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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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1DOLC
3Dolcan. An organ stop of 8 feet scale, the pipes of which are of larger diameter at the top than at the bottom.
5Dolce, It. (dōl-tshē.) Sweetly, softly, delicately.
7Dolce con gusto, It. (dōl-tshē kōn goos-tō.) Softly, sweetly, with taste and expression.
9Dolce e cantabile, It. (dōl-tshē ā kān-tā-bē-lē.) Sweet, soft, in singing style.
11Dolce e lusingando, It. (dōl-tshē ā loo-sēn-gān-dō.) In a soft and insinuating style.
13Dolce e piacevolmente espressivo, It. (dōl-tshē ā pē-ā-tshē-vōl-mān-tē ās-prēs-sē-vō.) Soft and with pleasing expression.
15Dolce ma marcato, It. (dōl-tshē mā mār-kā-tō.) Soft and delicate but marked and accented.
17Dolce maniera, It. (dōl-tshē mā-nē-ā-rā.) A delicate and expressive manner of delivery.
19Dolcemente, It. (dōl-tshē-mān-tē.) Sweetly, gently, softly.
21Dolcezza, It. (dōl-tshāt-zā.) Sweetness, softness of tone.
23Dolciáno, It. (dōl-tshē-ā-nō.) A small bassoon, formerly much used as a tenor to the hautboy.
25Dolcianóro, It. (dōl-tshē-kā-nō-rō.) Harmonious.
27Dolcimello, It. (dōl-tshē-māl-lō.) A dulcimer.
29Dolciss. An abbreviation of dolcissimo.
31Dolcissimo, It. (dōl-tshēs-sē-mō.) With extreme sweetness and delicacy.
33Dolemment, Fr. (dō-lēm-mānh.) Dolefully, mournfully.
35Dolent, Fr. (dō-lānh.) Sorrowful, mournful, pathetic.
37Dolente, It. (dō-lān-tē.) Pathetic.
39Dolentemente, It. (dō-lān-tē-mān-tē.) Sorrowfully, mournfully.
41Dolentissimo, It. (dō-lān-tēs-sē-mō.) With extreme sadness; with very pathetic and mournful expression.
43Dolore, It. (dō-lō-rē.) Grief, sorrow.
45Dolorosamente, It. (dō-lō-rō-zā-mān-tē.)
47Doloroso, It. (dō-lō-rō-zō.) Dolorously, sorrowfully, sadly.
49Dolzaína, It. (dōlt-sā-ē-nā.) The hautboy.
51Dolzaino, It. (dōlt-sā-ē-nō.) The hautboy.
53Dom, Ger. (dōm.) A cathedral.
55Dom-chor, Ger. (dōm-kōr.) The cathedral choir.
57Dominant. The name applied by theorists to the fifth note of the scale.
59Dominant chord. A chord found on the dominant or fifth note of the scale and introducing a perfect cadence.
61Dominante, Fr. (dōm-ē-nānt.) The dominant.
63Dominante, Ger. (dōm-ē-nān-tē.) The dominant.
65Dominant harmony. Harmony on the dominant or fifth of the key.
67Dominant section. A section terminating on the common chord of the dominant.
69Domine salvum fac, Lat. (dō-mē-nē săl-vūm fāk.) A prayer for the reigning sovereign, sung after mass.
71Dominicali psalmi, Lat. (dō-mē-nē-kā-lē săl-mē.) Certain psalms of the Roman Catholic church, sung in the vespers.)
73Dom-kirche, Ger. (dōm kēr-khē.) A cathedral.
75Dona nobis pacem, Lat. (dō-nā nō-bīs pā-sēm.) The concluding movement of the mass.
77DOTT
79Donna, It. (dōn-nā.) Lady; applied to the principal female singers in an opera.
81Donne, It. pl. (dōn-nē.) Ladies: see donna.
83Donner du cor, Fr. (dōn-nā dū kōr.) To blow a French horn.
85Donner une serenade, Fr. (dōn-nā ün sēr-ēn-ād.) To serenade.
87Dopo, It. (dō-pō.) After.
89Doppel, Ger. (dōp-p'1.) Double.
91Doppel-be, Ger. (dōp-p'1 bā.) A double flat, lowering a note two semitones.
93Doppelblasebass. Ger. (dōp-p'1-blā-zē-bāss.) A counter bassoon.
95Doppel-flöte, Ger. (dōp-p'1 flō-tē.) Double flute, a stop in an organ the pipes of which have two mouths.
97Doppel-fuge, Ger. (dōp-p'1-foo-ghe.) Double fugue.
99Doppelgedeckt, Ger. (dōp-p'1-gē-dēkt.) Double-stopped diapason.
101Doppelgeige, Ger. (dōp-p'1-ghī-ghē.) An organ stop. See Viola d'Amour.
103Doppelgriffe, Ger. (dōp-p'1-grīf-fē.) Double stop on the violin, etc.
105Doppelkreuz, Ger. (dōp-p'1-kroitz.) A double sharp, #, or x, raising a note two semitones.
107Doppelschlag, Ger. (dōp-p'1-shläg.) A mordent.
109Doppelschritt, Ger. (dōp-p'1-shritt.) A quick march.
111Doppelt, Ger. (dōp-p'1t.) Double.
113Doppelten noten, Ger. (dōp-p'1-tēn nō-t'ēn.) Double notes.
115Doppelter trillerlauf, Ger. (dōp-p'1-tēr trīl-lēr-lōuf.) Double cadence.
117Doppelt gestrichene note, Ger. (dōp-p'ēlt ghē-strī-kh'ē nō-tē.) A semiquaver.
119Doppia lyra, It. (dōp-pē-ā lē-rā.) A double lyre.
121Doppio, It. (dōp-pē-ō.) Double, twofold; sometimes indicating that octaves are to be played.
123Doppio movimento, It. (dōp-pē-ō mō-vē-mān-tō.) Double movement or time, that is, as fast again.
125Doppio pedále, It. (dōp-pē-ō pē-dā-lē.) Playing a bass passage on the organ with the pedals moving in octaves, etc.; that is, using both feet at the same time.
127Doppio tempo, It. (dōp-pē-ō tēm-pō.) Double time, as fast again.
129Doppo, It. (dōp-pō.) After: see Dopo.
131Dorian, Gr. (dō-ri-ān.) The name of one of the ancient modes or scales.
133Doric mode. The first of the authentic Greek modes.
135Dossologia, It. (dōs-sō-lō-jē-ā.) Doxology.
137Dot. A mark, which when placed after a note increases its duration one-half. When the dot is placed over a note it signifies that the note is to be played staccato.
139Dot, double. Two dots placed after a note to increase its duration three-fourths of its original value.
141Dots. When placed at the side of a bar, or double bar, they show that the music on that side is to be repeated.
143Dotted double bar. A double bar with dots preceding it, indicates that the preceding strain
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