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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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3Decrescendo, It. (dā-krē-shān-dō.) Gradually diminishing in power of tone.
5Decrescendo sin al pianissimo, It. (dā-krē-shān-dō sēn āl pē-ān-ēs-sē-mō.) Diminishing to the softest possible sound.
7Dedicato, It. (dē-dē-kā-tō.) Dedicated.
8Dédicé, Fr. (dā-dī-ā.) Dedicated.
9Deducción, Spa. (dā-dook-thē-ōn.) The natural progression of sounds. one of two readings
10Deducción, Spa. (dā-dūk-thē-ōn.) The natural progression of sounds. one of two readings
11Deductio, Lat. (dē-dūk-shī-ō.) The ascending scale in the Aretinian form of solmisation.
12Deduttione, It. (dē-doot-tē-ō-nē.) A term applied by Guido to the rise of the voice in singing the scale. one of two readings
13Deduttione, It. (dē-dūt-tē-ō-nē.) A term applied by Guido to the rise of the voice in singing the scale. one of two readings
14Defettiva quinta, It. (dā-fēt-tē-vā quēn-tā.) A defective or false fifth.
15Deficiéndo, It. (dā-fē-tshē-ān-dō.) Dying away.
16Degli, It. (dāl-yē.) Of the.
17Degré, Fr. (dē-grā.) A degree of the staff.
18Degree. The step between two notes; each line and space of the staff.
19Degree, conjunct. A degree in which two notes form the interval of a second.
20Degree, disjunct. A degree in which two notes form a third or any greater interval.
21Degree, half. A semitone.
22Der Lehrer, Ger. (dār lā-rēr.) The teacher.
23Del, It. (dēl.) Of the.
24Délassement, Fr. (dā-lāss-mānh.) An easy and agreeable composition.
25Deliberatamente, It. (dē-lē-bē-rā-tā-mān-tē.) Deliberately.
26Delicatamente, It. (dēl-ē-kā-tā-mān-tē.) Delicately, smoothly.
27Délicatesse. Fr. (dā-lē-kā-tēss.) Delicacy, Delicatézza, It. (dēl-ē-kā-tāt-zā.) refined execution.
28Delicatissimamente, It. (dēl-ē-kā-tēs-sē-mān-tē.) With extreme delicacy.
29Delicato, It. (dēl-ē-kā-tō.) Delicately, smoothly.
30Delírio, It. (dē-lē-rē-ō.) Frenzy, excitement.
31Delivery. The act of controlling the respiration and using the vocal organs so as to produce a good tone.
32Deliziosamente, It. (dē-lēt-sē-ō-zā-mān-tē.) Deliciously, sweetly.
33Dell', It. (dāll.)
34Della, It. (dāl-lā.) Of the, by the, etc.
35Delle, It. (dāl-lē.)
36Dello, It. (dāl-lō.)
37Delyn, Wel. (dā-lūn.) The Welsh harp.
38Dem, Ger. (dēm.) To the.
39Démancher, Fr. (dā-mānh-shā.) To change or alter the position of the hand; to shift on the violin, etc.; to cross hands on the pianoforte, making the left hand play the part of the right, and vice versa.
40Demande, Fr. (dē-mānhd.) The question, or proposition of a fugue; called also, dux, or lead-in subject.
41Demi, Fr. (dē-mē.) Half.
42Demi baton, Fr. (dē-mē bā-tōnh.) A breve rest.
43Demi cadence, Fr. (dē-mē kā-dānhs.) A half cadence, or cadence on the dominant.
45DER I
47Demi ditone, Fr. (dē-mē dī-tōn.) A minor third.
48Demi croche, Fr. (dē-mē krōsh.) A quaver, a half crotchet.
49Demi legato. A style of playing indicated by dots placed under a legato mark showing that the hand is to be raised from the wrist and the fingers to be pressed with a slight accent on the keys, holding the notes about three-fourths their true time.
50Demi jeu, Fr. (dē-mē jhū.) Same as mézzo fórte.
51Demi mesure, Fr. (dē-mē mē-zūr.) A min.
52Demi pause, Fr. (dē-mē pōz.) im or half rest.
53Demi quart de soupire, Fr. (dē-mē kār dūh soo-pēr.) A demi-semiquaver rest.
54Demi-semiquaver. A short note, equal in duration to one-half the semiquaver, made thus,
55Demi-semiquaver rest. A mark of silence, equal in duration to a demi-semiquaver, made thus,
56Demi soupire, Fr. (dē-mē soo-pēr.) A quaver rest.
57Demi-ton, Fr. (dē-mē-tōnh.) An interval of Demi-tone. (dē-mē-tōn.) a half tone.
58Demitrule, Gr. (dēm-ī-troo-lē.) Harvest hymn of the Greeks and Romans in honor of Ceres and Bacchus.
59Dénouement, Fr. (dā-noo-mānh.) Conclusion, the catastrophe of an opera, play, etc.
60Den ton aendern, Ger. (dēn tōn ān-dērn.) To beat time.
61Den ton anfechten, Ger. (dēn tōn än-fēkh-tē'n.)
62Den ton angeben, Ger. (dēn tōn än-gā-b'n.) To give the tone, to sound the key note.
63Den ton nicht halten, Ger. (dēn tōn nīkht hāl-tē'n.) To get out of tune.
64Den ton verstärken, Ger. (dēn tōn fār-stār-kē'n.) To swell the sound.
65Den zapfenstreich trommeln, Ger. (dēn tsā-pf'n-strīkh trōm-mēln.) To beat the tattoo.
66De plus en plus vite, Fr. (dūh plū zānh plū vēt.) More and more quickly.
67Depressio, It. (dē-prās-sē-o.) The fall of the hand in beating time.
68Depression. The lowering of a tone.
69Depression, chromatic. The depression of a tone by a chromatic sign.
70De profundis, Lat. (dē prō-fūn-dīs.) One of the seven penitential psalms.
71Der bezifferte bass, Ger. (dēr bē-tsīf-fērte bāss.) The figured bass.
72Der bezolleneiner geige, Ger. (dē bē-tsōl-lē-nī-nēr ghi-ghē.) The strings of a violin.
73Derbouka, Ara. (dēr-boo-kā.) A musical instrument among the Arabs.
74Der fiedelbogen, Ger. (dēr fē-dēl-bō-g'n.) The bow of a violin.
75Der f schlüssel, Ger. (dēr f shlūs-s'l.) The bass clef.
76Dergleichen, Ger. (dēr-glē-kh'n.) The same.
77Dérivé, Fr. (dē-rē-vā.) Derivative.
78Derivative chords. Chords derived from others by inversion.
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