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Ascher, Joseph – Ausarbeitung (Ger.) (ows'-ar-bye-toonk)
Ascher, Joseph
Pianist. B. 1831; d. 1869.
Assai (It.) (as-sah'-ee)
Very, extremely, as Allegro assai, very fast. Adagio assai, very slow.
Astorga, Emmanuele Baron D
Composer; Sicily. B. 1681; d. 1736.
Attack
The manner of beginning a phrase or piece; refers generally to the promptness or firmness of the performer or performers.
Attwood, Thomas
Composer; England.
B. 1765; d. 1838.
Auber, Daniel François Esprit (o-behr, D. fran- AUXILIARY SCALES
Aubade (Fr.) (o-bad')
Morning music; the opposite of Serenade, evening music.
Aufhalten (Ger.) (hol-ten)
To suspend (of dissonances). Also, to hold back or retard (of time).
Auftakt (Ger.)
The unaccented part of the measure, or the fraction of a measure, at the beginning of a piece.
Augmentation
When the theme of a fugue or imitation is given in notes of double or quadruple the length of those in its original form.
Augmented
(1) Any interval greater than perfect or major. (2) A theme written in notes of greater value than in its original form.
Augmenter (Fr.) (og-mong-teh)
To increase in force. Same as Crescendo.
Ausarbeitung (Ger.) (ows'-ar-bye-toonk)
Development; the working out of a fugue or sonata, etc.