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The MacMillan EncyclopEdia Of Music And Musicians In One Volume-I, 1938
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2DIVIDED STOPS—DÖBBER one of two readings
4Divided stops, organ stops made to draw in two stops, as Stopped Diapason Treble and Stopped Diapason Bass.
6Divinare, a 4 ft. labial covered organ stop, the octave of the Stopped Diapason.
8Divine, Grace, American soprano, born Wyoming, O., Feb. 14, 1906. She became a member of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, in 1928, and has also been heard at the Bethlehem Bach Festival.
10Divisi (It.), divided; in any composition where more than one performer plays an individual part, divisi means that double notes (stop) are to be divided between the players, one half playing the upper notes and one half the lower. The return to unison is indicated by a due, unis, or a2.
12Division, (1) the separation of a series of tones, either for a voice or an instrument, into a rapid coloratura passage; (2) an obsolete name for elaborate variations.
14Division-mark, a slur for triplets, quadruplets, etc., with a figure 3, 4, etc., indicating their number.
16Division viol, one having a fretted fingerboard, such as the viola da gamba (q.v.).
18Divitis (de Ryche, de Rijcke, le Riche), Antonius (Antoine), a French or Flemish composer who died about 1515; chapel singer to Louis XII. His works included several masses, many motets and some chansons.
20Divoto (It.), devout, attached.
22D'Ivry, Paul Xaver, see Ivry, Paul Xaver d'.
24Dixie, a song by Daniel Decatur Emmett, written in 1859. It was used by Dan Bryant's troupe of black-face minstrels, for whom it was written; it became exceedingly popular in the South and was used during the Civil War as a patriotic song by Southern soldiers.
26Dixième (Fr.), the interval of a tenth.
28Dixit Dominus, an antiphon from the one hundred and tenth Psalm used at Vespers in the Roman Catholic Church.
30Dixon, George, English composer and organist, born Norwich, June 5, 1820; died Finchley, June 8, 1887. He studied with Dr. Buck, and wrote some church music.
32Dixon, William, English composer, teacher, writer and music-engraver, born London (?), about 1760; died there, 1825; his works include sacred music and glees.
34Dizi, François Joseph, French harpist, born Namur, Jan. 14, 1780; died at Paris in Nov. 1847. He went to England at the age of sixteen, and lost his harp on the way. Erard, to whom he introduced himself, gave him a harp and secured pupils for him. He became a famous concert-player and harpist in London, invented a perpendicular harp, and returned to Paris, where he established a harp factory. His work includes sonatas, solos and a method for the harp.
36Djanger, Balinese dance, see Balinese Music.
38Djauk, Balinese dance, see Balinese Music.
40Djegógan, Balinese musical instrument having five notes. Its plates are made of bronze, and it resembles the xylophone.
42Djemil Bey, Turkish violoncellist, born at Constantinople in 1858; court 'cellist in his native city.
44Djogéd, a Balinese dance, see Balinese Music.
46D-Jouwak, an Algerian flute, also called chebeb.
48Djublag, Balinese instrument similar to the western xylophone. It is constructed of bronze tubes, has a compass of five notes, and is played by striking with mallets.
50Dlabacz, Gottfried Johann, Bohemian writer on music, born Arhenitz, July 17, 1758; died Prague, Feb. 4, 1820. He wrote a valuable work entitled General Historical Art Lexicon, published in three volumes.
52Dlugoraj, Adalbert, Polish composer and lutenist, born about 1550; died about 1603; he was lutenist to the Polish King, Stefan Batory, and wrote treatises on lute music.
54Dluski, Erasmus, Russian composer and teacher, born at Podolien in 1857; died at Warsaw in 1922; pupil of Johannsen, Solovieff and Rimsky-Korsakoff. His compositions included orchestral, operatic, instrumental, vocal and chamber music works.
56Do, (1) the syllable used in Italy and England in solmisation, instead of Ut; (2) the Italian name for C. (3) In solmisation, the usual syllable-name for the first degree of the scale; (4) in the fixed-Do method of teaching, Do is the name for all notes bearing the letter-name C, whether key notes or not; (5) in the movable-Do method, Do is always the keynote.
58Doane, Frederic Townsend, American composer, teacher and organist, born St. Marys, W. Va., Oct. 23, 1882.
60Doane, Suza, American pianist and music teacher, born at Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1875. She studied at the Leipzig Conservatory, made her début under Nikisch with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1892. She then appeared in recital, and as soloist with leading American orchestras, and has taught at the University of Michigan and other colleges.
62Doane, William Howard, American writer of gospel hymns, born at Preston, Conn., died at Cincinnati, O., in 1915; pupil of F. Baker at Boston. In addition to his labors as an evangelistic composer, he made a collection of instruments.
64Dobachi, a large Japanese cup-shaped gong, about a foot in diameter, set on a cushion supported by a lacquered stand. It is used in the temple, and is played by an upward stroke with a short stick covered with leather.
66Döbber, Johannes, German composer, critic and teacher, born Berlin, Mar. 28, 1866; died there, Jan. 21, 1921; pupil of Radecke, Bussler, and Agghazy.
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