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The American history and encyclopedia of music .., 1908
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1a mezza aria
2of which any voice is capable of producing. Similar to aria parlante.
4a mezza voce (ä měd'-zá vō'-chě) It.
5With half the voice: with half power; usually implying a rather soft, subdued tone. Somewhat similar to mezzo forte. It is used both in vocal and instrumental music and also denotes the quality between the head and chest tones.
7a mezzo manico (ä měd'-zō mä'-ni-kō) It.
8Place the hand on the middle of the neck of the violin. The direction for a half shift in violin playing.
10A minor
11The minor key, having neither sharps nor flats in its signature. See also A.
13A minor chord
14Any A minor chord or chord containing the intervals of a minor chord: a chord containing minor intervals, and a perfect fifth, or interval of three and a half tones, and based upon A, as A, C, E.
16A moll (ä mōl) Ger.
17A minor: the relative minor of the key of C. Like the key of C major, its signature contains no sharps or flats. C, its third note, is a minor third or interval of three half tones above the first note, instead of a major third, or interval of two whole tones, and its half tones fall between its second and third and seventh and eighth notes ascending, and between its fifth and sixth and second and third notes descending.
19à monocorde (ä mōn-ō-kōrd) Fr.
20On one string only.
22a otto voci (ä ót'-tō vō'-chē) It.
23For eight voices.
25a parte (ä pär'-tě) It.
26On the side: aside.
28a parte equale (ä pär'-tě ā-kwä'-lě) It.
29In equal portion: applied to music in which there is more than one leading performer or in which the voices and instruments are of equal importance.
31a passo a passo (ä pās'-sō ä pās'-sō) It.
32Step by step: regularly.
34a piacere (ä pǐ-ä-chā'-rě) It.
35a piacimento (ä pǐ-ä-chǐ-měn'-tō) It.
36At pleasure: usually implying a slackening of speed.
38a piena orchestra (ä pǐ-ä'-nä ôr-kās'-trā) It.
39For full orchestra.
41a poco (ä pō'-kō) It.
42By a little: by degrees, gradually.
44a suo arbitrio
45a poco a poco (ä pō'-kō ä pō'-kō) It.
46Little by little: gradually.
48a poco più lento (ä pō'-kō pē'-oo lěn-tō) It.
49With a little more slowness: a little slower.
51a poco più mosso (ä pō'-kō pē'-oo mōs'-sō) It.
52With a little more motion: a little faster.
54a première vue (ä prūm-yār vū) Fr.
55a prima vista (ä prē'-mā vēs'-tā) It.
56At first sight. Equivalent to vom Blatte (Ger.).
58a punto (ä poon'-tō) It.
59On the instant: punctually; in strict time.
61a punto d'arco (ä poon'-tō d'är'-kō) It.
62With the point or end of the bow.
64a quatre mains (ä kātr māñ) Fr.
65For four hands: two persons at the piano or organ.
67a quatre seuls (ä kātr sūl) Fr.
68For four solo voices or instruments.
70a quatre voix (ä kātr vwā) Fr.
71For four voices.
73a quattro (ä kwät'-trō) It.
74For four voices or instruments: a quartet; often written a 4.
76a quattro mani (ä kwät'-trō mä'-nē) It.
77For four hands: two persons at the piano or organ.
79a quattro parti (ä kwät'-trō pār'-tē) It.
80In four parts.
82a quattro soli (ä kwät'-trō sō'-lē) It.
83For four solo voices or instruments.
85a quattro voce (ä kwät'-trō vō'-chē) It.
86For four voices.
88a rovescio (ä rō-vā'-shō) It.
89By reversing; in an opposite direction: answering ascending intervals by descending and vice versa; repeating the subject of a fugue or canon backwards in the answer. Also in a style which admits of reversion, part or all of the composition being written so that it could be sung backwards or so that it could begin with any part. Same as alla or al riverso or rovescio.
91A sharp
92A of the diatonic or natural, major or minor, scale, raised by a semitone by means of a sharp, #.
94A sharp minor
95The minor key with seven sharps in the signature, relative to the key of C sharp major.
97a suo arbitrio (ä soo'-ō är-bē'-trī-ō) It.
98At one's own will. The same as ad libitum.
100A sharp minor
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