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The Musiclover's Handbook, containing 1) a pronouncing dictionary of musical term and 2) biographical dictionary of musicians, 1911
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1DICTIONARY OF TERMS
3Stimmungsbild. "Voicing picture," i.e., a short composition designed to "voice" or express some given mood or emotion, e.g., "Warum," by Schumann.
5Stinguendo (It.) (stin-gwen'-do) [from stinguere, to extinguish]. Fading away; becoming extinguished.
7Stirato (It.) (stee-rah'-to), Stiracchiato (stee-rak-ke-ah'-to) [from stirare, to stretch]. Retarding the time.
9Stop. (1) To press the finger on the string of violin, guitar, etc. Double Stop, pressing two strings at once. (2) (noun) A rank or set of organ-pipes. Draw Stop, the arrangement of levers by means of which the "wind" is admitted to the various ranks of pipes at will, called also register. Foundation Stop, one of 8-foot pitch. Mutation Stop, one sounding the major third or perfect fifth, or both, over the fundamental. Solo Stop, one with a tone quality suited to the rendition of melody.
11Stracino (It.) (strah-chee'-no), Stracicato (strah-chee-cah'-to), Stracicando (strah-chee-can'-do), Stracinando (strah-chee-nan'-do). A drag, or slur; sliding from one note to another and at the same time slightly slackening the time.
13Strain. Song, air, tune, or a part of one.
15Strathspey. A Scotch dance in 4/4 time.
17Stravagante (It.) (strah-vah-gan'-te). Extravagant; fantastic.
19Stravaganza (It.) (strah-vah-gant'-sah). A fantastic composition.
21Streng (Ger.). Rigid; severe.
23Strepito (It.) (streh'-pee-to), con. With noise; fury.
25Strepitosamente (It.) (streh-pee-to-sah-men'-teh). Furiously.
27Strepitoso (It.) (streh-pee-to'-so). Furious.
29Stretta, Stretto (It.). "A throng." (1) Hurrying the time at the close. (2) In fugue, causing the voices to follow one another at less distance, so that the subject and answer are brought closer together.
31Stridente (It.) (stree-den'-teh). Strident; noisy; impetuous.
33String. Abbreviation for Stringendo.
35String. Cords made of wire, catgut, or silk, used for musical instruments.
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