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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
3String Band. The violins, violas, violoncellos, and double bass, also spoken of collectively as the "strings" or the string quartet.
5String Instruments. Those in which the tone is reproduced by the vibration of strings. They are classified as follows: 1st, strings plucked by the fingers—harp, guitar, etc.; 2d, strings struck by plectra—mandolin, zither, etc.; 3d, strings vibrated by means of a bow—violin, etc.; 4th, strings struck with hammers—pianoforte, dulcimer, etc.
7String Quartet. A composition for two violins, viola, and violoncello.
9String Quintet, Sextet, Septet, Octet are formed by combining the string instruments in various proportions.
11Stringendo (It.) (strin-jen'-do). Hurrying the time.
13Strisciando (It.) (strish-e-an'-do). Creeping; gliding.
15Stromentato (It.). Instrumented; scored; orchestrated.
17Stromento (It.) (stro-men'-to). Instrument.
19Stromento di corda. String instrument.
21Stromento di fiato or di vento. Wind instrument.
23Stück (Ger.) (stick). A piece. Concertstück, concert piece. Salonstück, parlor piece.
25Study, Étude (Fr.), Studio (It.). (1) A composition designed to facilitate the mastering of some special difficulty. (2) A name often given by modern writers to pieces analogous to the old toccata, q. v.
27Stufe (Ger.) (stoo'-feh). A step; degree of the scale.
29Stürmisch (Ger.). Stormy; furioso.
31Suave (It.) (soo-a'-veh). Sweet.
33Suavemente (It.) (soo-a-veh-men'-teh). Sweetly.
35Suavita (It.) (soo-ah'-vee-ta), con. With sweetness.
37Sub-bass. An organ pedal-stop of 16- or 32-foot tone.
39Sub-dominant. The 4th degree of the scale; not called sub-dominant because it is below the dominant, but because it is the same distance below the tonic that the dominant is above.

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