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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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1Stinguendo (It.) (stin-gwen'-do) [from stinguere, to extinguish]. Fading away; becoming extinguished.
3Stirato (It.) (stee-rah'-to), Stiracchiato (stee-rak-ke-ah'-to) [from stirare, to stretch]. Retarding the time.
5Stop. (1) To press the finger on the string of violin, guitar, etc. Double Stop, pressing two strings at once. (2) (noun) A rank or set of organ-pipes. Draw Stop, the arrangement of levers by means of which the "wind" is admitted to the various ranks of pipes at will, called also register. Foundation Stop, one of 8-foot pitch. Mutation Stop, one sounding the major third or perfect fifth, or both, over the fundamental. Solo Stop, one with a tone quality suited to the rendition of melody.
7Stracino (It.) (strah-chee'-no), Stracicato (strah-chee-cah'-to), Stracicando (strah-chee-can'-do), Stracinando (strah-chee-nan'-do). A drag, or slur; sliding from one note to another and at the same time slightly slackening the time.
9Strain. Song, air, tune, or a part of one.
11Strathspey. A Scotch dance in 4/4 time.
13Stravagante (It.) (strah-vah-gan'-te). Extravagant; fantastic.
15Stravaganza (It.) (strah-vah-gant'-sah). A fantastic composition.
17Streng (Ger.). Rigid; severe.
19Strepito (It.) (streh'-pee-to), con. With noise; fury.
21Strepitosamente (It.) (streh-pee-to-sah-men'-teh). Furiously.
23Strepitoso (It.) (streh-pee-to'-so). Furious.
25Stretta, Stretto (It.). "A throng." (1) Hurrying the time at the close. (2) In fugue, causing the voices to follow one another at less distance so that the subject and answer are brought closer together.
27Stridente (It.) (stree-den'-teh). Strident; noisy; impetuous.
29String. Abbreviation for Stringendo.
31String. Cords made of wire, catgut, or silk, used for musical instruments.
33String Band. The violins, violas, violoncellos, and double bass, also spoken of collectively as the "strings" or the string quartet.
35String Instruments. Those in which the tone is produced by the vibration of strings. They are classified as follows: 1st, strings plucked by the fingers—harp, guitar, etc.; 2d, strings struck by plectra—mandolin, zither, etc.; 3d, strings vibrated by means of a bow—violin, etc.; 4th, strings struck with hammers—pianoforte, dulcimer, etc.
37String Quartet. A composition for two violins, viola, and violoncello.
39String Quintet, Sextet, Septet, Octet are formed by combining the string instruments in various proportions.
41Stringendo (It.) (strin-jen'-do). Hurrying the time.
43Strisciando (It.) (strish-e-an'-do). Creeping; gliding.
45Stromentato (It.). Instrumented; scored; orchestrated.
47Stromento (It.) (stro-men'-to). Instrument.
49Stromento di corda. String instrument.
51Stromento di fiato or di vento. Wind instrument.
53Stück (Ger.) (stick). A piece. Concertstück, concert piece. Salonstück, parlor piece.
55Study, Étude (Fr.), Studio (It.). (1) A composition designed to facilitate the acquirement of some special difficulty. (2) A name often given by modern writers to pieces analogous to the old toccata, q. v.
57Stufe (Ger.) (stoo'-feh). A step; degree of the scale.
59Stürmisch (Ger.). Stormy; furioso
61Suave (It.) (soo-a'-veh). Sweet.
63Suavemente (It.) (soo-a-veh-men'-teh). Sweetly.
65Stigelli, G. (stee-jel'-lee). Composer, tenor; Germany. B. 1819; d. 1868.
67Stockhausen, M. Soprano; Germany. B. 1803; d. 1877.
69Stradella, A. Composer; Italy. B. 1645; d. 1681.
71Stradivari, A. (strah-dee-vah-ree). Violin maker; Italy. B. 1644; d. 1737.
73Stradivari, F. Violin maker; Italy. B. 1670; d. 1743.
75Stradivari, O. Violin maker; Italy. B. 1679; d. 1742.
77Strakosch, Maurice. Pianist; Germany. B. 1825; d. 1887.
79Strauss, Ed. (son of following). Composer; Austria. B. 1835.
81Strauss, John (father of following). Composer; Austria. B. 1804; d. 1849.
83Strauss, John (brother of following). Composer; Austria. B. 1825.
85Strauss, Jos. Composer; Austria. B. 1827; d. 1870.
87Strauss, Ludwig. Violinist; Austria. B. 1835.
89Streabog. Pseudonym of J. L. Gobbaerts.
91Strelezki, A. Pianist, composer; pseudonym of an English writer. B. 1859.
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