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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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1Plein jeu (Fr.) (plane zhoo). Full power; full organ.
3Pneuma (Gr.). Breath. See Neumae. one of two readings
4Pneuma (Gr.). Breath. See Neumæ. one of two readings
6Pneumatic Action. A contrivance in large pipe-organs by means of which a small bellows, called pneumatic bellows, is made to do the work of opening the palettes in place of the fingers.
8Pochettino (It.) (po-ket-tee-no). Very little.
10Pochetto (It.) (po-ket'-to). A little; (not so much as Poco).
12Pochissimo (It.) (po-kis-see-mo). The "least little bit;" as Cres. pochissimo, the least degree louder.
14Poco (It.). A little; rather; as, Poco lento, rather slow.
16Poco a poco. By degrees; as, Rall. poco a poco.
18Poggiato (It.) (pod-je-ah'-to). Dwelt upon; lit., leaned upon.
20Poi (It.) (po-ee). Then; afterward. P. poi f., soft, then loud.
22Point (Fr.) (po-ang). A dot (Eng.). A phrase for imitation.
24Point d'orgue (Fr.). Pedal point.
26Pointé (Fr.) (po-ang-teh). Dotted.
28Poitrine (Fr.) (po-a-treen). Chest. Voix de poitrine, chest voice.
30Polacca. A Polish dance in 3/4 time; polonaise.
32Polka. A dance in 2/4 time, originated among the peasants of Bohemia.
34Polka Mazurka. A mazurka danced with the polka-step.
36Polonaise. See Polacca.
38Polska. Swedish dance in triple time.
40Polyphonic [from Gr., polus, many; and phone, a voice]. Music written contrapuntally, as opposed to music written harmonically with a single melody.
42Polyphony. "Many voices." Counterpoint in several parts.
44Pommer. A large instrument of the hautboy family; bombard.
46Pomposamente (It.) (pom-po-sah-men'-teh). Dignified; majestic.
48Pomposo (It.). Pompous.
50Ponderoso (It.). Ponderous; strongly marked.
52Ponticello (It.) (pon-tee-chel-lo). The bridge of the violin, etc.
54Polko, Elise. Soprano; Germany. B. 1831.
56Ponchielli, A. (pon-kee-el-lee). Composer; Italy. B. 1834; d. 1886.
58Poniatowski, Prince J. M. F. X. J. (pone-ya-tow'-skee). Composer, tenor; Italy. B. 1816; d. 1873.
60Port de voix (Fr.). (1) Portando la voce. (2) An obsolete grace in harpsichord music.
62Portamento (It.) (por-tah-men'-to). Sliding or "carrying" the voice from one sound to another; also on bow instruments, sliding the finger along the string from one place to another.
64Portando la voce. Same as Portamento.
66Portunal Flute. Organ-stop with wooden pipes which "flare," i.e., get wider from the mouth to the top.
68Portunen (Ger.) (por-too'-nen). The bourdon stop.
70Posatif (Fr.) (po-sa-teef). The choir organ.
72Posato (It.) (po-sah'-to), Posément (Fr.) (po-seh-mong). Quiet; sedate; grave.
74Posaune (Ger.) (po-zown-eh). The trombone; a powerful reed-stop in the organ, of 8-, 16-, or 32-foot pitch.
76Position. (1) Of chords. The common chord may be written in three positions, called the octave, tierce, and quint.
78Octave. Tierce. Quint.
80As given in this example it is called the close position of the chord; the following example is called the open position:—
82(2) On instruments of the violin and guitar family, "Position" refers to the part of the fingerboard on which the left hand is placed.
84Possibile (It.) (pos-see'-bee-leh). Possible; as, Il piu forte possibile, as loud as possible.
86Postlude, Postludium (Lat.), Nachspiel (Ger.), Clôture (Fr.). The concluding voluntary on the organ; lit., after-play.
88Potpourri (Fr.) (po-poor-ee). A number of tunes strung together.
90Popper, David. Composer, 'cellist; Bohemia. B. 1846.
92Porpora, Niccolo. Composer; Italy. B. 1686; d. 1767.
94Potter, Cipriani. Pianist, composer; England. B. 1792; d. 1871.
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