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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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1Paraphrase. An elaborate arrangement of a piece of music for the piano, originally written for the voice, or for some other instrument. An orchestral paraphrase is a like arrangement of a vocal or pianoforte composition.
3Parlando, Parlante (It.) (par-lan'-do, par-lan'-teh). Declaiming; singing in recitative style; playing in imitation of vocal recitative.
5Part. (1) The series of sounds allotted to a single voice or instrument, or a group of voices or instruments of identical kind in a musical composition. (2) One of the counterpoints of a polyphonic composition for piano or organ, as a three- or four-part fugue. (3) One of the divisions of an extended form as indicated by double bars.
7Part-Song. A composition for equal or mixed voices, unaccompanied, consisting of a melody to which the other parts are subordinated, in this respect differing from the glee and madrigal, which are contrapuntal, i.e., all the parts are of equal importance.
9Part-Writing. Counterpoint.
11Partial Tones. See Overtone.
13Partita (It.) (par-tee'-tah). See Suite.
15Partition (Fr.) (par-tee'-syong), Partitur (Ger.) (par-tee-tour'), Partitura (It.) (par-tee-too'-rah), Partizione (It.) (par-teetz-eo'-neh). [From It., partire, to divide.] In allusion to the division by bars of the page; in English "scoring;" an orchestral or vocal score.
17Paspy [from Fr., passepied], Passamezzo (It.) (passa-med'-so). A dance resembling the minuet, but more rapid in its movement.
19Passacaglio (It.) (pas-sa-cal'-yo), Passacaglia, (pas-sa-cal'-ya), Passecaille (Fr.) (pass-ca-ee), Passe-rue (Fr.) (pass-roo), Passa-calle (Sp.) (pas-sa-cal'-leh), Gas-senhauer (Ger.) (gas-sen-how-er). Literally, "running the street." An old dance in triple time, generally written on a ground bass.
21Passage. (1) A musical phrase. (2) The figure of a melodic sequence. (3) A brilliant run or arpeggio.
23Passaggio (It.) (pas-sad'-jeo). Passage.
25Paradies, Maria T. von. Pianist; Austria. B. 1759; d. 1824.
27Parepa, Rosa. Soprano; Scotland. B. 1836; d. 1874.
29Parker, J. C. D. Organist, composer; U. S. A. B. 1828.
31Parry, C. Hubert H. Composer; England. B. 1848.
33Parsons, A. R. Composer, pianist; U. S. A. B. 1847.
35Passing Note. An ornamental melodic note foreign to the harmony; when these notes fall on the beat or the accent they are called changing notes.
37Passione (It.). Passion-music; a musical setting of the closing scenes in the life of the Saviour in the form of an oratorio, originally with dramatic action. The Oberammergau passion-play is a survival of this custom.
39Passione (It.) (pas-se-o'-neh), Passionato (It.) (nah-to), Passionatamente (It.), Passioné (Fr.) (pas-si-o'-neh), con. With passion; intensity; impassioned; with intense passion.
41Pasticcio (It.) (pas-tit'-che-o), Pastiche (Fr.) (pas-tish). A "composition" made up of airs, etc., borrowed from different sources.
43Pastoral, Pastorale (It.) (pas-to-rah'-leh). (1) A rustic melody in 6/8 time. (2) Used to designate an extended composition intended to portray the scenes and emotions of rustic life, as pastoral symphony, pastoral sonata.
45Pastorella (It.) (pas-to-rel'-lah), Pastorelle (Fr.) (pas-to-rel). A little pastoral.
47Pastourelle. A figure in the quadrille. See Pantalon.
49Pateticamente (It.) (pa-teh'-tee-cah-men'-teh), Patetico (It.) (pa-teh'-tee-co), Pathétiquement (Fr.) (pa-teh'-teek-mong), Pathétique (Fr.) (pa-teh'-teek). Pathetic; pathetically.
51Patimento (It.) (pah-tee-men-to). Suffering. Con espressione di patimento, with an expression of suffering.
53Patouille (Fr.) (pah'-too-ee). Claquebois; xylophone.
55Pauke (Ger.) (pow'-keh), pl., Pauken. Kettle-drum.
57Pausa (It.) (paw'-sa), Pause (Fr.) (paws). A rest or pause; a bar's rest.
59Pavan. A stately dance in 4/4 time. The name is derived either from pavo, a peacock, in allusion to its stately character, or from pavana, the abbreviated form of Padovana, the Latin name of Padua, where the dance is said to have originated.
61Pavana (It.), Pavane (Fr.). Pavan.
63Pasdeloup, J. E. (pah-de-loo). Conductor; France. B. 1819; d. 1887.
65Pasta, G. Soprano; Italy. B. 1798; d. 1865.
67Patti, Adelina. Soprano; Spain. B. 1843.
69Patti, Carlotta (sister of A.). Soprano; Italy. B. 1840; d. 1889.
71Pauer, Ernst (power). Composer, pianist, writer; Austria. B. 1826.
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