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The MacMillan EncyclopEdia Of Music And Musicians In One Volume-I, 1938
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1have been written by Daniel Chennevière and René Petes; appreciation by Romain Rolland, Giacomo Setaccioli, Ladislaus Fabian, Ernest Newman and many other authorities.
3Début (Fr.), a first appearance; a term applied to a male or female instrumentalist or singer appearing for the first time, especially in concert, opera or oratorio.
5Decachord (Fr. décacorde), (1) an obsolete species of harp or lyre with ten strings; (2) an ancient ten-stringed French instrument of the guitar family.
7De Calvé, Gustav Hess, see Hess de Calvé, Gustav.
9Decani (Lat. "of the dean"), that part of a choir that occupies the dean's side in a cathedral.
11De Castillija, Pedro Fernández, see Fernández de Castillija, Pedro.
13De Castro, Juan Blas, see Blas de Castro, Juan.
15Decaux, Abel, French composer, organist and teacher, born Auffay, Seine Inférieure, 1869; his compositions include songs, piano and organ pieces.
17De Celles, Jean François Bedos, see Bedos de Celles, Jean François.
19Deceptive Cadence, a cadence in which the dominant chord is not followed by the tonic.
21Decet, (1) a group of ten vocalists or instrumentalists performing together; (2) the music for such a group.
23De Châlis, Gui, see Gui de Châlis.
25Déchant (Fr.), discant.
27Dechant, August, German choral director and composer, born Würzburg, Nov. 29, 1873; writer of festival music and choruses.
29Dechant, G., contemporary American violin maker, born Abingdon, Ill. His shop is located at Galesburg, Ill., where he builds instruments after Guarnerius and Stradivarius models; he also has a reputation for ability to regulate instruments.
31Dechend, Hans, German composer, born in 1849; died Hirschberg, June 30, 1932; his works include piano studies and songs.
33Dechert, Hugo, German violoncellist, born Dresden, Sept. 16, 1860; died Nov. 8, 1923; pupil of his father and of Hausmann. He toured Germany, Italy and Russia as solo 'cellist, became a successful teacher and a member of both the Hess and Halir Quartets.
35Dechevrens, Antoine, Swiss musicologist, born Chêne, near Geneva, Nov. 3, 1840; died Geneva, Jan. 17, 1912. He published several books relating to the science of music, also a study of Chinese music.
37Decima, the Italian term for the organ-stop called Tenth; also the Italian and Latin name for the interval of a tenth.
39Decimaquinta (It.), the interval of a fifteenth.
41Decime, the interval of a tenth.
43Decimole (Ger.), the decuplet (q.v.), i.e., a group of ten notes occupying the time value of eight or four.
45De Cisneros, Eleanora, see Cisneros, Eleanora de.
47Deciso (It.), decided; energetic; with decision.
49Decke (Ger.), (1) the belly or soundboard of the piano; (2) the belly of a violin, etc.
51Decker, Bruno, German operetta librettist, born Stettin, Apr. 16, 1871; died Berlin, Oct. 1, 1922.
53Decker, Carl Max, Austrian writer on musical subjects, born Vienna, Sept. 14, 1877; pupil of Nentwig-Bauer and Krenn. He has contributed numerous articles to musical periodicals and lexicons.
55Decker, Constantine, German pianist and composer, born Fürstenau, Brandenburg, Dec. 29, 1810; died Stolp, Pomerania, Jan. 28, 1878; pupil of Dehn. His works included operas and instrumental music.
57Decker, Joachim, 17th century organist and composer who collaborated with Praetorius and Scheidemann on an important collection of German church music.
59Decker, Myron A., American piano maker, born at Manchester, N. Y., in 1823; died at New York in 1901. His first factory was started at Albany, N. Y., in 1856, and removed to New York City in 1901.
61Decker, Pauline von, 19th century German composer; her compositions included songs, vocal duets and small instrumental pieces.
63Decker, Wilhelm, German composer, born Sasbachwalden, Dec. 7, 1860; he has written many choruses, organ pieces, violin duets and songs.
65Decker-Schenck, Johann, Austrian composer, tenor singer and guitarist, born at Vienna in 1826; died St. Petersburg, Sept. 4, 1899. He became director of an opera company in St. Petersburg, and wrote operas, songs and instrumental music.
67Deckert, Hermann, German organist and composer, born Gatterstedt, Querfurt, Nov. 16, 1855; died Berlin, Feb. 18, 1927. He studied at the Stern Conservatory, and at the Institute for Church Music in Berlin; his works include organ pieces and chamber music.
69Deckert, Willy, German violoncellist, born in Naumburg June 4, 1870; died Berlin, Feb. 1923; pupil of Schröder, Grützmacher and Klengel. He edited old 'cello works, and wrote a treatise on the Cremona violin makers.
71Declamando (It.), in a declamatory style.
73Declamation, the method employed in the enunciation of words in a vocal composition. Declamatory music, which is usually very dramatic, whether in opera or oratorio, is the abandonment of pure lyrical vocalization for speech.
75Declamato (a) (It.), declared; in a declamatory style.
77Deconet (Deconetti) Michel, 18th century Italian violin-maker who worked at Venice from 1742 to 1779. He followed Stradivarius and Guarnerius models, and his instruments are in some demand.
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