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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Flageolet Tones – Française (Fr.) (frong-says)

Flageolet Tones

The harmonic sounds produced by touching lightly the strings of violin, etc.

Flat

The sign of depression (2) lowers the letter a half-tone. Flautando, flautato (It.). Flute-like; in violin playing, a direction to produce flageolet tones.

Flotow, F. F. A

Opera composer; Germany. B. 1812; d. 1883.

Foote, Arthur

1853.

Composer; U. S. A. B.

Forkel, Johann N

Organist; Germany. B. 1749; d. 1818.

Formes, Karl (for-mehs)

Basso; Germany, B. 1810; d. 1889.

FORM

Fortemente (It.)

Loudly; forcibly. Forza (It.) (fortza), con. With force.

Forzando (It.) (fortzando)

Forcing the sound; emphasizing a certain note, indicated by <,, fz, sfz. Forzato (It.) (fortzato), Sforzando, Sforzato. All have the same meaning as Forzando.

Foster, Stephen

Song writer; U. S. A. B. 1826; d. 1864.

Franchomme, A. (fransh-om). 'Cellist;

Fourth

(I) An interval embracing four letters. (2) The subdominant of the scale.

Franz, Robert (frants)

Composer; Germany. B. 1815; d. 1892.

Française (Fr.) (frong-says)

A dance in triple time. Francamente (It.) (frank - a - men' - teh). Frankly; boldly. Franchezza (It.) (fran-ket'-za), Franchise (Fr.) (frong-shees). Freedom; confidence.

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