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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Hidden Fifths or Octaves

Called also concealed. These occur when two parts or voices take a 5th or 8th in parallel motion.

The rule forbidding hidden 5ths and 8ths is now very little regarded.

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