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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Düster (Ger.) (dees-tehr)

Gloomy; mournful; sad.

Dux (Lat.). Leader; the theme of a fugue. a Duvernoy, Jean B. (doo-ver-noy). Pianist, teacher; France. B. 1802; d. 1880.

Composer; Dvorak, Anton (tfor-shak). Composer; Bohemia. B. 1841; d. 1904.

Dwight, J. S. Critic; U. S. A. B. 1813; d. 1893.

Dykes, Rev. J. B. Hymn writer; England.

B. 1823; d. 1876.

E E. (I) The third of the natural major scale, fifth of the natural minor. (2) The first or highest string (chanterelle) of the violin. (3) The fourth or lowest string of the double bass.

E (It.) (eh). And; when the word that follows begins with a vowel, ed (ehd).. Ebollimento or Ebollizione (It.) (eh-bollitz-ee-o'-neh). Boiling over; sudden expression of passion.

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