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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
137 lines. Read by computer on 24 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 28. See the scan on archive.org.
1Concord. Agreeing. Literally, chording with.
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4Concordant. (1) Agreeing with. (2, Fr.) The baritone voice.
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7Conductor. The director or leader of a chorus or orchestra.
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10Cone Gamba. An organ-stop with bell-shaped top.
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13Conjunct (Lat., con-junctus). Joined together. Adjacent sounds in the scale.
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16Conjunct Motion. Moving by steps.
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19Consecutive. Two or more of the same intervals in succession.
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22Consecutive Fifths. Two voices or parts moving together a fifth apart.
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25Consecutive Octaves. Two voices or parts moving together an octave apart. Consecutive fifths and octaves are forbidden by the laws of composition, but the prohibition is frequently disregarded by the best writers.
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28Consequent. The answer to a fugue subject; comes.
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31Consolante (It.) (con-so-lan'-teh). Soothing.
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34Consonance. Literally, sounding together. Those intervals that enter into the composition of the common chord and its inversions, viz., major and minor 3d and 6th, perfect 4th and 5th, and octave. The major and minor 3d and 6th are called imperfect consonances, being equally consonant whether major or minor. The perfect 4th, 5th, and 8th are called perfect because any alteration of them produces a dissonance; i.e., an interval that requires resolution. N. B.—This definition of consonance applies only to the modern tempered scale.
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37Con sordini (It.) (sor-deel'-nee). With the mute. (1) In piano music, with soft pedal. (2) Instruments of the violin family: a direction to fasten on the bridge a small implement of wood or metal which has the effect of deadening the tone. (3) Brass instruments: a direction to place a cone-shaped piece of wood covered with leather in the bell, which has the same effect.
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40Consort. A chest of viols.
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43Contra (It.). Against; in compound words, means an octave below, as contra-bass, contra-fagotto.
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46Contra danza (It.). Country dance.
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49Contralto (It.). The lowest female voice, usually called alto.
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52Contraposaune. A 16 or 32-foot reed-organ stop.
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55Converse, C. C. Composer; U. S. A. B. 1832.
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58Corelli, Arcangelo (cor-rel-lee). Violinist; Italy. B. 1653; d. 1713.
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61Contrapuntal. Belonging to counterpoint.
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64Contrapuntist. One skilled in counterpoint, or who writes on the subject of counterpoint.
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67Contratenor. The highest male voice.
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70Contra violone (It.) (vee-o-lo'-neh), Contra basse (Fr.). Double bass.
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73Countertenor. The developed falsetto. See Alto.
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76Convict of Music. An institution for musical instruction. [Lat., convictus, an associate, from convivere, to live together.]
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79Cor (Fr.). A horn.
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82Cor Anglais (ong-lay). English horn; a variety of the hautboy, sounding a fifth lower.
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85Corale (It.) (co-rah'-leh). A choral.
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88Coranto (It.), Courante (Fr.). An old dance in triple time, used as a movement in the suite.
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91Corda (It.). String. Una corda, Due corde, Tre corde or Tutte corde, one string, two strings, three strings, all the strings, are directions for the use of the pedal in Grand p. f. that shifts the action so as to strike one, two, or all of the strings allotted to each key.
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94Cornamus (It.) (cor-na-moo-sa), Cornemuse (Fr.) (corn-moos). Bagpipe.
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97Cornet, Cornetto (It.), Zinke (Ger.). (1) Originally a coarse-toned instrument of the haut-boy family. (2) A compound stop in the organ. (3) Cornet-a-piston, a brass instrument of the trumpet family. (4) Echo cornet, a compound organ-stop with small scale pipes, usually in the swell.
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100Corno (It.). Horn; the French horn, or Waldhorn (Ger.). The horn of the orchestra.
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103Corno alto. High horn. Corno basso, low horn.
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106Corno di bassetto. Basset horn.
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109Corno di caccia. Hunting horn.
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112Corno Inglese. Cor Anglais.
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115Cornopean. Same as Cornet (brass); a reed-stop on the organ, 8-foot tone.
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118Coro (It.). Chorus.
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121Corona (It.). "Crown;" a pause.
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124Corrente (It.) (cor-ren'-teh). Coranto.
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127Cottillion (Fr., Cottillon, co-tee-yon'). A dance with numerous figures, originally rather lively, now much the same as the Quadrille.
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130Couched Harp. The spinet.
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133Corri, Domenico (cor-ree). Composer; Italy. B. 1746; d. 1825.
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136Costa, Sir Michael. Composer and conductor; Italy. B. 1810; d. 1884.
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