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.

HomeB › Blanche (Fr.) (blongsh) – Bonewitz, J. H

Blanche (Fr.) (blongsh) – Bonewitz, J. H

Blanche (Fr.) (blongsh)

A half-note; minim. Blanche pointée (poin-teh). A dotted halfnote.

Blangini, Giuseppe Marc

Mari Felice (blanjee-nee). Tenor, composer, teacher; Italy. B. 1781; d. 1814.

Bloomfield-Zeisler, Fanny

Pianist; Austria. B. 1865.

Blumenthal, Jacob (bloo-men-tall)

Song writer, pianist; Germany. B. 1829.

Boccherini, Luigi (bok-keh-ree-nee)

Composer; Italy. B. 1740; d. 1805.

Boehm, Theobald (behm)

Improved the flute; Bavaria. B. 1794; d. 1881.

BRAVURA Bouché (masc.), Bouchée (fem.) (Fr.) (boo-sheh). Closed. Applied to organ-stops with closed mouth.

Boieldieu, François Adrien (boa-el-dee-oo)

Opera writer; France. B. 1775; d. 1834.

Boito, Arrigo (bo-ee-to)

Composer, opera; Italy. B. 1842.

Bolck, Oscar

Pianist; Germany. B. 1839; d. 1888.

Bolero (Sp.) (bo-leh-ro)

Spanish dance in -time; also called Cachuca (ka-choo-ka).

Bombard

An 8 or 16-foot reed-stop in the organ.

Bonewitz, J. H

Composer and pianist;

← Berg, Conrad M – Blahetka, Leopoldine (blah-et-ka)Bordogni, Marco (bor-done-yee) – Bristow, Frank L →