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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Cuzzoni, Francesca (cootzo-nee) – Czimbel (chim-bel)

Cuzzoni, Francesca (cootzo-nee)

Soprano; Italy. B. 1700; d. 1770.

Cyclical Forms

Forms of composition in which one or more themes return in prescribed order, as sonata, rondo, etc.

Czakan (cha-kan)

A cane flute.

Czardas (char-dash)

A Hungarian dance with sudden alterations of tempo.

Czimbel (chim-bel)

A dulcimer strung with wire strings; a national instrument in Hungary.

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