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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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1COMP
3Compiacévole, It. (kŏm-pē-ä-tshā-vō-lě.)
4Compiacimento, It. (kŏm-pē-ä-tshē-mān-tō.)
5Agreeable, pleasing, attractive.
6Compiacevolmente, It. (kŏm-pē-ä-tshē-vōl-mān-tě.) In a pleasant and agreeable style.
7Compiéta, It. (kŏm-pē-ā-tā.) Complin; evening prayers.
8Complainte, Fr. (kŏm-plānht.) A religious ballad.
9Complement. That quantity which is wanting to any interval to fill up an octave.
10Complementary part. That part which is added to the subject and counter-subject of a fugue.
11Compléssso, It. (kŏm-plās-sō.) A term applied to a chord which is complete.
12Complete cadence. A full cadence.
13Complin, Lat. (kŏm-plīn.) Evening service during Lent in the Catholic church.
14Componaster, Ger. (kŏm-pō-nās-těr.) A bad composer.
15Componere, It. (kŏm-pō-nā-rē.)
16Componiren, Ger. (kŏm-pō-nē-r'n.) To compose music.
17Compórre, It. (kŏm-pōr-rē.)
18Compóndor, Spa. (kŏm-pō-nā-dōr.) A composer, an author.
19Componitore, It. (kŏm-pō-nē-tō-rē.)
20Componista, It. (kŏm-pō-nēs-tā.)
21Componitrice, It. (kŏm-pō-nē-trē-tshē.) A female composer.
22Comparre per l'organo, It. (kŏm-pār-rē pēr l'ōr-gā-nō.) To set to the organ.
23Composer, Fr. (kŏnh-pō-zā.) To compose music.
24Composer. One who composes, one who writes an original work.
25Composicion, Spa. (kŏm-pō-sē-thē-ōn.) Musical composition.
26Composite intervals. Those intervals which consist of two or more semitones.
27Compositeur, Fr. (kŏm-pōs-ī-tūr.) A composer of music.
28Compositore, It. (kŏm-pōs-ē-tō-rē.)
29Componist, Ger. (kŏm-pō-nīst.) A composer of fugues.
30Composition. Any musical production; the art of inventing or composing music, according to the rules of harmony.
31Composition, free. That which deviates somewhat from the rules of composition.
32Composition, erotic. That which has love for its subject.
33Composition, strict. A composition that adheres rigidly to the rules of art.
34Composition pedals. Pedals connected with a system of mechanism for arranging the stops of an organ. Invented by J. C. Bishop.
35Compositor, music. A person who sets music type.
36Compositura, It. (kŏm-pōs-ē-too-rā.) A composition, or musical work.
37Composizione di tavolíno, It. (kŏm-pōs-ē-tshē-ō-ně dē tāv-ō-lē-nō.) Table music, music sung at table, as glees, catches, rounds.
38Composso, It. (kŏm-pōs-sō.) Composed, set to music.
39Composto, It. (kŏm-pōs-tō.) Musical composition.
41CONC
43Compound appoggiatura. An appoggiatura consisting of two or more small notes.
44Compound harmony. Simple harmony with an octave added.
45Compound harpsichord. An instrument invented in 1774, having hammers like a pianoforte.
46Compound intervals. Those which exceed the extent of an octave; as a ninth, tenth, etc.
47Compound stops. Where three or more organ stops are arranged so that by pressing down one key, they all sound at once.
48Compound times. Those which include, or exceed six parts in a measure, and contain two, or more, principal accents, as, 6-4, 6-8, 9-4, 9-8, 12-8, etc.
49Compressed harmony. See Close Harmony.
50Computatrices, Lat. (kŏm-pū-tā-trī-sēs.) Women whom the ancients employed to sing and weep over the dead at funerals.
51Con, It. (kŏn.) With.
52Con abbandono, It. (kŏn ä-bän-dō-nō.) With passion, with ardent feeling.
53Con abbandono ed espressione, It. (kŏn ä-bän-dō-nō ēd ēs-prās-sē-ō-ně.) With passionate feeling and self-abandon.
54Con affetto, It. (kŏn af-fēt-tō.) In an affecting manner, with warmth.
55Con affezione, It. (kŏn af-fā-tsē-ō-ně.) With affliction, mournfully.
56Con agilitā, It. (kŏn ä-jēl-ē-tā.) With agility, neatly.
57Con agitazione, It. (kŏn äj-ē-tā-tsē-ō-ně.) With agitation, hurriedly.
58Con alcúna licénza, It. (kŏn äl-koo-nā lē-tshān-tsā.) With a certain degree of license as regards time and expression.
59Con allégrezza, It. (kŏn äl-lē-grāt-sā.) With lightness, cheerfully.
60Con alterezza, It. (kŏn äl-tē-rāt-sā.) With an elevated and sublime expression.
61Con amabilitā, It. (kŏn ä-mä-bēl-ē-tā.) With gentleness and grace.
62Con amarézza, It. (kŏn ä-mä-rāt-sā.) With affliction, with a sense of grief.
63Con amore, It. (kŏn ä-mō-rě.) With tenderness and affection.
64Con anima, It. (kŏn än-ē-mā.) With animation, decision, boldness.
65Con animo, It. (kŏn än-ē-mō.) With boldness, audacity.
66Con animazione, It. (kŏn än-ē-mä-tsē-ō-ně.) With beauty of tone and expression.
67Con bizarria, It. (kŏn bē-tsār-rē-ā.) Capriciously, at the fancy of the player or composer.
68Con bravura, It. (kŏn brā-voo-rā.) With bravery, with boldness.
69Con brío, It. (kŏn brē-ō.) With life, spirit, brilliancy.
70Con brío ed animato, It. (kŏn brē-ō ād än-ē-mā-to.) With brilliancy and animation.
71Con calma, It. (kŏn kāl-mā.) With calmness and tranquility.
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