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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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1Double Bourdon. An organ-stop of 32-foot tone.
2Double Chant. See Chant.
3Double Counterpoint. A counterpoint so contrived that it may be placed either above or below the theme, without producing any forbidden intervals. A double counterpoint is said to be at the octave when, if written above the theme, it may be moved down an octave; at the 10th, if it may be moved down a tenth; at the 12th, if it may be moved down a twelfth. Double counterpoint may also be at the 9th and 11th, but the former are much more used.
4Double Croche (Fr.) (doobl crosh). A sixteenth-note.
5Double Diapason. An organ-stop of 16-foot tone.
6Double Drum. A drum struck at both ends.
7Double Flat, bb, depresses a letter a whole tone.
8Double Main (mang). Octave-coupler in the organ.
9Double Sharp, 𝄪, raises a letter a whole tone.
10Double Stop. In violin music, playing simultaneously on two strings.
11Double Tonguing. Playing repeated staccato notes on the flute, cornet, etc., by a movement of the point of the tongue against the roof of the mouth.
12Double Touche (toosh). A contrivance for regulating the depth of the descent of the keys of the harmonium.
13Doublette (Fr.) (doo-blet). A two-foot organ-stop, the 15th, or a compound stop of two ranks.
14Doucement (Fr.) (doos-mong). Sweetly, softly.
15Doux (Fr.) (doo). Sweet, soft.
16Down Beat. The first beat in the measure; the principal accent in the measure.
17Down Bow. In instruments of the violin family, the motion of the bow from the nut to the point. The sign is or . In French the word tirez (tee-reh), draw.
18Doxology [from Greek doxa, praise; lego, to proclaim]. A short ascription of praise to the Trinity, metrical or otherwise.
19Drammatico (It.), Drammaticamente (It.). Dramatic; in dramatic style.
20Drängend (Ger.) (drayn'-gent). Hurrying; accelerating.
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