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Pronouncing musical dictionary of technical words, phrases and abbreviations : including definitions of musical terms used by the ancient Hebrews…, 1875
74 lines. Read by computer on 12 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
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2D. The second note in the diatonic scale of C; the syllable re is applied to this note.
3Da, It. (dä) By, from, for, through, etc.
4Da ballo, It. (dä bäl-lo.) In the style of a dance; like a dance.
5Dabbuda, It. (däb-boo-dä.) A psaltery, a species of harp.
6D'abord tres lentement, et avec egalité, Fr. (dä-bôr trâ lânh-t-mânh â tâ-vêk ê-gâl-i-tâ.) At first very slow and equal.
7Da camera, It. (dä kä-mê-rä.) For the chamber; in the style of chamber music.
8Da cappella, It. (dä kä-pâl-lä.) For the church; in the style of church or chapel music. one of two readings
9Da cappella, It. (dä kä-pâl-lâ.) For the church; in the style of church or chapel music. one of two readings
10Da capo, It. (dä kä-pô.) From the beginning; an expression placed at the end of a movement to indicate that the performer must return to the first strain.
11Da capo al fine, It. (dä kä-pô âl fî-nê.) Return to the beginning and conclude with the word Fine.
12Da capo, sin' al fine, It. (dä kä-pô sên âl fî-nê.) Return to the beginning and conclude with the word Fine.
13Da capo al segno, It. (dä kä-pô âl sän-yô.) Repeat from the sign :S:
14Da capo fin al segno, It. (dä kä-pô fên âl sän-yô.) Return to the beginning and end at the sign :S:
15Da capo e poi la coda, It. (dä kä-pô â pô-e lâ kô-dâ.) Begin again and then play to the Coda.
16Da capo senza repetizione, o poi la coda, It. (dä kä-pô sän-tsâ râ-pê-tê-tse-nê â pô-ê lâ kô-dâ.) Begin again, but without repetition, and then proceed to the Coda.
17Da capo sin' al segno, It. (dä kä-pô sên âl sän-yô.) Return to the beginning and conclude at the sign :S:
18D' accord, Fr. (d' âk-kôrd.) In tune, in harmony.
19D' accordo, It. (d' âk-kôr-dô.) concord, in harmony.
20Da chiesa, It. (kä kê-â-zä.) For the church.
21Dactilo, Spa. (dâk-tê-lô.) A dactyl.
22Dactyl, Lat. (dâk-tîl.) A metrical foot, consisting of one long syllable followed by two short ones, marked thus, — ˘ ˘.
23Dactylic flute. A flute consisting of unequal intervals.
24Dactylion, Gr. (dâk-tîl-i-ôn.) A machine invented by Henri Hertz, for strengthening the fingers and rendering them independent of each other in pianoforte playing.
25Dactylus, Lat. (dâk-tîl-ûs.) See Dactyl.
26Dada. A term used in drum music to indicate the left hand.
27Daina. (dâ-ê-nâ.) A term in Lithuania for Dainos. (dâ-ê-nôs.) little love songs.
28Daire. The tambourine, or hand drum.
29Daktylus, Gr. (dâk-tîl-oos.) A dactyl.
30Dal, Hun. (dâl.) A song.
31Dal, It. (dâl.)
32Dall', It. (dâll'.)
33Dalla, It. (dâl-lâ.)
34Dalle, It. (dâl-lê.)
35Dallo, It. (dâl-lô.)
36Da lontano, It. (dâ lôn-tâ-nô.) At a distance; the music is to sound as if far away.
38DAQU
39Dal sègno, It. (dâl sän-yô.) From the sign, :S:
40A mark directing a repetition from the sign.
41Dal sègno alla fine, It. (dâl sän-yô âl-lâ fî-nê) From the sign to the end.
42Dal sègno fin al sègno, It. (dâl sän-yô fên âl sän-yô) From sign to sign.
43Dal teatro, It. (dâl tê-â-trô.) In the style of theatre music.
44Dama, Spa. (dâ-mâ.) An ancient Spanish dance.
45Damenisation. Solfeggi, to which are adapted the syllables, da, me, ni, po, tu, la, be.
46Damper pedal. That pedal in a pianoforte which raises the dampers from the strings and allows them to vibrate freely. Its use is indicated by the abbreviation ped.
47Dampers. A portion of the movable mechanism of the pianoforte covered with cloth, and, by means of a pedal, brought in contact with the wires in order to stop their vibration and prevent a confusion of sounds.
48Dämpfen, Ger. (dâm-pfên.) To muffle, or deaden the tone of an instrument.
49Dämpfer, Ger. (dâm-pfêr.) A mute, or damper, used to deaden the tone of a violin, or other similar instrument.
50Dämpfung, Ger. (dâm-pfoong.) Damping, smothering the tone.
51Dance, ariadne. A Grecian dance.
52Dance, country. A quadrille; any lively, pointed melody suitable for dancing.
53Dance, morrice. A dance in imitation of the Moors, usually performed by young men dressed in loose frocks, adorned with bells and ribbons, and accompanied by castanets, tambours, etc.
54Dances. Certain tunes composed especially for dancing.
55Danklied, Ger. (dänk-lêd.) A thanksgiving song.
56Danse, Fr. (dâns.) A dance tune.
57Danser, Fr. (dânh-sâ.) To dance.
58Danseries, Fr. (dânh-sâ-rê.) A name formerly given to all collections of dance tunes.
59Danseur, Fr. (dânh-sûr.) A male dancer.
60Danseuse, Fr. (dânh-sûs.) A female dancer.
61Danse, contre, Fr. (dâns kôntr.) A country dance, a quadrille.
62Danse de matelot, Fr. (dâns dûh mât-â-lô.) A dance resembling the hornpipe.
63Dánza, It. (dân-tsâ.) A dance. one of two readings
64Dânsa, It. (dân-tsâ.) A dance. one of two readings
65Danza. Spa. (dân-thâ.) A dancer.
66Danzânte, It. (dân-tsân-tê.) A dancer.
67Danzâre, It. (dân-tsâ-rê.) To dance.
68Danzatore, It. (dân-tsâ-tô-rê.) A male dancer.
69Danzatrice, It. (dân-tsâ-trê-tshê.) A female dancer.
70Danzétta, It. (dân-tsât-tâ.) A little dance, a short dance. one of two readings
71Danzetta, It. (dân-tsât-tâ.) A little dance, a short dance. one of two readings
72Da prima, It. (dâ prê-mâ.) At first; from the beginning.
73Da questa parte fino al maggiore, poco a poco più animato e più forte, (dâ quâz-tâ pâr-tê fê-nô âl mâd-jê-ô-rê pô-kô â pô-kô pê-oo â-nê-mâ-to a pê-oo fôr-tê.) From this place, as far as the major, gradually more animated and louder.
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