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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Dreyschock, Alex – Dur (Ger.) (duhr)

Dreyschock, Alex

(dry-shock). Pianist; Germany. B. 1818; d. 1869.

DULCIMER

Dritta (It.)

The right hand.

Droit or Droite (Fr.) (droa)

Right hand.

Drone

The pipe that sounds one note continuously in the bagpipe.

Drum Slade

A drummer.

Drängend (Ger.) (drayn'-gent)

Hurrying; accelerating.

Duettino (It.) (doo-et-tee'-no)

A little duet.

Dulcken, Ferdinand Q. (dool-ken)

Composer, pianist; Germany. B. 1837.

Dulcken, Marie Louise

Pianist; Germany.

B. 1811; d. 1850.

Duple

Double. Duple Time, two beats in the measure.

Dur (Fr.)

Hard; coarse; rough.

Dur (Ger.) (duhr)

Literally, hard; major.

← Double – Dressel, Otto (dreh-zel)Duschek or Dussek, Franz →