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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Fa

The fourth of the syllables adopted by Guido, called the Aretinian syllables. In "Movable Do" system the fourth of any scale.

Fa bemol (Fr.). F flat.

Fa burden, Falso bordone (It.), Faux bourdon (Fr.). (I) An ancient species of harmonization, consisting of thirds or sixths added to the cantus. (2) A drone bass like a bagpipe.

Facile (Fr.) (fa-seel), Facile (It.) (fah-cheeleh). Easy. Facilment (Fr.) (fa-seel-mong), Facilmente (It.) (fa-cheel-men-teh). Easily; fluently.

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