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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Cimarosa, Dominico (chee-mah-ro-sah) – Commodamente, Commodet'ta (It.)

Cimarosa, Dominico (chee-mah-ro-sah)

Composer; Italy. B. 1749; d. 1801.

Citoli

Old name for the dulcimer. Civetteria (It.) (chee-vet-tee'-rea), con. With coquetry.

Clar

Clarino Lo.

Clarino (It.) (clah-ree-no)

Clarion or trumpet; an organ-stop; four-foot reed. Claviatur or Klaviatur (Ger.) (kla-fee-atoor'). Keyboard.

Clarke, Hugh A

Theorist and composer;

Clavicembalo (It.) (cla-vee-chem'-ba-lo)

keyed dulcimer; the harpsichord.

Clavier or Klavier (Ger.) (klah-feer')

(1) Keyboard. (2) Used as a name for the pianoforte.

Clay, Frederick

Composer: England. B.. 1840; d. 1889. CODA

Come (It.) (coh-meh)

As; like. Come prima (It.) (coh'-meh pree'-mah). As at first.

Comes (Lat.) (comes)

The answer to the subject, dux of a fugue. Dux means leader; comes, follower.

Comma

The difference between a major and a minor tone.

Commodamente, Commodet'ta (It.)

Quietly; leisurely; without hurry.

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