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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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1ÆOLO
2Æolopantalon. An instrument combining the pianoforte and Æolodicon.
3Æolsharfe, Ger. (ä-öls-här-fě.) An Æolian Harp. one of two readings
4Æolsharfe, Ger. (ä-ols-här-fě.) An Æolian Harp. one of two readings
5Æolus' Harp. An instrument resembling the Æolian Harp, made of strings stretched between pieces of wood.
6Æolus modus. The Æolian or fifth. Authentic mode of the Greeks, nearly allied to the Phrygian mode. The scale is the same as the old scale of A minor without any accidentals. See Greek modes.
7Æotana, Gr. (ē-ō-tā-nā.) A very small musical instrument made of several short metallic reeds fastened in a frame and played upon by the breath of the performer.
8Æquisonans, Lat. (ē-quī-sō-nāns.) A unison; of the same or like sound.
9Æquisonant, A term given to unisons, and also frequently to octaves, as they seem one and the same sound.
10Æquisonus. Sounding in unison; concordant.
11Æquo animo, Lat. (ē-quō ān-ī-mō.) Quietly, with serenity.
12Ære recurvo, Lat. (ē-rē rē-cūr-vō.) A military wind instrument resembling a trumpet; the bucēna.
13Ærophone. (ē-rô-fōn.) A French reed instrument of the melodeon class.
14Æsthetics, Gr. (ēs-thēt-iks.) The rules of good taste, the laws of the beautiful. In musical art that which relates to sentiment, expression and the power of music over the soul.
15Æusserste Stimmen, Ger. pl. (ois-sěrs-tě stīm-měn.) The extreme parts.
16Ævia, It. (ē-vē-ā.) An abbreviation of the word Allélūia.
17Afectacion, Spa. (ä-fěk-tā-thē-ōn.) Affection.
18Affábile, It. (äf-fā-bē-lě.) In a courteous and pleasing manner.
19Affabilita, It. (äf-fā-bē-lě-tā.) With ease and elegance; with freedom; in a pleasing and agreeable manner.
20Affannáto, It. (äf-fā-nā-tō.) Sad, mournful, distressed.
21Affannóso, It. (äf-fā-nō-zō.) With mournful expression.
22Affectatio, Lat. (äf-fěk-tā-shī-ō.) Affection.
23Affectation. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real.
24Affectirt, Ger. (äf-fěk-těrt.) With affectation.
25Affectueux, Fr. (äf-fěk-tū-ūh.) Affectionate.
26Affect. An abbreviation of Affetuoso.
27Affectatamente, It. (äf-fět-tā-tā-mān-tě.) Very affectedly.
28Affectazione, It. (äf-fět-tā-tsē-ō-ně.) An artificial style.
29Affectivo, It. (äf-fět-tě-vō.) Affecting; pathetic.
30Affectto, It. (äf-fět-tō.) Feeling, tenderness, pathos.
31Affectuosamente, It. (äf-fět-too-ō-zā-mān-tě.) With tenderness and feeling.
32Affectuosissimo, It. (äf-fět-too-ō-sēs-sē-mō.) With pathos; with tender expression.
33Affectuóso, It. (äf-fět-too-ō-zō.) With mournful expression.
35AGNU
36Affettuóso di molto, It. (äf-fět-too-ō-zō dē mōl-tō.) With much feeling.
37Affiche de comédie, Fr. (äf-fīsh dūh kō-mā-dē.) A play-bill.
38Affinity. A quality possessed by those chords that admit of an easy and natural progression from one to the other.
39Affiocamento, It. (äf-fě-ō-kā-mān-tō.) Hoarseness.
40Affiocato, It. (äf-fě-ō-kā-tō.) Hoarse.
41Afflitto, It. (äf-flet-to.) Sorrowfully, with mournful expression.
42Affizione, It. (äf-fle-tse-ō-ně.) Sorrowfully, with mournful expression.
43Affreto. An abbreviation of Affrettando.
44Affrettándo, It. (äf-frět-tān-dō.) Hurrying, quickening, accelerating the time.
45Affrettáte, It. (äf-frět-tā-tě.) Hurrying, quickening, accelerating the time.
46Affrettóso, It. (äf-frět-tō-zō.) Quick, accelerated, hurried.
47Aficionado, Spa. (ä-fě-thī-ō-nā-dō.) An amateur.
48Afinacion, Spa. (ä-fě-nā-thī-ōn.) Tuning of instruments.
49Afinador, Spa. (ä-fě-nā-dōr.) A key with which stringed instruments are tuned.
50Afinar, Spa. (ä-fī-nār.) To tune musical instruments.
51A Fofa, Por. (ä fō-fā.) A Portugese dance resembling the Fandango.
52After note. A small note occurring on an unaccented part of the measure, and taking its time from the note preceding it.
54After notes, double. Two after notes, taking their time from the preceding note.
56Agévole, It. (ä-jā-vō-lě.) Lightly, with agility.
57Agevolmente, It. (ä-jā-vōl-mān-tě.) Easily, with agility.
58Agevolézza, It. (ä-jā-vō-lā-tsā.) Lightness, ease, agility.
59Aggiustamente. It. (äd-jě-oos-tā-mān-tě.) In strict time.
60Aggiustare, It. (äd-jě-oos-tā-rě.) Adjusted, adapted.
61Aggiustato, It. (äd-jě-oos-tā-tō.) Arranged, adapted.
62Agilita, It. (ä-jěl-ě-tā.) Lightness, agility.
63Agilita, con., It. With agility, with lightness, with rapidity.
64Agilménte, It. (ä-jěl-mān-tě.) Lively, gay.
65Aggraver la fugue, Fr. (äg-grā-vā lá fūg.) To augment the subject of a fugue.
66Agiren, Ger. (ä-gē-rěn.) To act, to mimic.
67Agitamento, It. (ä-jě-tā-mān-tō.) Agitation, restlessness, motion.
68Agitato, It. (äj-ě-tā-tō.) Agitated, hurried, restless.
69Agitato allegro, It. (äj-ě-tā-tō āl-lā-grō.) A nervous, agitated and rapid movement.
70Agitato con passióne, It. (äj-ě-tā-tō kōn pās-sē-ō-ně.) Passionately agitated. one of two readings
71Agitato con passione, It. (äj-ě-tā-tō kōn pās-sē-ō-ně.) Passionately agitated. one of two readings
72Agite, Fr. (ä-zhět.) Agitated.
73Agli, It. pl. (äl-yě.) See Alla.
74Agnus Dei, Lat. (äg-nūs dā-ē.) Lamb of God; one of the principal movements in a mass.
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