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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Compass – Cone Gamba

Compass

The complete series of sounds that may be produced by a voice or instrument.

Compiacevole (It.) (com-pea-cheh'-vo-leh)

Agreeable; pleasing; charming.

Composition

The sounds that make up the series of a mixture- or other compound organ-stop.

Concertante (It.) (con-cher-tan'-teh)

A composition in which two or more parts are of equal importance.

Concerted Music

Music for several voices or instruments, or for voices and instruments combined.

Concertina

A small free-reed instrument somewhat like the accordion, but far superior.

Concertmeister (Ger.)

Concert master; the leader or conductor of the orchestra. Concerto (It.) (con-cher-to), Conzert (Ger.),

Concitato (It.) (con-chee-tah'-to)

Agitated. Concone, Giuseppe (con-co-neh, jew-sep-peh). Teacher and composer; Italy. B. 1810; d. 1861. CONCORD COUCHED HARP

Concord

Agreeing. Literally, chording | Contrapuntal. Belonging to counterpoint. with.

Concordant

(I) Agreeing with. (2, Fr.) The baritone voice.

Conductor

The director or leader of a chorus or orchestra.

Cone Gamba

An organ-stop with bellshaped top. Conjunct (Lat., con-junctus). Joined together. Adjacent sounds in the scale.

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