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Devrient, Ed. P. (deh'-vree-ong) – Doigter (Fr.) (doy-teh)

Devrient, Ed. P. (deh'-vree-ong)

Basso; Germany. B. 1801; d. 1877.

Devrient, Mme. W. Schroeder

Soprano.

B. 1804; d. 1860.

DISSONANCE are arranged on the page. (3) Of an orchestra, the positions assigned to the different instruments.

Di (It.) (dee)

By, with, of, for. Di bravura, with bravura. Literally, with bravery. Diana (It.), Diane (Fr.). A morning serenade; aubade.

Diabelli, Anton (dee-a-bel'-lee)

Composer; Germany. B. 1781; d. 1858.

Direct Motion

Both (or all) parts ascending or descending together.

Discord

Cacophony; noise. Used incorrectly for dissonance. Dissonance is musical, but discord never is.

Disjunct Motion

Moving by skips. Dis moll (Ger.). D minor. Disperato (It.), Con disperazione (dispeh-ratz-eo-neh). Desparingly; with desperation.

Dispersed Harmony

When the members of the chords are separated widely.

Divisi (It.)

Divided; a direction that the string instruments must divide into two masses or more, as may be indicated by the composer.

Diése (Fr.) (dee-ehs)

A sharp. Difficile (It.) (dif-fee'-chee-leh), Difficile (Fr.) (dif-fi-seel). Difficult. Di gala (It.). Merrily. Diluendo (It.) [diluere, to dilute]. Wasting away; decrescendo.

Dodecuplet

A group of twelve notes played in the time of eight of the same denomination.

Doigter (Fr.) (doy-teh)

See Fingering.