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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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1ALLA
2ibreves, or four minims. Modern composers often subdivide these bars into two parts, each containing two minims, and this is called Alla Capélla time to distinguish it from the Alla Bréve, from which it is derived.
3Alla caccia, It. (äl-lä kä-tshē-ä.) In the style of hunting music.
4Alla cámara, It. (äl-lä kä-mě-rä.) In the style of chamber music.
5Alla Cappélla, It. (äl-lä käp-pāl-lä.) In the church or sacred style; derived from Alla Bréve style, the bar being sub-divided. See Alla Bréve.
6Alla diritta, It. (äl-lä dē-rē-tä.) In direct ascending or descending style. With the right hand.
7Alla Francése, It. (äl-lä frän-tshā-zē.) In the Alla Franzése, It. (äl-lä frän-tsā-zē.) French style.
8Alla Hanácca, It. (äl-lä hä-nāk-kā.) A kind of dance resembling the Polonaise.
9Alla Mâdre, It. (äl-lä mā-drē.) To the Virgin Mary. Songs and hymns addressed to the Virgin Mary.
10Alla maniera Turka, It. (äl-lä mā-nē-ä-ra toor-kā.) In the Turkish style.
11Alla márcia, It. (äl-lä mār-tshē-ä.) In the style of a march.
12Alla militare, It. (äl-lä mē-lē-tā-rē.) In the military style.
13Alla modérna, It. (äl-lä mō-dār-nā.) In the modern style.
14Alla Moréscio, It. (äl-lä mō-rās-kō.) In the Moorish style.
15Alla Palestrína, It. (äl-lä Pā-lēs-trē-nā.) In the style of Palestrina; in the ecclesiastical style.
16Alla Polácca, It. (äl-lä po-lāk-kā.) In the time and style of a Polonaise or Polish dance.
17Alla riversa, It. (äl-lä rē-vār-sā.) In an opposite direction.
18Alla roverscio, It. (äl-lä rō-vār-shī-o.) In a reverse or contrary movement.
19Alla Russe, It. (äl-lä roos-sē.) In Russian style.
20Alla Scozzése, It. (äl-lä skō-tsā-zē.) In Scotch style.
21Alla Siciliána, It. (äl-lä sī-tshēl-lā-nā.) In the style of the Sicilian shepherd's dance.
22Alla strétta, It. (äl-lä strāt-tā.) Increasing the time; accelerating the movement. In close, compressed style.
23Alla Tedésca, It. (äl-lä tē-dāz-kā.) In the German style.
24Alla Túrka. It. (äl-lä toor-kā.) In the Turkish or Oriental style.
25Alla uníssono, It. (äl-lä oo-nē-sō-nō.) See All' Unisons.
26Alla Veneziána, It. (äl-lä vē-nā-tsō-ā-nā.) In the Venetian style.
27Alla Zíngara. It. (äl-lä tsēn-gā-rā.) In the style of gipsy songs.
28Alla zóppa, It. (äl-lä tsōp-pā.) In a constrained and limping style.
29All' antica, It. (äl-län-tē-kā.) In the ancient style.
30All' Espagnuola, It. (äl-lēss-pān-yoo-ō-lā.) In the Spanish style.
31All' Inglese, It. (äl-lēn-glā-zē.) In the English style.
33ALLE
34All' Italiana, It. (äl-lē-tā-lē-ā-nā.) In the Italian style.
35Alla 3 za, It. A sign, which, when placed above the staff, indicates that with each note played, a note a third higher must be played, and when placed below the staff, a note a third lower.
36Alla 6 ta. A sign, which when placed above the staff indicates that with each note played, a note a sixth higher must be played, and when placed below the staff, a note a sixth lower.
37Alle, It. (äl-lē.) To the; in the style of.
38Alle, Ger (äl-lē.) All: alle Instrumente, all the instruments; the whole orchestra.
39Allegraménte, It. (äl-lē-grā-mān-tē.) Gaily, Allegrement, Fr. (äl-lā-grē-mānh.) joyfully, quickly.
40Allegrante, It. (äl-lē-grān-tē.) Joyous, mirthful.
41Allegrativo, It. (äl-lē-grā-tē-vō.) Gladdening, cheering, blithe.
42Allegrettino, It. (äl-lē-grēt-tē-nō.) A diminutive of Allegrétto and rather slower.
43Allegrétto, It. (äl-lē-grāt-tō.) Rather light and cheerful but not as quick as Allégro.
44Allegrétto Scherzándo, It. (äl-lē-grāt-tō skēr-tsān-dō.) Moderately playful and lively.
45Allegrézza, It. (äl-lē-grāt-zā.) Joy, gladness, Allegría, It. (äl-lē-grē-ā.) cheerfulness, gaiety.
46Allegrézza, con. It. With cheerfulness, joy, animation.
47Allegri di bravura, It. (äl-lā-grē dē brā-voo-rā.) Compositions written in a brilliant and effective style.
48Allegrissimamente, It. (äl-lē-grē-sē-mā-mān-tē.) Very joyfully, with great animation.
49Allegrissimo, It. (äl-lā-grē-sē-mō.) Extremely quick and lively; the superlative of Allégro.
50Allégro, Fr. and It. (äl-lā-grō.) Quick, lively; a rapid, vivacious movement, the opposite to the pathetic, but it is frequently modified by the addition of other words that change its expression: as,
51Allégro agitato, It. (äl-lā-grō aj-ē-tā-tō.) Quick, with anxiety and agitation.
52Allégro appassionato, It. (äl-lā-grō äp-pās-sē-ō-nā-tō.) Passionately joyful.
53Allégro assái, It. (äl-lā-grō äs-sā-ē.) Very quick.
54Allégro brillante, It. (äl-lā-grō brēl-lān-tē.) Requiring a brilliant style of execution.
55Allégro cómodo, It. (äl-lā-grō kō-mō-dō.) With a convenient degree of quickness.
56Allégro con brío, It. (äl-lā-grō kōn brē-ō.) Quick, with brilliancy.
57Allégro con brioso, It. (äl-lā-grō kōn brē-ō-zō.) Joyful and bold.
58Allégro con fuóco. It. (äl-lā-grō kōn foo-ō-kō.) Quick, with fire and animation.
59Allégro con fuócoso, It. (äl-lā-grō kōn foo-ō-kō-zō.) With a great deal of fire and animation.
60Allégro con moltissimo moto, It. (äl-lā-grō kōn mōl-tēs-sē-mō mō-tō.) A very quick allé gro.
61Allégro con moto, It. Quick, with more than the usual degree of movement.
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