Scan 174

The Musiclover's Handbook, containing 1) a pronouncing dictionary of musical term and 2) biographical dictionary of musicians, 1911

25 lines. Read by computer on 7 September 2026. Printed page 164. See the scan on archive.org.

1Squilla (It.) (squil'-la). Little bell.

2Squillante (It.) (squil-lan'-teh). Bell-like; ringing.

3Stabile (It.) (stah-bee'-leh). Firm; steady.

4Stac. Abbreviation of Staccato.

5Staccatissimo (It.) (stac-cah-tis'-see-mo). As detached as possible. The sign for staccatissimo is a pointed dot over the note ♩.

6Staccato (It.) (stac-cah'-to). Detached; cut off; separated.

7Staff or Stave. The five lines with their enclosed spaces. Gregorian music is written on a staff of four lines.

8Standard Pitch. See Pitch.

9Ständchen (Ger.). See Serenade.

10Stark (Ger.). Loud; strong.

11Stave. See Staff.

12Stem, Hals (Ger.), Queue (Fr.), Gambo (It.). The part of a note consisting of a vertical line; also called tail.

13Stentato (It.) (sten-tah'-to), Stentando (sten-tan'-do) [from stentare, to labor]. A heavy emphasis combined with a dragging of the time.

14Step. From one letter to the next; a degree. Whole Step, a whole tone; Half Step, half tone; Chromatic Step, chromatic half tone.

15Sterbend (Ger.) (stair-bent). Dying; morendo.

16Steso (It.) (stay-so). Extended. Steso moto, slow movement.

17Stesso (It.) (stes-so). The same.

18Sticcado (It.). Xylophone.

19Stil (Ger.) (steel), Stilo (It.). Style; manner.

20Stillgedacht (Ger.). Soft organ-stop with closed pipes; stopped diapason.

21Stimmbildung. Voice formation; voice training.

22Stimme (Ger.) (stim'-meh). (1) Voice. (2) Part. (3) Sound-post. (4) Organ-stop.

23Stimmen (verb). To tune.

24Stimmung. Pitch, tuning.

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