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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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1Sparta (It.) (spar-ta), Spartita (spar'-ti-ta) [from spartire, to divide]. Hence, a score.
2Spasshaft (Ger.). Jocose; merry; scherzando.
3Spezzato (It.) (spez-sa'-to) [from spezzare, to break in pieces]. Divided; broken.
4Spianato (It.) (spe-a-nah'-to). Leveled; tranquillo.
5Spianto (It.) (spe-an-to). Level; smooth.
6Spiccato (It.) (spik-kah'-to). Detached; pointed.
7Spiel (Ger.) (speel). Play.
8Spielart. Style; touch.
9Spielbar. Playable; well adapted to the instrument.
10Spieloper. Operetta; comic opera.
11Spieltenor. Light tenor; comic opera tenor.
12Spinet. The predecessor of the harpsichord, called also couched harp.
13Spirito (It.) (spee-ree-to), con, Spiritoso (spee-ree-to'-so), Spiritosamente (spee-ree-to-sa-men'-teh). With spirit; spirited; lively; animated.
14Spitzflöte, Spindelflöte (Ger.). An organ-stop of reed-like quality, 8-, 4-, or 2-foot pitch.
15Squilla (It.) (squil'-la). Little bell.
16Squillante (It.) (squil-lan'-teh). Bell-like ringing.
17Stabile (It.) (stah-bee'-leh). Firm; steady.
18Stac. Abbreviation of Staccato.
19Staccatissimo (It.) (stac-cah-tis'-see-mo). As detached as possible. The sign for staccatissimo is a pointed dot over the note ♩
20Staccato (It.) (stac-cah'-to). Detached; cut off; separated.
22Spagnoletti, P. (span-yo-let'-tee). 'Cellist; Italy. B. 1768; d. 1834.
23Speidel, Wil. Composer, pianist; Germany. B. 1826.
24Spindler, Fritz. Composer, pianist; Germany. B. 1817.
25Spofforth, R. Composer; England. B. 1768; d. 1827.
26Spohr, Louis. Violinist, composer; Germany. B. 1784; d. 1859.
27Stainer, Sir John. Composer, organist; England. B. 1840.
28Stanford, Ch. Villiers. Composer, organist; England. B. 1852.
29Staudigl, Jos. (stow-digl). Basso; Germany. B. 1807; d. 1861.
31Staff or Stave. The five lines with their enclosed spaces. Gregorian music is written on a staff of four lines.
32Standard Pitch. See Pitch.
33Ständchen (Ger.). See Serenade.
34Stark (Ger.). Loud; strong.
35Stave. See Staff.
36Stem, Hals (Ger.), Queue (Fr.), Gambo (It.). The part of a note consisting of a vertical line; also called tail.
37Stentato (It.) (sten-tah'-to), Stentando (sten-tan'-do) [from stentare, to labor]. A heavy emphasis combined with a dragging of the time.
38Step. From one letter to the next; a degree. Whole Step, a whole tone; Half Step, half tone; Chromatic Step, chromatic half tone.
39Sterbend (Ger.) (stair-bent). Dying; morendo.
40Steso (It.) (stay-so). Extended. Steso moto, slow movement.
41Stesso (It.) (stes-so). The same.
42Sticcado (It.). Xylophone.
43Stil (Ger.) (steel), Stilo (It.). Style; manner.
44Stillgedacht (Ger.). Soft organ-stop with closed pipes; stopped diapason.
45Stimmbildung. Voice formation; voice training.
46Stimme (Ger.) (stim'-meh). (1) Voice. (2) Part. (3) Sound-post. (4) Organ-stop.
47Stimmen (verb). To tune.
48Stimmung. Pitch, tuning.
49Stimmungsbild. "Voicing picture," i.e., a short composition designed to "voice" or express some given mood or emotion, e.g., "Warum," by Schumann.
51Staudigl, Jos. (stow-digl) (son of J.). Baritone. B. 1850.
52Stavenhagen, B. Pianist; Reuss. B. 1862.
53Steffani, A. (stef-fah'-nee). Composer; Italy. B. 1655; d. 1730.
54Steggall, Ch. Composer, organist; England. B. 1826.
55Stephens, Catherine. Soprano; England. B. 1791; d. 1882.
56Steibelt, Dan. Composer, pianist; Germany. B. 1764; d. 1823.
57Sterkel, J. F. X. Composer; Germany. B. 1750; d. 1817.
58Sterling, Antoinette. Alto; U. S. A. B. 1850.
59Sternberg, C. Composer, pianist; Russia. B. 1852.
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