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The musiclover’s handbook, containing (1) a pronouncing dictionary of musical terms and (2) biographical dictionary of musicians
1911.
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| 5 | Transcription: | Read | |
| 6 | A Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Term… | Read | |
| 21 | Accelerando (It.) (at-chel-leh-ran-do).… | Read | |
| 22 | Accordion. A small, portable instrument… | Read | |
| 23 | Adjunct Keys or Scales. Those a fifth ab… | Read | |
| 27 | Alterato (It.) (al-teh-rah'-to), Altéré… | Read | |
| 38 | Bas dessus (Fr.) (bah-des-soo'). The mez… | Read | |
| 39 | Basso continuo (It.). A figured bass. | Read | |
| 40 | throbbing heard when two sounds not exac… | Read | |
| 41 | Bind. A tie. The same sign, when over tw… | Read | |
| 42 | Brabançonne (Fr.) (bra-ban-sonn). The Be… | Read | |
| 50 | DICTIONARY OF TERMS | Read | |
| 54 | Clef [from Lat. clavis, a key]. A sign p… | Read | |
| 55 | Coi (coee), Col, Coll', Colla, Colle, Co… | Read | |
| 56 | simple common time; \( \frac{4}{4}, \fra… | Read | |
| 57 | Concertstück (Ger.) (steek). Concert pie… | Read | |
| 58 | Contralto (It.). The lowest female voice… | Read | |
| 59 | Coro (It.). Chorus. | Read | |
| 60 | Crowd, Crouth, Crood, Crooth. An ancient… | Read | |
| 66 | DICTIONARY OF TERMS | Read | |
| 67 | Double Bourdon. An organ-stop of 32-foot… | Read | |
| 68 | Dritta (It.). The right hand. | Read | |
| 69 | instrument, in which strips of glass or… | Read | |
| 73 | Étude (Fr.) (eh-tood). A study, lesson. | Read | |
| 74 | Fa bemol (Fr.). F flat. | Read | |
| 75 | DICTIONARY OF TERMS | Read | |
| 76 | Fiddle. This word and "violin" both come… | Read | |
| 77 | Fiorituri (It.) (fee-o-ree-too-ree). Emb… | Read | |
| 78 | DICTIONARY OF TERMS | Read | |
| 79 | DICTIONARY OF TERMS | Read | |
| 80 | DICTIONARY OF TERMS | Read | |
| 81 | Free Style. The reverse of strict contra… | Read | |
| 82 | Fugara. An open, metal pipe organ-stop,… | Read | |
| 83 | DICTIONARY OF TERMS | Read | |
| 84 | DICTIONARY OF TERMS | Read | |
| 85 | Ghazel or Gazel. A short Persian poem, u… | Read | |
| 86 | Glockenspiel (Ger.). Bell play; a small… | Read | |
| 87 | Great Octave. The sounds from | Read | |
| 88 | Guidonian Hand. A diagram consisting of… | Read | |
| 89 | Halbe Cadenz (Ger.). Half cadence. | Read | |
| 90 | parts; it is upon the presence or absenc… | Read | |
| 91 | anglais and flute form one stop, marked… | Read | |
| 92 | Harpsichord, Harpsicol, Clavicin (Fr.),… | Read | |
| 96 | Insensibile (It.) (in-sen-si-bee-leh), I… | Read | |
| 106 | Leading Note. The 7th note of a scale; i… | Read | |
| 107 | Leicht (Ger.). Light; easy. | Read | |
| 108 | chentza). An intentional disregard of a… | Read | |
| 109 | Loco (It.). Place; play as written. Used… | Read | |
| 110 | Lyric. Song-like. In poetry, a short poe… | Read | |
| 111 | Maestro al cembalo. Old term for conduct… | Read | |
| 112 | Mandolin, Mandolino (It.) (man-do-lee-no… | Read | |
| 122 | frequently so called, and is written in… | Read | |
| 123 | Nachahmung. Imitation. | Read | |
| 124 | DICTIONARY OF TERMS | Read | |
| 125 | Nobile (It.) (no-bee-leh). Noble; grand. | Read | |
| 126 | curiously complicated, were yet very def… | Read | |
| 127 | Nunsfiddle [Ger., Nonnen-Geige]. Called… | Read | |
| 128 | Oboe. A reed-stop in the organ, of 8-ft.… | Read | |
| 129 | Offertory, Offertorio (It.), Offertoire… | Read |