Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms

How to say it as well as what it means: every Italian, German and French musical term of 1896, respelled phonetically for the student.

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Baborak or Baboracka – Bass-Pommer (Ger.)

Baborak or Baboracka

A Bohemian dance.

Badinage (Fr.) (bah-dee-naje)

Banter; raillery.

Ballata (It.)

A ballad.

Band (Ger.) (bont)

A volume; a part.

Banda (It.) (ban-dah)

A band.

Baribasso (It.)

A deep bass voice.

Bariolage (Fr.) (bah-ree-o-laje)

A medley; a series of cadenzas.

Baritenor

A low tenor.

Bass Clef

The F clef on the fourth line.

Bass-Flöte (Ger.) (fla-teh)

A low-pitch flute.

Bass-Geige (Ger.)

The violoncello.

Bass-Pommer (Ger.)

An obsolete ancestor of the bassoon.

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