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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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1sists of the principal and the auxiliary note above. Thus—
3Played.
5The Mordent proper is not used in modern music, and the word Mordent is now by common usage applied to the inverted Mordent, or Pralltriller.
7Morendo (It.) [from morire, to die]. Dying away; gradually growing softer and slower.
9Morisca (It.). Morris dance.
11Mormorando, Mormorevole, Mormorosa (It.). Murmuring.
13Morris Dance. A rustic dance of Moorish origin.
15Mosso (It.). Moved. Piu mosso, faster. Meno mosso, slower.
17Mostra (It.). A direct , generally used in manuscript music to indicate an unfinished measure at the end of a brace.
19Moteggiando (It.) (mo-ted-jan'-do). Bantering; jocose.
21Motett, Motetto (It.). A vocal composition to sacred words, written in strict contrapuntal style. The madrigal differs only in being set to secular words. Many modern compositions to sacred words (not metric) are called motetts, but would more properly be called anthems.
23Motif (Fr.), Motivo (It.), Motiv (Ger.). Motive. (1) A short, marked musical phrase. (2) A theme for development. See Leitmotiv.
25Motion, Moto (It.). Conjunct Motion, movement by degrees. Disjunct Motion, movement by skips. Direct, Similar, or Parallel Motion, when two parts ascend or descend together. Contrary Motion, when two parts move in opposite directions. Oblique Motion, when one part is stationary while the other moves.
27Mouth. The opening in the front of an organ flue-pipe.
29Mouth-organ. The harmonica; Pandean pipes.
31Mouth-piece. In brass instruments the cup-shaped part applied to the lips; in oboe, clarionet, etc., the part held between the lips. [Fr., embouchure; It., imboccatura; Ger., Mundstück.] one of two readings
32Mouth-piece. In brass instruments the cup-shaped part applied to the lips; in oboe, clarionet, etc., the part held between the lips. [Fr., embouchure; It., imbocatura; Ger., Mundstück.] one of two readings
34Movement, Mouvement (Fr.) (move-mong). (1) Tempo. (2) One of the members of a sonata, symphony, etc. (3) The motion of a part or parts.
36Movimento (It.). Movement; tempo. Doppio movimento, double movement; when a change of time signature from 4/4 to 6/8 occurs, and it is desired to preserve the same rate of movement, or tempo, i.e., the quarter-note beat becomes the half-note beat.
38Munter (Ger.). Lively; brisk; allegro.
40Murky. An old name for a piece of harpsichord music with a bass of broken octaves.
42Musars. Troubadour ballad singers.
44Musette (Fr.). (1) A bagpipe. (2) An old dance. (3) In the suite the second part or "trio" of the gavotte, etc., is frequently so called, and is written in imitation of bagpipe music. (4) A soft reed-stop in the organ.
46Music, Musica (Lat. and It.), Musique (Fr.), Musik (Ger.) [from Gr., mousike, from mousa, muse]. Originally any art over which the Muses presided, afterward restricted to the art that uses sound as its material.
48Music Box. An instrument in which steel tongues are vibrated by means of pins set in a revolving cylinder.
50Musical Glasses. An instrument consisting of a number of goblets, tuned to the notes of the scale, vibrated by passing a wetted finger around the edge.
52Musician. (1) One who makes a livelihood by playing, singing, or teaching music. (2) A member of a regimental or naval band. (3) A composer of music. "Musician" is a very elastic term; it includes every grade from the drummer and fifer to Mozart.
54Musikant (Ger.). A vagabond musician.
56Musiker, Musikus (Ger.). A musician. (Generally used in a derogatory sense.)
58Mutation Stop. Any organ-stop not tuned to the diapason or any of its octaves, as the tierce, quint, twelfth, larigot, etc. Stops of this kind (also mixtures, cornets, sesquialteras) are used for the purpose of "filling up" the volume of tone and giving it greater brilliancy.
60Mute [It., sordino; Fr., sourdine; Ger., Dämpfer]. A small contrivance of wood or metal placed on the bridge of the violin, etc., to deaden the sound; a cone or cylinder of pasteboard, leather, or wood placed in the bell of a brass instrument for the same purpose.
62Mutig (Ger.) (moo-tig). Bold; spirited; vivace.
64Moszkowski, M. (mosh-kow'-skee). Composer, pianist; Poland. B. 1854.
66Mozart, Leopold (mo'-tsart). Violinist; Austria. B. 1719; d. 1787.
68Mozart, Wolfgang A. (son of L.). Composer, pianist; Austria. B. 1756; d. 1791.
70Mozart, W. A. (son of preceding). Composer, pianist. B. 1791; d. 1844.
72Murska, Ilma de. Soprano; Croatia. B. 1835; d. 1889.
74Mysleweczek, J. (mis'-leh-veh-chek). Composer; Bohemia. B. 1737; d. 1781.
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