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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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1Poule, 1a. See Quadrille.
2Poussé (Fr.) (poos-seh). "Push." Up-bow.
3Prächtig (Ger.) (praych-tig). Grand; majestic.
4Pralltriller (Ger.), Played.
5now commonly called the Mordent. The sign for the mordent proper is . It always means that the auxiliary note is to be below the principal. When the line that crosses the sign was omitted it was called the Inverted Mordent or Pralltriller. The original form of the mordent is never used by modern writers.
6Precentor. In the English church, the clerical head of the choir; his side of the chancel is called the cantoris side. In the Scotch Presbyterian church, the singer who stands in front of the pulpit and "gives out" the psalm tunes.
7Precipitoso (It.), Precipitato (It.), Precipitazione, con (It.), Precipitamente (It.), Precipité (Fr.). A rapid, precipitate, hurried style of execution.
8Prelude, Preludium (Lat.), Vorspiel (Ger.). An introduction; an opening voluntary; a composition which may or may not be in some regular form.
9Premier (Fr.) (preh-mee-eh). First. Première fois, first time.
10Preparation. The prolongation, in the same voice, of a sound from one chord in which it is a member into a chord in which it is not a member.
11Prepared Trill. One preceded by a grace-note or turn.
12Pressante (It.) (pres-san'-teh), Pressieren (Ger.) (pres-see'-ren), Pressez (Fr.) (pres-seh). Pressing on; hurrying.
13Prestant (Ger. and Fr.). 4-foot metal open stop. Same as Principal.
14Prestezza (It.) (pres-tet'-za), con. With rapidity.
15Prestissimo (It.) (pres-tis'-see-mo), Prestissimamente (It.) (pres-tis-se-ma-men'-teh). As fast as possible.
16Presto (It.). Fast.
18Prickle-song. Old name for written music. The first notes used were small, square marks without stems, called pricks, or points.
19Primary Accent. The first member of the measure. When there are two or more accents in the measure, the first is the primary, the rest are called secondary.
20Prima donna. First lady; the leading soprano.
21Prima vista. At first sight.
22Prima volta. First time; lit., first turn.
23Prime. The first note of a scale; keynote; the generator of an overtone series; unison.
24Primo (masc.), Prima (fem.) (It.) (pree-mo, pree-ma). First.
25Primo tenore. First tenor.
26Principal (Eng.). 4-foot open metal stop.
27Principale (It.) (prin-chee-pah-leh), Principal (Fr.), Prinzipal (Ger.). The open diapason.
28Probe (Ger.) (pro-beh). Rehearsal.
29Program or Programme. A list of compositions to be performed at a musical entertainment.
30Program-music. Music designed to "tell a story," or illustrate some action or event.
31Progression. (1) Melodic—from note to note. (2) Harmonic—from chord to chord.
32Progressive Stop. An organ-stop in which the number of pipes to each key increases as the pitch rises; a variety of mixture-stop.
33Prontamente (It.) (pron-tah-men'-teh), Promptement (Fr.) (prompt-mong). Promptly; exactly; strictly.
34Pronto (It.). Prompt; strict.
35Pronunziato (It.) (pro-nuntz-ee-ah'-to), Prononcé (Fr.) (pro-nong-seh). Pronounced; emphatic. Ben pronunziato (It.), Bien prononcé (Fr.), well marked; strongly accented.
36Prova (It.). Rehearsal.
37Psaltery, Psalterium (Lat.), Salterio (It.), Psalterion (Fr.), Psalter (Ger.) [from Gr., psaltein, to harp]. Ancient instrument, consisting of a square, oblong, or triangular flat box, with wire strings stretched across it, played by the fingers, each of which is armed with a ring with a short projecting plectrum. The same instrument is called a dulcimer when played by two small hammers, held one in each hand.
39Prelleur, Peter (prel-loor). Composer, organist; England. B. 17—; d. 1758.
40Proch, Heinrich. Composer, violinist; Germany. B. 1809; d. 1878.
41Proksch, J. (proksh). Teacher; Bohemia. B. 1794; d. 1864.
42Prout, E. Theorist, composer; England. B. 1835.
43Prudent, E. B. (proo-dong). Composer, pianist; France. B. 1817; d. 1863.
44Prume, F. H. (proom). Violinist, composer; France. B. 1816; d. 1849.
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