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The American history and encyclopedia of music, 1908
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1elevato
2elevato (āl-ě-vā'-tō) It. adj.
3 Sublime; majestic.
4elevazione (āl-ě-vā-tsi-ō'-ni) It. n.
5 Majesty; sublimity.
6élève (ā-lěv') Fr. n.
7 Pupil; scholar.
8eleventh, chord of
9 A chord of six tones, consisting of the fundamental note and notes at intervals of a third, a fifth, a seventh, a ninth and an eleventh, respectively. The highest note of this chord is four steps above its octave. Such a chord is usually discordant and its existence as a special chord is often denied by theorists.
10élever (ā-lū-vā') Fr. v.
11 1. To exalt.
12 2. To raise the hand in beating time.
13Ellis's system
14 A system of phonetics taught by John Alexander Ellis, an English writer on musical science, who was born in 1814 and died in 1890. For details on the subject see his books on the Essentials of Phonetics and A Plea for Phonetic Spelling.
15éloge (ā-lōzh') Fr. n.
16 elogio (ā-lō'-hē-ō) Spa. n.
17 Praise; applause; eulogy.
18elogy
19 See eulogy.
20embellir (āñ-běl-lěr') Fr. v.
21 To embellish; to make beautiful.
22embellishment
23 Ornamentation; any notes added to a musical composition as decoration, as a trill, mordent or turn. See also ornaments.
24embouchure (āñ-boo-shūr') Fr. n.
25 1. The mouth-hole of a flute.
26 2. The cup-shaped mouthpiece of a brass instrument.
27 3. The position assumed by the mouth in blowing a wind instrument.
28émérlonné (ā-mā-rēl-yōn-nā') Fr. adj.
29 Brisk; sprightly; gay.
30emettre (ě-mětr') Fr. v.
31 To utter; to emit sounds.
32emmeleia (ěm-ě-lě'-yā) Eng. n. from Grk.
33 An ancient Greek dance, performed by young maidens around the altar of the goddess of the chase, Diana. The steps were dignified and very solemn, and all the attitudes were modest and graceful. It was the dance of tragedy, and while it was being performed, the spectators, gathered in a semicircle around the altar, were deeply moved by its mystic, majestic movements.
35en ralentissant
36emodulandus (ē-mōd-ū-lăn'-dūs) Lat. adj.
37 To be tuned or sung.
38emozione (ā-mō-tsī-ō'-nē) It. n.
39 Emotion; excitement.
40empâter les sons (āñ-pā-tā lā söñ') Fr.
41 To sing or play with perfect smoothness.
42empfindsam (ěmp-fint'-zām) Ger. adj.
43 Pleasing; affectedly tender.
44Empfindung (ěmp-fint'-oongk) Ger. n.
45 Emotion; feeling.
46empfindungsvoll (ěmp – fīnt' – oongks-fōl) Ger. adj.
47 With feeling.
48Emphase (ěm-fā'-zē) Ger. n.
49emphase (āñ-fāz') Fr. n.
50emphasis n.
51 Accent; force; distinctiveness.
52emphatiquement (āñ-fā-tēk-māñ') Fr. adv.
53 Emphatically.
54emphatisch (ěm-fā'-tīsh) Ger. adj.
55 Emphatic.
56empito (ām'-pī-tō) It. n.
57 Impetuosity.
58empituosamente (ām-pī-too-ō-sā-měn'-tē) It. adv.
59 Impetuously.
60emplumer (āñ-plū-mā') Fr. v.
61 Literally, to feather: formerly in spinet and harpsichord making, to insert in the upright slip of wood, at the rear end of the key-lever, a piece of crow quill which plucks the strings in producing tones.
62emporté (āñ-pōr-tā') Fr. part. and adj.
63 Hurried; carried away with feeling.
64emportement (āñ-pōrt-māñ) Fr. n.
65 Transport; emotion.
66empressé (āñ-prēs-sā') Fr. part. and adj.
67 In a hurried manner.
68empressement (āñ-prēs-māñ') Fr. n.
69 Earnestness; haste.
70en badinant (āñ bā-dē-nāñ') Fr.
71 In a jesting, playful manner.
72en descendant (āñ dū-sāñ-dāñ') Fr.
73 In descending.
74en diminuant la force (āñ dē-mē-nū-āñ lā förs) Fr.
75 Decreasing the strength of a tone.
76en élargissant (āñ ā-lār-zhēs-sāñ') Fr.
77 Broader, slower and freer. Equivalent to allargando.
78en enlevant (āñ āñ-lū-vāñ') Fr.
79 Lifting up; raising.
80en mesure (āñ mū-zūr') Fr.
81 In time; as, a tempo.
82en ralentissant (āñ rā-lāñ-tēs-sāñ') Fr.
83 Literally, in diminishing: making the time slower.
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