Scan 177
The American history and encyclopedia of music, 1908
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1decima plena de tonis
2plus a major third, that is, ten degrees or whole tones.
4decima quarta (děs'-ĭ-mă kwôr'-tā)
5Lat.
6Literally, tenth fourth: a tenth added to a fourth; the interval of a fourteenth.
8decima quinta (děs'-ĭ-mă kwĭn'-tā)
9Lat.
10Literally, tenth fifth: a tenth added to a fifth; the interval of a fifteenth.
12decima tertia (děs'-ĭ-mă túr'-shā) Lat.
13Tenth third: the interval of a thirteenth.
15decime (dă-sēm') Fr. n.
16An interval of a tenth, an octave plus a third, that is ten steps.
18decimole
19A group of ten equivalent notes played in the time of eight notes of the same value, or four notes of double time value, and connected by a slur over or under which is placed the figure 10.
21decisif (dă-sē-sēf') Fr. adj.
22Decisive, firm, positive.
24decisione (dă-chĭ-zĭ-ō'-nĕ) It. n.
25Decision, resolution.
27decisivement (dă-sē-sēf-māñ) Fr. adv.
28Decisively, positively, firmly.
30Decke (dĕk'-ĕ) Ger. n.
31Literally, cover: sounding-board; upper part of the sounding-box in stringed instruments; also, the cover or top of a pipe of an organ-stop; belonging to the class known as stopped or covered.
33declamando (dă-klā-măn'-dō) It. part. and adj.
34In a declamatory style.
36declamation
37declamazione (dă-klā-mă-tsĭ-ō'-nĕ) It. n.
38This term is applied in several ways; in its broadest sense, to the effective and accurate rendering of words set to music, with especial regard to the concurrence of musical and poetical accent, to enunciation and to expression. In the last named particular, declamation, in the sense of declamatory music, is distinguished from singing in general by the predominance of the dramatic element over the lyric; and in any case implies greater importance in the words than in the accompanying music. Recitative, albeit, confined to certain passages in opera or oratorio, is a form of declamation while the latter in its most distinctive sense is used throughout entire compositions of lesser scope, such as melodramas and bal-
40degli
41lads for declamation. In these the words are written for the speaking voice accompanied by piano, or more rarely, by orchestra.
43declaver (dă-klă-vā') Fr. v.
44To change the key; to go out of the key.
46décomposé (dă-kōñ-pō-zā') Fr. part. and adj.
47Literally, decomposed; unconnected; incongruous.
49décompter (dă-kōñ-tā') Fr. v.
50To use the portamento, said especially of singing.
52decoration (dă-kō-răs-yōñ') Fr. n.
53A term used to denote the musical signature.
55decorative notes
56Notes forming an embellishment: appoggiaturas, grace notes.
58découplez (dă-koo-plā') Fr. v.
59To throw off a coupler, to uncouple; term used in organ music.
61décousu (dă-koo-sū') Fr. adj.
62Disconnected, lacking coherence.
64decrescendo (dă-krē-shēn'-dō) It. part.
65Gradually increasing in volume of tone. Indicated by the sign
66Abbr. dec., decrease.
68decrescendo sin al pianissimo (dă-krē-shēn'-dō sēn āl pi-ā-nĭs'-sĭ-mō) It.
69Gradually diminishing to very soft.
71decuplet
72A group of ten equivalent notes played in the time of eight notes of the same value, or four notes of double time value, and connected by a slur over or under which is placed the figure 10.
74dedicato (dă-dĭ-kā'-tō) It. adj.
75dédité (dăd-yā') Fr. part. and adj.
76Dedicated.
78deductio (dē-dūk'-shĭ-ō) Lat. n.
791. The ascending series of notes in the hexachord, or six note scale system ascribed to Guido D'Arezzo, and called after his name, the Aretinian system.
802. A term used to signify the resolution or change from an inharmonious, dissonant, chord to the following harmonious or consonant one.
82deficiendo (dă-fē-chēn'-dō) It. part. and adj.
83Dying away.
85degl'
86degli (dāl'-yē) It. mas. plu.
87Of the, in the, from the. Combination of the preposition de and the article gli. Contracted to degl' before i.
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