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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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1are arranged on the page. (3) Of an orchestra, the positions assigned to the different instruments.
3Dissonance. An interval, one or both of whose members must move in a certain way to satisfy the ear. All augmented and diminished intervals, seconds, sevenths, and ninths, are dissonances.
5Ditty. A short simple air, originally with words that contained a moral.
7Divertimento (It.) (dee-ver-tee-men'-to), Divertissement (Fr.) (dee-vehr-tiss-mong). (1) A pleasing, light entertainment. (2) A composition or arrangement for the piano; this is the most usual meaning. (3) A suite or set with a number of movements for instruments, called also a serenata.
9Divisi (It.). Divided; a direction that the string instruments must divide into two masses or more, as may be indicated by the composer.
11Divisions. An old name for elaborate variations.
13Divoto (It.). See Devoto.
15D moll (Ger.). D minor.
17Do. (1) The first note in the natural scale in Italy; this syllable was substituted for ut, the first of the Guidonian syllables; ut is still retained in France. (2) In the "movable do" system of singing, the keynote of every scale is called do.
19Dodecuple. A group of twelve notes played in the time of eight of the same denomination.
21Doigter (Fr.) (doy-teh). See Fingerling.
23Dolcan, Dulciana. Soft eight-foot open organ-stop.
25Dolce. A stop of same character as dulciana, but softer.
27Dolce (It.) (dol-cheh). Sweet.
29Dolcemente, con dolcezza (It.) (dol-chet-zah). With sweetness.
31Dolciano, Dolcino (It.), Dulcan (Ger.). Dulciana stop.
33Dolcissimo (It.) (dole-chis-see-mo). As sweet as possible.
35Dolente (It.). Afflicted.
37Dolentemente (It.). Mournfully; afflictedly.
39Dolzflöte (Ger.) (dolts-fla-teh). (1) The old German flute with six holes and one key. (2) A soft eight-foot organ-stop.
41Diabelli, Anton (dee-a-bel'-lee). Composer; Germany. B. 1781; d. 1858.
43Döhler, Theo. (deh-ler). Pianist; Italy. B. 1814; d. 1856.
45Donizetti, Gaetano (do-nee-tzet'-tee, gah-e-
47Domchor (Ger.) (dome-kor). Cathedral choir.
49Dominant. (1) The fifth note in the scale. (2) The reciting note in Gregorian chants.
51Dominant Chord. The major triad on the fifth of the major or minor scale.
53Dominant Key. The usual key in which the second theme of a sonata or rondo in major mode is written.
55Dominant Seventh. The seventh over the root added to the dominant chord.
57Dopo (It.). After.
59Doppio (It.) (dop'-pee-o). Double, as doppio movimento, double movement, i.e., twice as fast.
61Dorian. A Greek or ecclesiastical mode, D to D.
63Dot. (1) A dot after a note or rest increases its duration one-half; a second dot increases the duration one-half of the first dot
65(2) A dot over a note signifies that it is to be played or sung staccato. (3) Dots combined with slur
67in music for bow instruments signify the notes are to be played with one motion of the bow with a slight stop after each note; in piano music, to raise the arm with stiff wrist after each note or chord and let it fall lightly from the elbow on the next. (4) Dots over a note thus signify that the note is to be repeated by sub-division into as many notes as there are dots.
69Double. (1) An old name for variation. (2) An octave below the standard pitch, as double bass, double diapason, double bassoon.
71Double (Fr.) (doobl). A variation on a minuet; in Italian, alternativo.
73Double Bar. Two single bars placed close together signifying: (1) The end of a part or piece. (2) A change of key or of time signature. (3) In hymn-tunes the end of a line.
75Double Bass. The violone [It., vee-o-lo-neh, Fr., contrabasse]. The largest of the
77tah'-no). Composer; Italy. B. 1797; d. 1848.
79Donzelli, Domenico (dond-sel'-lee). Tenor; Italy. B. 1790; d. 1873.
81Dorn, Heinrich L. E. Composer, pianist; Germany. B. 1804; d. 1892.
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