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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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1Super-tonic. The 2d degree of the scale.
2Super-dominant. The 6th degree of the scale.
3Supplichevole (It.) (sup-plee-kay'-vo-leh), Supplichevolmente (sup-plee-kay-vol-men'-teh). Pleading; supplicating.
4Suspension. Tying or prolonging a note from one chord into the following. See Retardation.
5Süss (Ger.) (sees). Sweet.
6Sussurando (It.) (soos-soo-ran'-do). Murmuring.
7Sussurante (It.) (soos-soo-ran'-teh). Whisperingly.
8Svegliato (It.) (svehl-ya'-to). Brisk; lively.
9Svelto (It.) (svel'-to). Swift; quick; easy.
10Swell Organ. A part of the organ enclosed within a box provided with shutters, which are opened and closed by a lever, called the swell-pedal, worked by the foot.
11Symphony. See Sinfonia.
12Symphonic. In the manner of a symphony.
13Symphonic Ode. A combination of symphony and chorus, as Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, or Mendelssohn's Lobgesang.
14Symphonic Poem. A modern name for an orchestral composition supposed to illustrate a poem or story.
15Syncopation. A shifting of the accent, caused by tying a weak beat to a strong beat.
16Syrinx. (1) Pandean Pipes, q. v. (2) Part of a hymn to Apollo sung in the Pythian games.
18T
20T. Abbreviation of Tasto, Tenor, Tempo, Tutti, Toe (in organ music).
21Taballo (It.). Kettle-drum.
22Tablature (Fr.) (tab-lah-toor), Intavolatura (It.), Tablatur (Ger.). An obsolete system of notation used for the lute principally; another form was used for the organ, harpsichord, etc.
23Table (Fr.) (tahbl). The belly or sound-board.
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