Allegro. (2) A movement in this time.
41Allegrettino (It.) (al-leh-gret-tee'-no). Diminutive of Allegretto. (1) Not so fast as Allegretto. (2) A short Allegretto movement.
42Allegro (It.) (al-leh-gro). (Lit., joyful.) Quick, lively. The word is occasionally employed to describe a whole movement of a quartet, sonata, or symphony. In music it is sometimes qualified as:—
43Allegro agitato (It.) Quick and in an excited manner.
44" assai " Literally, fast enough. A quicker motion than simple allegro.
45" commodo or comodo " An easy, graceful allegro.
46" con brio " Quickly and with spirit.
47" con fuoco " Rapidly and with fire.
48" con moto " With sustained joyfulness.
49" con spirito " Joyfully and with spirit.
50" di bravura " A movement full of executive difficulties intended to exhibit the capacity of the singer or player.
51" di molto " Exceedingly quick.
53Albani, Marie Louise Emma Cécilie (al-bah-nee). Soprano singer; Canada. B. 1850.
54Alboni, Marietta (al-bo-nee, mar-yet-ta). Contralto; Italy. B. 1824.
The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.