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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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1stantly changing themes, giving expression to a very wide range of emotions.
3Novemole (Ger.) (no-veh-mo'-leh). Nonuplet.
5Nuance (Fr.) (noo-ongs). Shading; the variations in force, quality, and tempo, by means of which artistic expression is given to music.
7Number. (1) A movement of a symphony or sonata. (2) A solo, chorus, or other separate part of an opera or oratorio, etc. (3) A given piece on a concert programme. (4) The "opus" or place in the list of an author's works as to order of composition.
9Nunsfiddle [Ger., Nonnen-Geige]. Called also Tromba Marina. An instrument with a distant resemblance to a double bass, furnished with one string and a peculiarly constructed bridge. The harmonic sounds only are used. It gets its name from the fact that it was formerly used in Germany and France in the convents to accompany the singing of the nuns.
11Nuovo (It.) (no'-vo), Di nuovo. Over again; repeat.
13Nut [Ger., Sattel, saddle; Fr., sillet, button; It., capo tasto, head-stop]. (1) The ridge at the end of the fingerboard next the peg-box; its purpose is to raise the strings slightly above the fingerboard of instruments of violin and guitar families. (2) [Ger., Frosch, frog; Fr., talon, heel]. The piece at the lower end of violin bow, etc., in which the hair is inserted and tightened or slackened by means of a screw.
15Nourrit, Adolphe (son of L.) (noor-ree). Tenor; France. B. 1802; d. 1839.
17Novello, Vincent. Composer, organist; England. B. 1781; d. 1861.
19Novello, Clara A. (daughter of V.). Soprano; England. B. 1818.
21Novello, Mary S. (daughter of V.). Soprano; England. B. 18—.
23Novello, Jos. A. (son of V.). Bass; England. B. 1810.
25Nunn, John H. Composer, organist; England. B. 1827.
27O
29O (It.). Or; also written od.
31Ob. Abbreviation of oboe and obbligato.
33Obbligato (It.) (ob-blee-gah'-to). An essential instrumental part accompanying a vocal solo.
35Ober (Ger.) (o'-behr). Over; upper.
37Oberwerk. The uppermost manual of an organ.
39Obligé (Fr.) (o-blee-zheh). Obbligato.
41Oblique Motion. When one part is stationary while the other ascends or descends.
43Oboe (It.) (o-bo-eh), plural, oboi (o-bo-ee); (Fr.) Hautbois (ho-boa); (Eng.) Hautboy or Hoboy [from the French word which means, literally, "high-wood"]. A wind instrument with double reed, formerly the leading instrument in the orchestra, filling the place now taken by the violins. A pair are generally employed in the modern orchestra. The oboe is one of the most ancient and widely disseminated of musical instruments. It is the general opinion of students of antiquity that many of the instruments called by the general name "flute" by the Greeks were oboi.
45Oboe. A reed-stop in the organ, of 8-ft. pitch, voiced to resemble the oboe.
47Oboe d'amore (It.) (dah-mo'-reh). Oboe "of love;" a small soft-toned oboe.
49Oakeley, Sir H. S. Composer, organist; England. B. 1830.
51Oboe di caccia (It.) (cat'-cheea). Oboe of the chase; a large oboe, used formerly as a hunting signal.
53Oboist, Oboista (It.). An oboe player.
55Ocarine, Ocarina (It.). A small wind instrument of terra cotta, with flute-like quality of tone,—more of a toy than a musical instrument.
57Octave, Ottava (It.), Oktave (Ger.). (1) The interval between a given letter and its repetition in an ascending or descending series. The diapason of the Greeks. (2) An organ-stop of 4-ft. pitch.
59Octave Flute. The piccolo.
61Ottava bassa. An octave lower than written; the sign: 8va Ba………………………..
63Ottava alta (It.). At the octave above; indicates that the passage is to be played an octave higher than written, indicated by the sign: 8va…………………………………..
64A return to the natural position of the notes is signified by the word loco (place), or frequently by the cessation of the dotted line thus: 8va…………………………………..
66Octet, Octuor, Ottetto (It.), Oktett (Ger.), Octette (Fr.). A composition for eight solo voices or instruments.
68Oberthür, Ch. (o'-behr-teer). Harpist, composer; Bavaria. B. 1819.
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