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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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1ESPRESSIVO
3Espressivo (It.). Expressive.
5Essential Dissonances. Those that are added to the dominant chord. Auxiliary notes of all kinds are non-essential dissonances.
7Essential Harmony. The harmony independent of all melodic ornaments, etc.
9Estinguendo (It.) (es-tin-guen-do). As soft as possible.
11Estinto (It.). Dying away; extinguishing.
13Estravaganza (It.) (es-trah-vah-gantza). A fanciful composition; a burlesque.
15Etoffé (Fr.). Full; sonorous.
17Etouffée (Fr.). Stifled; damped.
19Étude (Fr.) (eh-tood'). A study, lesson.
21Etwas (Ger.) (et-vos). Somewhat; as, etwas langsam, somewhat slow.
23Euphonium. A large brass instrument of the saxhorn family, used in military bands; a free reed-stop in the organ, sixteen-foot pitch.
25Euphony [Gr., eu, good; phone, sound]. Well-sounding; agreeable.
27Exercise. (1) A study designed to overcome some special difficulty or strengthen special muscles. (2) A lesson in harmony, counterpoint, or composition. (3) A composition written as a thesis for the obtaining of a degree.
29Ernst, H. W. Violinist, composer; Germany. B. 1814; d. 1865.
31FANDANGO
33Exposition. The giving out of the subject and answer by all the voices in turn at the opening of a fugue.
35Expression. The performance of music in such a manner as to bring out all its emotional and intellectual content. Intelligent, appreciative performance.
37Expression (Fr.). The name of a harmonium stop.
39Extempore (Lat.) (ex-tem'-po-reh). The gift of playing music composed as it is played.
41Extemporize. To play unpremeditated music.
43Extended Harmony. Reverse of close harmony, q. v.
45Extension. (1) Violin playing, to reach with the fourth or first finger beyond the "position" in which the hand may be. (2) In piano music, spreading the hand beyond the "five-finger" position.
47Extraneous Modulation. A modulation to a distant or non-related key.
49Extreme. The outside parts, as bass and soprano.
51Extreme. Used by many writers on harmony in the sense of augmented; as, extreme 2d or 5th or 6th.
53Essipoff, Annette. Pianist; Russia. B. 1850.
55F
57F. The fourth or subdominant of the natural major or minor scale.
59Fa. The fourth of the syllables adopted by Guido, called the Aretinian syllables. In "Movable Do" system the fourth of any scale.
61Fa bemol (Fr.). F flat.
63Fa burden, Falso bordone (It.), Faux bourdon (Fr.). (1) An ancient species of harmonization, consisting of thirds or sixths added to the cantus. (2) A drone bass like a bagpipe.
65Facile (Fr.) (fa-seel), Facile (It.) (fah-chee-leh). Easy.
67Facilment (Fr.) (fa-seel-mong), Facilmente (It.) (fa-cheel-men-teh). Easily; fluently.
69Facilité (Fr.). Made easy; an easy version of a difficult passage.
71Facture (Fr.) (fak-toor), Fattura (It.) (fat-too-rah). Literally, the making. The construction of a piece of music; the scale of organ-pipes.
73Fa dièse (Fr.) (dee-ehs). F sharp.
75Fagotto (It.), Fagott (Ger.). Bassoon (so called from its resemblance to a fagot or bundle of sticks). A double-reed instrument of great utility in the orchestra. Compass, three octaves (and over) from B♭ below the bass staff.
77Fagottone (It.) (fag-got-to'-neh). Double bassoon.
79Faible (Fr.) (faybl). Weak. Temps faible, weak beat.
81False Cadence. A deceptive cadence.
83False Fifth. A name for the diminished fifth.
85False Relation. When a note sounded by one voice is given in the next chord, altered by #, ♭, or ♯, by another voice, thus:—
87Falsetto (It.). The highest register of the voice.
89Fandango (Sp.). A rapid dance in triple time.
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