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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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1DISS
2lowed by another in which the dissonant note is resolved.
3Dissonant. An inharmonious combination of sounds.
4Dissonant chords. All the chords except the perfect concord and its derivatives.
5Dissonant, Fr. (dē-sō-nānh.) Dissonant.
6Dissonante, It. (dē-sō-nān-tē.) out of tune, discordant.
7Dissonant sixths. The diminished and superfluous sixths.
8Dissonanz, Ger. (dis-sō-nānts.) Dissonance; Dissonanza, It. (dē-sō-nān-tsā.) discord.
9Dissonare, It. (dē-sō-nā-rē.) To sound
10Dissoner, Fr. (dē-sō-nā.) out of tune;
11Dissoniren, Ger. (dis-sō-nē-r'n.) to be discordant.
12Dissoni suoni, It. (dē-sō-nē swō-nē.) Inharmonious sounds; discords.
13Distance. The interval between any two sounds differing in pitch.
14Distanza, It. (dēz-tān-tsā.) Distance, space between.
15Distich. A couplet; a couple of verses, or poetic lines making complete sense.
16Distico, Spa. (dēs-tē-kō.) A distich.
17Distinti suoni, It. pl. (dēs-tēn-tē swō-nē.) Distinct sounds.
18Distinto, It. (dēs-tēn-tō.) Clear, distinct.
19Distique, Fr. (dis-tēk.) A distich.
20Distonare, It. (dēs-tō-nā-rē.) To be out of tune.
21Distoniren, Ger. (dis-tō-nē-r'n.) To get out of tune; to produce discord either in singing or playing.
22Distrop, It. (dēz-trōp.) A song of two stanzas
23Distune. To throw out of tune (obsolete).
24Di testa, It. (dē-tās-tā.) Of the head, in speaking of the voice.
25Dithyrambe, Fr. (dē-tī-rāhmb.) A song or Dithyrambe, Ger. (dē-tī-rām-bē.) ode sung in ancient times in honor of Bacchus; a wild rhapsodical composition.
26Dithyrambic, Gr. (dē-thī-rām-bik.) A song in honor of Bacchus; any poem written in a wild rhapsodical manner.
27Dithyrambique, Fr. (dē-tī-rānh-bēk.) Dithyrambisch, Ger. (dē-tī-rām-bish.) Dithyrambic.
28Dithyrambus, (dī-thī-rām-būs.) See Dithyrambe.
29Ditirāmbica, It. (dē-tē-rām-bē-kā.) Dithyrambico, It. (dē-tē-rām-bē-kō.) rambic.
30Ditirāmbo, It. (dē-tē-rām-bo.) See Dithyrambe.
31Dito, It. (dē-tō.) The finger.
32Dito grōsso, It. (dē-tō grōs-sū.) The thumb.
33Diton, Fr. (dē-tōnh.) Of two parts or
34Ditone, Gr. (dē-tōn.) tones; a major third
35Ditono, It. (dē-tō-nō.) or interval of two
36Ditonus, Lat. (dī-tō-nūs.) whole tones.
37Ditrochee. A double trochee; a foot made up of two trochees.
38Dittanaclasis. An instrument of the harpsichord and pianoforte class.
39Ditty. A song, a sonnet; a little poem to be sung.
40Divan, Per. (dē-vān.) Among the Persians, a term applied to a series of poems with the distichs
42DOL
43ending in every letter successively; a collection of the writings of a single author.
44Diverberation. A sounding through.
45Diverbia, Lat. (di-vēr-bī-ā.) A musical dialogue, often used by the ancients to enrich their drama.
46Divertimento, It. (dē-vēr-tē-mān-tō.) A short, light composition, written in a pleasing and familiar style.
47Divertissement, Fr. (dī-vēr-tēss-mānh.) A series of airs and dances resembling a short ballet, introduced between the acts or at the conclusion of an opera; also, a composition in a light and pleasing style.
48Divided accompaniment. A form of accompaniment in which the intervals are taken by both hands, always maintaining the distance required by the rules.
49Divinare. A stopped organ register of a beautiful tone.
50Divisi, It. (dē-vē-zē.) Divided, separated. In orchestral parts this word implies that one-half the performers must play the upper notes and the others the lower notes. The term has a similar meaning when it occurs in vocal music.
51Division. A series of notes sung to one syllable. Formerly this word implied a sort of variation upon a given subject.
52Division, Fr. (dī-vē-zē-ōnh.) A double bar.
53Division du temps, Fr. (dī-vē-zē-ōnh dū tānh.) Time table.
54Division marks. Figures with a curved line above them, showing the number of equal parts into which the notes are divided 3, 5, 7, 9, etc.
55Divotamente, It. (dē-vō-tā-mān-tē.)
56Divoto, It. (dē-vō-tō.) Devoutly, in a solemn style.
57Divozione, It. (dē-vot-tsē-ō-nē.) Devotion, religious feeling.
58Dix huitième, Fr. (dēz wē-tī-ām.) The eighteenth, or double octave to the fourth.
59Dixième, Fr. (dēz-ī-ām.) The tenth, or octave to the third.
60Dix-neuvième, Fr. (dēz nūv-ī-ām.) The nineteenth, or double octave to the fifth.
61Dix-septième, Fr. (dēz sēt-ī-ām.) The seventeenth, or the double octave to the third.
62Dizain, Fr. (dēz-ānh.) Stanza of ten verses.
63D. M. The initials of Destra Mâno.
64D moll, Ger. (dā mōll.) The key of D minor.
65Do, It. (dō.) A syllable applied to the first note of a scale in solfâging.
66Doble, Spa. (dō-blē.) A step in a Spanish dance.
67Dochimus, Lat. (dō-kī-mūs.) A metrical foot consisting of five syllables.
68Docke, Ger. (dō-kē.) The jack of a harpsichord.
69Doctor of music. The highest musical degree conferred by the universities.
70Dodedachordon, Gr. (dō-dēd-ā-kōr-dōn.) The twelve ancient modes.
71Dōglia, It. (dōl-yē-ā.) Grief, affliction, sadness.
72Doigt, It. (dwā.) Finger.
73Doigté, Fr. (dwā-tā.) Fingered.
74Doigter, Fr. (dwā-tā.) To finger; the art of fingering any instrument.
75Doigts fixes, Fr. (dwā fēk-sē.) Fixed fingers.
76Dol. An abbreviation of dolce.
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