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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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1COLL
2Colle parti, It. (köl-lě pär-tě.) With the principal parts.
3Colle trombe, It. köl-lě trōm-bě.) With the trumpets.
4Collinet. Flageolet.
5Coll' ottava, It. (köl-l' ōt-tä-vā.) With the octave.
6Colofane, Fr. (köl-ō-fāne.)
7Colofónia, It. (köl-ō-fō-nē-ā.)
8Colophane, Fr. (köl-ō-fāne.)
9Colophon, Fr. (köl-ō-fōnh.)
10Colophonium, Ger. (köl-ō-fō-nī-oom.)
11Colophony, Eng.
12Resin; used for the hair in the bow of a violin, etc., to enable the performer to get a better hold upon the strings.
13Coloratura, It. (kō-lō-rā-too-rā.)
14Colorature, It. (kō-lō-rā-too-rě.)
15Coloraturen, Ger. (kō-lō-rā-too-rěn.) Ornaments, roulades, embellishments, etc., in vocal music.
16Coma, Spa. (kō-mā.) A comma.
17Combination pedals. See Composition pedals.
18Come, It. (kō-mě.) As, like, the same as.
19Comédie, Fr. (kōm-ā-dē.) Comedy, play.
20Comédien, Fr. (kōm-ā-dī-ānh.) A comedian, an actor.
21Comédienne, Fr. (kōm-ā-dī-ānh.) An actress.
22Comedy, lyric. A comedy specially adapted for singing.
23Come il primo tempo, It. (kō-mě ēl prē-mō tēm-pō.) In the same time as the first.
24Come prima, Il. (kō-mě prē-mā.) As before, as at first.
25Comes, Lat. (kō-měs.) A companion; this term was used by old theorists to indicate the answer, in a fugue.
26Come sopra, It. (kō-mě sō-prā.) As above; as before; indicating the repetition of a previous or similar passage.
27Come sta, It. (kō-mě stā.) As it stands; perform exactly as written.
28Come tempo del tema, It. (kō-mě tēm-pō děl tā-mā.) In the same time as the theme.
29Cómico, It. (kō-mě-kō.) Comic; also, a comic actor, and a writer of comedies.
30Comic opera. Burlesque opera; an opera interspersed with light songs, dances and jests.
31Comic song. A song set to comical, humorous words.
32Comiquement, Fr. (kōm-ēk-mānh.) Comically, jocosely.
33Cominciante, It. (kō-měn-tshē-ān-tě.) A beginner in music, etc.
34Cominciare, It. (kō-měn-tshē-ā-rě.) To begin.
35Cominciata, It. (kō-měn-tshē-ā-tā.) The beginning, the commencement.
36Comma, It. (kōm-mā.) The smallest of all the sensible intervals of tone, and used in treating or analyzing musical sounds. As an illustration, the difference between D♯ and E♭ as played upon the violin by the best performers. A tone is divided into nine almost imperceptible intervals, called commas, five of which constitute the major semitone, and four the minor semitone.
38COMP
39Commédia, It. (kōm-mā-dē-ā.) A play, a comedy; also, a theatre.
40Commediante, It. (kōm-mā-dē-ān-tě.) A comedian.
41Comme il-faut, Fr. (kōm ēl fō.) As it should be.
42Commencant. Fr. (kōm-mānh-sānh.) A beginner in music, etc.
43Commencer, Fr. (kōm-mānh-sā.) To begin, to commence.
44Commodamente, It. (kōm-mō-dā-mān-tě) With ease and quietude.
45Commodo, It. (kōm-mō-dō.) Quietly, composedly.
46Common chord, A chord consisting of a bass note with its third and fifth, to which its octave is usually added.
47Common chord, imperfect. A chord consisting of a bass, accompanied by its minor third and imperfect fifth.
48Common hallelujah metre. A stanza of six lines of iambic measure, the syllables of each being in number and order as follows: 8, 6, 8, 6, 8, 8.
49Common measure. That measure which has an even number of parts in a bar.
50Common metre. A verse or stanza of four lines in iambic measure, the syllables of each being in number and order, thus, 8, 6, 8, 6.
51Common particular measure. A stanza of six lines in iambic measure, the number and order of syllables as follows: 8, 8, 6, 8, 8, 6.
52Common time. That time which has an even number of parts in a bar; common measure.
53Common time, compound. Sextuple time.
54Common time. half. A measure containing only two crotchets or their equivalents.
55Common time, simple. There are two species, the first containing one semibreve in each bar, and the second a mínim.
56Common turn, A turn consisting of the principal note, the note above it and the note below it.
57Commune, Lat. (kōm-mū-nē.) One of the modes of the ancients.
58Comodamente, It. (kō-mō-dā-mān-tě.) Conveniently, easily, quietly, with composure.
59Compania, Spa. (kōm pā-nī-ā.) A company of players.
60Comparses, Fr. (kōnh-pār-sā.) Supernumeraries; persons who appear upon the stage to swell the numbers without taking active part.
61Compas, Spa. (kōm-pās.) Capability of voice, time.
62Compasillo, Spa. (kōm-pā-sēl-yō.) Quick time, in music.
63Compass. The range of notes or sounds of which any voice or instrument is capable.
64Compasso, Por. (cōm-pās-sō.) A beating of time.
65Compensating piano. An English piano with heavy strings by means of which full power is obtained from a small or cottage piano.
66Compensation mixture. An organ mixture stop, in the pedals, and intended to assist the intonation of the pedal pipes.
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