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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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1DERS
3Der schüler, Ger. (děr shū-lěr.) The scholar.
4Der ton, Ger. (děr-tōn.) The tone.
5Des, Ger. (děs.) The note D flat.
6Désaccordé, Fr. (dāz-āk-kōr-dā.) Untuned; put out of tune.
7Désaccorder, Fr. (dāz-āk-kōr-dā.) To untune, to put out of tune.
8Descant. A composition containing several parts; harmony, extemporaneous or otherwise, sung or played to a given melody or theme.
9Descant clef. The treble or soprano clef.
10Descant, double. An arrangement of the parts of a composition that admits of the treble or any high part being converted into the bass, and vice versa.
11Descant, figured. A form of descant consisting of a free and florid melody.
12Descant, plain. Simple counterpoint.
13Descend. To pass from a higher to a lower tone.
14Descendant, Fr. (dě-sān-dān.) Descending.
15Descendere, It. (dě-shěn-dā-rě.) To descend.
16Descender, Spa. (dě-sānhd-r.) Descending.
17Descendre d'un ton, Fr. (dě-sānhd r d'ūnh tōnh.) To sing a note lower.
18Deschant, Fr. (dě-shānh.) Descant.
19Des dur, Gr. (děs-door.) D flat major.
20Desenclavijar, Spa. (dā-sěn-klāv-ē-hār.) To take the pins or pegs from an instrument.
21Desentonacion, Spa. (dā-sěn-tō-nā-thē-ōn.) Dissonance, a harsh, rude tone of voice.
22Desentonamiento, Spa. (dā-sěn-tō-nā-mě-ān-tō.) Dissonance, a harsh, rude tone of voice.
23Descentono, Spa. (dā-sěn-tō-no.) Dissonance, a harsh, rude tone of voice.
24Deshecha,, Spa. (dě-shā-kā.) The burden of a song.
25Desinvolturáto, It. (dā-zēn-vōl-too-rā-tō.) See Disinvolturato.
26Design. The general sketch or idea and arrangement of a musical composition.
27Des moll, Ger. (děs mōll.) The key of D flat minor.
28De soie filee d'argent, Fr. (dūh sō-ā fē-lā d'ār-zhānh.) Covered strings.
29Desperazione, It. (děs-pě-rā-tse-ō-ně.) See Disperazione.
30Dessauer marsch, Ger. (děs-sou-ěr mārsh.) A famous instrumental march, one of the national airs of Germany.
31Dessin, Fr. (děs-sānh.) The design or sketch of a composition.
32Dessiner, Fr. (děs-sī-ně.) To make the sketch or design of a composition.
33Dessus, Fr. (děs-sū.) The treble or upper part.
34Destemple, Spa. (děs-tām-plě.) Discordance.
35Desterita, It. (dās-těr-ě-tā.) Dexterity.
36Désto, It. (dās-tō.) Brisk, sprightly.
37Déstra, It. (dās-trā.) Right; déstra máno, the right hand.
38Détaché, Fr. (dā-tā-shā.) Detached, staccato.
39Determinatíssimo, It. (dā-těr-mě-nā-těs-sě-mō.) Very determined, very resolutely.
40Determináto, It. (dā-těr-mě-nā-tō.) Determined, resolute.
41Determinazione, It. (dā-těr-mě-nā-tsē-ō-ně.) Determination, resolution.
43DIAP
45Détonnation, Fr. (dā-tōnh-nā-sē-ōnh.) False intonation.
46Détonner, Fr. (dā-tōnh-nā.) To sing or play out of tune.
47Détto, It. (dāt-tō.) The same.
48Deutlich, Ger. (doit-likh.) Distinctly.
49Deutsche flöte, Ger. (doit-shě flō-tě.) A German flute.
50Deux, Fr. (dü.) Two.
51Deux cors, Fr. (dü kōr.) Two horns.
52Deux fois, Fr. (dü fwa.) Twice.
53Deuxième, Fr. (dü-zī-ām.) Second.
54Deuxième position, Fr. (dü-zī-ām pō-zē-sī-onh.) The second position of the hand or fingers in playing the violin, etc.
55Devoto, It. (dā-vō-tō.) Devout, religious.
56Devozione, It. (dā-vō-tsē-ō-ně.) Devotion, religious feeling.
57Dextra, Lat. (děx-trā.) The right hand.
58Dextre, Fr. (děxtr.) The right hand.
59Dextrae, Lat. pl. (děx-trē.) Name given by the Romans to those flutes played with the right hand. Those played with the left were called sinistrae.
60Dhu, Hin. (doo.) A syllable applied to the sixth note of the Hindoo scale in solfaing.
61Di, It. (dě.) Of, with, for, etc.
62Dia, Gr. (dī-ā.) Through, throughout.
63Diachisma. (dī-ā-kīs-mā.) An interval produced by the division of another interval.
64Diaconicon, Gr. (dī-ā-kōn-ī-kōn.) The set of collects chanted in the service of the Greek church.
65Diadrom. The tremulance or variation of sounds.
66Diafoni suoni, It. (dě-ā-fō-ně swō-ně.) Discordant sounds.
67Diagramma, Gr. (dě-ā-gram-mā.) The ancient Greek scale or system of sounds.
68Dialogue. A composition in which two parts or voices respond alternately to each other.
69Diálogo, It. (dě-ā-lō-gō.) A dialogue.
70Dialogue, Fr. (dě-ā-lōg.) A dialogue.
71Diána, It. (dě-ā-nā.) The reveille; the beat of drums at daybreak.
72Diane, Fr. (dī-ān-ūh.) The beat of drums at daybreak. one of two readings
73Diane, Fr. (dī-ān-ūh.) of drums at daybreak. one of two readings
74Diap. An abbreviation of diapason.
75Diapase, Gr. (dě-ā-pā-sě.) Diapason.
76Diapason, Lat. (dě-ā-pā-sōn.) The whole octave. 2. Among musical instrument makers, a rule or scale by which they adjust the pipes of organs, the holes of flutes, etc., in order to give the proper proportion for expressing the tones and semitones. 3. Certain important stops and registers in the organ.
77Diapason, bis. Twice through the octave; a double octave.
78Diapason cum diapente, Gr. An octave and fifth; the interval of a twelfth.
79Diapason cum diatessaron, Gr. An octave and fourth; the interval of a eleventh.
80Diapason stop, open. An organ stop, the pipes of which are open at the top and generally made of metal.
81Diapason stops. Stops that run through the whole register of the keyboard of an organ.
82Diapason stop, stopped. An organ stop having its pipes closed at their upper end with a wooden plug by which it is tuned.
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