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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
76 lines. Read by computer on 24 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 33. See the scan on archive.org.
1violin family. Two kinds are in use, one with three strings tuned:
3one with four strings tuned:
5The pitch is an octave below the written notes.
7Double Bassoon. A bassoon of 16-foot pitch.
9Double Bourdon. An organ-stop of 32-foot tone.
11Double Chant. See Chant.
13Double Counterpoint. A counterpoint so contrived that it may be placed either above or below the theme, without producing any forbidden intervals. A double counterpoint is said to be at the octave when, if written above the theme, it may be moved down an octave; at the 10th, if it may be moved down a tenth; at the 12th, if it may be moved down a twelfth. Double counterpoint may also be at the 9th and 11th, but the former are much more used.
15Double Croche (Fr.) (doobl crosh). A sixteenth-note.
17Double Diapason. An organ-stop of 16-foot tone.
19Double Drum. A drum struck at both ends.
21Double Flat, 22, depresses a letter a whole tone.
23Double Main (mang). Octave-coupler in the organ.
25Double Sharp, ✘, raises a letter a whole tone. one of two readings
26Double Sharp, ✳, raises a letter a whole tone. one of two readings
28Double Stop. In violin music, playing simultaneously on two strings.
30Double Tongueing. Playing repeated staccato notes on the flute, cornet, etc., by a movement of the point of the tongue against the roof of the mouth.
32Double Touche (toosh). A contrivance for regulating the depth of the descent of the keys of the harmonium.
34Doublette (Fr.) (doo-blet). A two-foot organ-stop, the 15th, or a compound stop of two ranks.
36Doucement (Fr.) (doos-mong). Sweetly, softly.
38Doux (Fr.) (doo). Sweet, soft.
40Down Beat. The first beat in the measure; the principal accent in the measure.
42Down Bow. In instruments of the violin family, the motion of the bow from the nut to the point. The sign is or . In French the word tirez (tee-reh), draw. one of two readings
43Down Bow. In instruments of the violin family, the motion of the bow from the nut to the point. The sign is or ∧. In French the word tirez (tee-reh), draw. one of two readings
45Doxology [from Greek doxa, praise; lego, to proclaim]. A short ascription of praise to the Trinity, metrical or otherwise.
47Drammatico (It.), Drammaticamente (It.). Dramatic; in dramatic style.
49Drängend (Ger.) (drayn'-gent). Hurrying; accelerating.
51Dritta (It.). The right hand.
53Droit or Droite (Fr.) (droa). Right hand.
55Drone. The pipe that sounds one note continuously in the bagpipe.
57Drum. An instrument of percussion, the body hollow, made of wood or metal, one or both ends being covered with vellum or parchment drawn tight by braces. Three kinds of drum are used in modern music: (1) The kettle drum; this is the only one that may be tuned to definite pitch; a pair are generally used in the orchestra, tuned usually to the 1st and 5th of the key. (2) The snare drum or side drum, with parchment at both ends; that at one end is crossed by several thick gut-strings that rattle when the drum is struck on the other end by the pair of drumsticks. (3) The long drum, double drum, grosse caisse, used chiefly in military music; struck on both ends.
59Drum Slade. A drummer.
61Due (It.) (doo-eh). Two. A due, by two; that is, divide, when marked over a string part in the orchestra; but when over a wind instrument part it means that both of the pair are to play the notes.
63Due corde (It.). Two strings. In violin music, means that the note is to be played on the open string and as a stopped note simultaneously. The only notes that may be so played on the violin are:—
65sometimes signified by writing them as above.
67Duet, Duo (Fr.), Duetto (It.). A composition for two voices or instruments or for two performers on the piano or organ.
69Duettino (It.) (doo-et-tee'-no). A little duet.
71Dulciana. A soft, open, 8-foot organ-stop; flue pipes; in some foreign organs, a soft reed-stop.
73Dressel, Otto (dreh-zel). Pianist; Germany. B. 1826.
75Dreyschock, Alex. (dry-shock). Pianist; Germany. B. 1818; d. 1869.
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