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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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1CORN
3Cornet, tenor. An old style of cornet consisting of a curved tube, and increasing in diameter from the mouth-piece to the end.
4Cornet, treble. See Cornet tenor.
5Corneus, Fr. (kör-nūs.) A post-boy, a horn blower.
6Cornezuelo, Spa. (kör-nā-thoo-ā-lō.) A bugle.
7Cerni, It. pl. (kör-nē.) The horns.
8Cornicello, It. (kör-nē-tshāl-lō.) A small horn or cornet.
9Cornist. { A performer on the cornet or horn.
10Corneter. }
11Corniste, Fr. (kör-nēst.) A player upon the horn.
12Commuse. A Cornish pipe, similar to a bagpipe.
13Corno. It. (kör-nō.) A horn.
14Corno alto, It. (kör-nō āl-tō.) A horn of a high pitch.
15Corno basso, It. (kör-nō bās-sō.) A bass horn, a horn of a low pitch.
16Corno cromático, It. (kör-nō krō-mā-tē-kō.) The chromatic horn.
17Corno di bassétto, It. (kör-nō dē bās-sāt-tō.) The basset horn. A species of clarinet a fifth lower than the C clarinet. 2. A delicate toned reed organ stop of 8 feet scale.
18Corno di caccia, It. (kör-nō dē kāt-tshē-ā.) The hunting or French horn.
19Corno dolce, It. (kör-nō dōl-tshē.) Soft-horn; an organ stop, occurring both in the manuals and pedals.
20Corno flute. An organ stop of 8 feet scale of soft, agreeable tone.
21Corno in B basso, It. A low B horn.
22Corno Inglese, It. (kör-nō ēn-glā-zē.) The English horn.
23Cornepean. An organ reed stop of 8 feet scale; also, a wind instrument of the trumpet species.
24Corno primo, It. (kör-nō prē-mō.) The first horn.
25Corno quarto, It. (kör-nō quār-tō.) The fourth horn.
26Corno quinto, It. (kör-nō quēn-tō.) The fifth horn.
27Corno secondo, It. (kör-nō sē-kōn-dō.) The second horn.
28Corno sordo, It. (kör-nō sōr-dō.) A horn with dampers.
29Corno ventile, It. (kör-nō vēn-tē-lū.) { Corr omnitonique, Fr. (kör ɔnh-nit-ō-nēk.) { Chromatic horn with valves or keys for producing the semitones.
30Córo, It. (kō-rō.) { A choir, a chorus, a piece
31Coro, Spa. (kō-rō.) } for many voices.
32Corobasnas, Iri. An ancient brass instrument used for marking time.
33Coromeion, Gr. (kō-rō-mē-ōn.) A brazen bell much used by the ancients.
34Coróna, It. (kō-rō-nā.) { A pause or hold, 𝄐.
35Coronata, It. (kō-rō-nā-tā.) }
36Coronach, It. (kō-rō-nāk.) Funeral hymn.
37Coro primo, It. (kō-rō prē-mō.) The first chorus.
38Coro spezzato, It. (kō-rō spēt-sā-tō.) A composition for two or more choruses.
39Corps, Fr. (kōr.) The body of a musical instrument. 2. A band of musicians.
40Corps de ballet, Fr. (kōr dū bāl-lā.) A general name for the performers in a ballet.
42COUN
44Corps de voix, Fr. (kōr dū vwa.) Body or fullness of tone.
45Corrènte, It. (kōr-rān-tē.) An old dance tune in slow triple time; see Coránto.
46Corrèpétiteur, Fr. (kōr-rā-pā-tī-tūr.) { A musician who instructs the chorus singers of the opera.
47Corripetitore, It. (kōr-rē-pā-tē-tō-rē.) }
48Corrido, Spa. (kōr-rē-dō.) A lively song accompanied by the guitar.
49Corybant, Gr. (kō-ri-bānt.) A priest of Cybele, whose rites were celebrated with dances to the sound of the drum and cymbal.
50Coryphaeus, Gr. (kō-rī-fē-ūs.) The conductor of the chorus; see Corifeo.
51Coryphée, Fr. (kō-rī-fā.) The leader or chief of the group of dancers in a ballet.
52Cosaque, Fr. (kō-sāk.) The Cossack dance.
53Cote de luth, Fr. (kōt dū lūt.) A part of the lute.
54Cotil. An abbreviation of cotillon.
55Cotillon, Fr. (kō-tē-yōnh.) A lively, old dance in 6-8 time.
56Couac, Fr. (quāk.) The quacking sound produced by bad playing of hautbois or clarinet.
57Couched harp. The original name of the spinet.
58Coulé, Fr. (koo-lā.) A group of two notes, connected by a slur.
59Couler. Fr. (koo-lā.) To slide, to slur.
60Counter. A name given to an under part, as counter tenor.
61Counter bass. A second bass.
62Counter dance. See Contredanse.
63Counter fugue. A fugue in which the subjects move in contrary directions.
64Counterpart. The part to be applied to another, as the bass is the counterpart of the treble.
65Counterpoint, Point against point. The art of adding one or more parts to a given theme or subject. Before the invention of notes, the various sounds were expressed by points.
66Counterpoint, double. A counterpart that admits of an inversion of the parts.
67Counterpoint, equal. Where the notes are of equal duration.
68Counterpoint, fugued. Counterpoint consisting of four, five, six, or seven parts; the only counterpoint in use before the eighteenth century.
69Counterpoint, inverted. Where the parts are not only reversed toward each other, but move in a contrary direction.
70Counterpoint, quadruple. Counterpoint in four parts.
71Counterpoint, single. Where only two parts are inverted.
72Counterpoint, triple. A counterpoint in three parts, all of which are inverted.
73Counter subject. The second subject in a fugue composed on two subjects.
74Counter tenor. High tenor; the highest male voice. It is generally a falséttio.
75Counter tenor clef. The C-clef, when placed on the third line.
76Counter theme. Sec Counter Subject.
77Country-dance. An old English dance, dating from about the fifteenth century. See Contredance.
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