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Pronouncing musical dictionary of technical words, phrases and abbreviations : including definitions of musical terms used by the ancient Hebrews…, 1875
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1ABBR
3Abbreviatur, Ger. (äb-brä-vi-ä-toor.) Abbreviation.
4Abbreviature, It. (äb-brä-vë-ä-too-rë.)
5Abbreviaturen, Ger. (äb-brä-vë-ä-too-r'n.)
6Abbreviazioni, It. (äb-brä-vë-ä-tsë-ö-në.)
7Abbreviations, in musical notation.
8Abendglocke, Ger. (ä-bënd-glök-ë.) Evening bell; curfew.
9Abendlied, Ger. (ä-bënd-lëd.) Evening song, or hymn.
10Abendmusik, Ger. (ä-bënd-moo-zïk.) Evening or night music; serenade.
11Abendständchen, Ger. (ä-bënd-ständ-khën.)
12A serenade.
13A béne plácito, It. (ä bã-në plä-tshë-tô.) At pleasure. The time may be retarded or ornaments introduced.
14Abermals, Ger. (ä-bër-mäls.) Once more.
15Abertura, Span. (ä-bër-too-rä.) Overture.
16Abfassen, Ger. (äb-fäs-s'n.) To compose.
17Abfasser, Ger. (äb-fäs-s'r.) A composer.
18Abfiedeln, Ger. (äb-fë-d'l'n.) To fiddle.
19Absingern, Ger. (äb-fing-ërn.) To finger.
20Abflöten, Ger. (äb-flö-t'n.) To play the flute.
21Abgehen, Ger. (äb-gä-ën.) To go off, to make an exit, to retire.
22Abgeigen, Ger. (äb-ghi-g'n.) To play the fiddle.
23Abgestossen, Ger. (äb-ghi-stös-s'n.) Detached, struck off, staccato.
24Abgesetzt, Ger. (äb-ghi-sëtst.) Staccato.
25Abgurgeln, Ger. (äb-goor-g'ln.) To carol.
26Abhauchen, Ger. (äb-how-kh'n.) To utter softly.
27Abilita, It. (ä-be-lë-tä.) Ability.
28Ab initio, Lat. (äb in-ë-shi-ö.) An obsolete term, of the same signification as Da Capo.
29Abkürzen, Ger. (äb-kürt-s'n.) To abridge, to abbreviate.
30Abkürzung, Ger. (äb-kürt-soong.) Abridgment, abbreviation.
31Abkürzungen, Ger. (äb-kürt-soong-ën.) Abbreviations.
32Abludo, Lat. (äb-lü-dö.) To differ, to play out of tune. (Not used.)
33Abnehmend, Ger. (äb-nä-mend.) Diminishing.
34Abrégé, Fr. (ä-brä-zhã.) Abridgment; also, the couples in an organ.
35Abréger, Fr. (ä-brä-zhã.) To curtail, to abridge.
36Abreissung, Ger. (äb-ri-soong.) A sudden stop, or pause.
37Abrupt Cadence. See Interrupted Cadence.
38Abrupt modulation. A sudden modulation into keys not closely related to the original key.
39Abruptio, Lat. (äb-rüp-shi-ö.) Breaking off; a sudden pause.
40Absatz, Ger. (äb-sätz.) A section or passage of music, usually consisting of four measures; also, a pause or stop.
41Absetzen, Ger. (äb-sët-s'n.) A style of performance similar to staccato.
42Absingen, Ger. (äb-sïng-ën.) To sing, to carol; to fatigue one's self by singing.
43Absingung, Ger. (äb-sïng-oong.) Singing, caroling.
44Absonus, Lat. (äb-sö-nüs.) Unmusical; incapable of being tuned.
45Abspielen, Ger. (äb-spë-l'n.) To perform on an instrument; to play a tune; to finish playing.
47ACCE
49Abstand der Töne, Ger. (äb-ständ dër tô-në.) Distance of tones.
50Absteigende Tonarten, Ger. (äb-sti-gën-dë tô-när-t'n.) Descending scales or keys.
51Abstimmen, Ger. (äb-stim-mën.) To tune properly; to lower, or tune down.
52Abstimmung, Ger. (äb-stïm-moong.) Discordance; dissonance.
53Abstossen, Ger. (äb-stos-s'n.) Similar in manner of performance to staccato.
54Abtönen, Ger. (äb-tô-nën.) To deviate from the right tone.
55Abtrommeln, Ger. (äb-tröm-mëln.) To beat on the drum; to publish by drumming. one of two readings
56Abtrommeln, Ger. (äb-trôm-mëln.) To beat on the drum; to publish by drumming. one of two readings
57Abtrompeten, Ger. (äb-tröm-pät'n.) To perform on the trumpet; to finish trumpeting. one of two readings
58Abtrompeten, Ger. (äb-trôm-pät'n.) To perform on the trumpet; to finish trumpeting. one of two readings
59Abub, Heb. (ä-büb.) A flute, or hautboy.
60Abwechselnd, Ger. (äb-väk-s'lnd.) Alternating, changing. In organ playing, alternately; in choir singing, antiphonally; in dance music, change of movements.
61Abyssinian Flute. An instrument resembling the German flute, but with mouth-piece like the clarinet, and played upon lengthwise.
62Académie de Musique, Fr. (äk-äd-ä-më.) An academy of music, consisting of professors and scholars; a society for promoting musical culture.
63Académie Royale de Musique, Fr. The name given to the opera-house in Paris.
64Académie spirituelle, Fr. (äk-ä-dä-më spï-rë-too-äl.) A performance or concert of sacred music.
65A cappélla, It. (ä käp-päl-lä.) In the church or chapel style.
66A cappriccio, It. (ä käp-prët-shë-ö.) In a capricious style; according to the taste of the performer.
67Acatalectic, Gr. (ä-kät-ä-lëk-tïk.) A verse having the complete number of syllables without superfluity or deficiency.
68Acathistus, Gr. (äk-ä-thïs-tüs.) A hymn of praise sung in the ancient Greek church in honor of the Virgin.
69Accadémia, It. (äk-kä-dä-më-ä.) An academy; the word also means a concert.
70Accarezzévolmente, It. (äk-kä-rët-zä-völ-män-të.) Caressingly; coaxingly.
71Accel, It. (ät-tshël.) An abbreviation of accelerando.
72Accelero. An abbreviation of Accelerando.
73Accelerando, It. (ät-tshël-ä-rän-dö.) Accelerating the time; gradually increasing the velocity of the movement.
74Acceleratamente, It. (ät-tshël-ä-rä-tä-män-të.) Speedily.
75Accelerato, It. (ät-tshël-ä-rä-to.) Accelerated; increasing in rapidity.
76Accent. A stress or emphasis upon a certain note or passage to mark its position in the bar, or its relative importance in regard to the composition.
77Accent, dead. An expression of tone resulting from boldly attacking a violin, pressing the bow with heavy dead weight upon the strings.
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