Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

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The American history and encyclopedia of music .., 1908

72 lines. Read by computer on 11 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 156. See the scan on archive.org.

1deutsche flöte
2is the one commonly used in modern orchestras.
3deutsche Tabulatur (doitsh'-ě täb-oo-lä-toor') Ger.
4German organ tablature. An old system of notation for instruments with keyboards, using letters or figures to represent notes.
5deutsche Tänze (doitsh'-ě těn'-tsě) Ger.
6German dances: the slow waltzes in vogue some years ago.
7deutscher Bass (doitsh'-ěr bäs) Ger.
8German bass. An obsolete instrument of the viol family, with five or six strings, in size between the violoncello and the modern double-bass.
9deux fois (dū fwa) Fr.
10Two times; twice.
11deux temps (dū-tāñ) Fr.
12Literally, two-time. The two-step, a quick dance written in six-eight time, three steps being taken to the measure, in which it resembles the waltz, although the rhythm is different. The accent is the same as in the waltz and is the only difficult part of the dance. The deux temps is sometimes called the ignoramus waltz because of its name "two-time," when the dance is three-time, and because of the simplicity of the movements.
13deuxième fois (dūz-yěm fwa) Fr.
14The second time.
15deuxieme position (dūz-yām pō-zēs-yōñ') Fr. one of two readings
16deuxième position (dūz-yām pō-zēs-yōñ') Fr. one of two readings
17The second position of the hand in playing the violin and other related instruments; also called the half shift.
18development
19In a composition of well defined form, such as the sonata, symphony or fugue, the term development is used in two closely related senses: as a general name for the movement which follows the statement of the first and second themes, and which is based upon them; and also as the working out of these themes by varying the rhythm, the harmony, or the melody, by expansion, contraction and modulation, within certain limits.
20devoto (dā-vō'-tō) It. adj.
21Literally, devout, devoted, pious.
22devozione (dā-vō-tsī-ō'-ně) Ït. n.
23Devotion: con devozione, with devotion, with devotional feeling.
24dextra (děks'-trā) Eng. adj. from Lat.
25Right: the right hand.
26dextrae tibiae (děks'-trē tīb'-ī-ē) Lat.
27A term used by the Romans to indicate flutes or pipes held in the right hand. A flute-player held one of the tibiae impares, or flutes of unequal length, in each hand; the one for the right was usually shorter, and supposedly of higher pitch than the one for the left, known as tibia sinistra.
28dextre (děxtr) Fr. adj. and n.
29Right: the right hand.
30Dezime (dā-tsē'-mě) Ger. n.
31The interval of a tenth.
32di (dē) It. prep.
33By; for; with; from; to.
34di chiaro (dē kē-ä'-rō) It.
35With clearness: clearly; distinctly.
36di colto (de kōl'-tō) It.
37At once: suddenly, instantaneously.
38di gala (dē gā'-lā) It.
39Cheerfully; merrily.
40di grado (dē grä'-dō) It.
41By steps; by degrees.
42di grado ascendente (dē grä'-dō ä-shěn-děn'-tě) It. one of two readings
43di grado ascendente (dē grä'-dō ä-shēn-děn'-tě) It. one of two readings
44Ascending step by step.
45di grado descendente (dē grä'-dō dā-shěn-děn'-tě) It. one of two readings
46di grado descendente (dē grä'-dō dā-shēn-děn'-tě) It. one of two readings
47Descending step by step.
48di leggiero (dē lěd-jā'-rō) It.
49Lightly; easily.
50di molto (dē mōl'-tō) It.
51Very much; extremely.
52di nuovo (dē noo-ō'-vō) It.
53Anew; again.
54di peso (dē-pā-sō) It.
55At once; immediately.
56di posta (dē pōs'-tā) It.
57Literally, by post, or stage: at once.
58di quieto (dē kwē-ā'-tō) It.
59Quietly.
60di salto (dē säl'-tō) It.
61Literally, by a leap: said of music progressing by skips, in contradistinction to di grado, progressing gradually.
62di soppiano (dē sōp-pē-ä'-nō) It.
63Softly; in an undertone.
64di sopra (dē sō'-prā) It.
65Over; above.
66di testa (dē tēs'-tā) It.
67From the head; of the head: a term used in vocal music.
68dia (di'-ä) Grk. prep.
69Through; throughout.
70diaconica (di'-ä-kōn'-i-kä) Grk. n. plu.
71Litany: a form of responsive prayer in the Oriental or Greek Church corresponding to the litany of the Western churches, Roman Catholic and Anglican. It is the deacon's litany recited at the beginning of the liturgy in the Greek Church; the deacon sings the petition and the choir or congregation responds, as, Deacon: "In peace let us pray of the Lord." Choir

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