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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Common Time

Two beats, or any multiple of two beats, in the measure. The signs, C, Ф,(,, rare) indicate simple com- Clementi, Muzio (cleh-men-tee, mootsio).

Composer and pianist; Italy. B. 1752; d.

CONCITATO 4,8 mon time; ;, 8, 12, indicate compound common time, being compounded from two measures of 3; 6 from two measures of ; and 12 from four measures of time. 8

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