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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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1Suavita (It.) (soo-ah'-vee-ta), con. With sweetness.
3Sub-bass. An organ pedal-stop of 16- or 32-foot tone.
5Sub-dominant. The 4th degree of the scale; not called sub-dominant because it is below the dominant, but because it is the same distance below the tonic that the dominant is above.
7Sub-median. The 6th of the scale.
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121. Tonic. 2. Mediant, i.e., half-way to dominant. 3. Dominant. 4. Sub-median, i.e., half-way to sub-dominant. 5. Sub-dominant.
14Sub-octave. A coupler on the organ that pulls down the keys an octave below those struck.
16Sub-principal. Open organ-stop, 32- and 16-foot pitch.
18Sub-tonic. The leading note, 7th of the scale.
20Subito (It.) (soo-beel'-to), Subitamente. Quickly. Volti subito, abbreviated V. S., turn over quickly.
22Subject. The theme of a fugue; any one of the themes of a sonata, rondo, etc.
24Subordinate Chords. Those on the 2d, 3d, and 6th of the scale.
26Suite (Fr.) (sweet). A set or series of movements. The suite originally consisted solely of dance tunes to which "airs" or movements, designated by the tempo terms, allegro, etc., were added. The classical suite contained: 1st, allemand; 2d, coranto; 3d, saraband; 4th, gigue, preceded by a prelude. Occasionally the gavotte, pavan, loure, minuet, etc., may be found with or in place of some of the above dances. According to the rule of the suite, all the movements had to be in the same key.
28Suivez (Fr.) (swee-vey). Follow; a direction for the accompanist to follow the soloist.
30Sujet (Fr.) (soo-zhay). Subject.
32Sul, Sull, Sulla (It.). Upon; on; by; in violin music a passage to be played on a certain string is marked Sul E, or A, or D, or G, as the case may be.
34Sul ponticello (It.). By the bridge; in violin playing, a direction to play with the bow close to the bridge.
36Suonata. See Sonata.
38Superfluous. Same as Augmented.
40Super-octave. (1) An organ-stop of 2-foot pitch, same as fifteenth. (2) A coupler in the organ that pulls down the keys one octave above those struck.
42Super-tonic. The 2d degree of the scale.
44Super-dominant. The 6th degree of the scale.
46Supplichevole (It.) (sup-plee-kay'-vo-leh), Supplichevolmente (sup-plee-kay-vol-men'-teh). Pleading; supplicating.
48Suspension. Tying or prolonging a note from one chord into the following. See Retardation.
50Süss (Ger.) (sees). Sweet.
52Sussurando (It.) (soos-soo-ran'-do). Murmuring.
54Sussurante (It.) (soos-soo-ran'-teh). Whisperingly.
56Svegliato (It.) (svehl-ya'-to). Brisk; lively.
58Svelto (It.) (sveel'-to). Swift; quick; easy.
60Swell Organ. A part of the organ enclosed within a box provided with shutters, which are opened and closed by a lever, called the swell-pedal, worked by the foot.
62Symphony. See Sinfonia.
64Symphonic. In the manner of a symphony.
66Symphonic Ode. A combination of symphony and chorus, as Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, or Mendelssohn's Lobgesang.
68Symphonic Poem. A modern name for an orchestral composition supposed to illustrate a poem or story.
70Syncopation. A shifting of the accent, caused by tying a weak beat to a strong beat.
72Syren. (1) An acoustical apparatus for determining the vibrational rates of sounds. (2) A species of foghorn.
74Syrinx. See Pandean Pipe.
76Sullivan, Sir A. S. Composer; England. B. 1842.
78Suppe, F. von (soop'-peh). Composer; Austria. B. 1820.
80Sussmayer, F. X. Composer; Austria. B. 1766; d. 1803.
82Svendsen, J. S. Composer, violinist, conductor; Sweden. B. 1840.
84Svendsen, Oluf. Flutist; Sweden. B. 1832; d. 1888.
86Sweelenck (sveh!-link). Composer, organist; Holland. B. 1562; d. 1621.
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