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.

J

3 terms in this part of Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms.

Jack

The short, upright piece of wood at the end of the key of the harpsichord or spinet, to which the quill was attached which struck the…

Jägerchor (Ger.) (yay-ger-kore)

Jaleo (Sp.) (hah-leh-o). A Spanish dance in triple time. Janko Keyboard (yanko). The invention of Paul Janko, arranged like a series of…

Just Intonation

Jensen, Adolf (yen-sen). Composer; Germany. B. 1837; d. 1879. Joachim, J. (yo-a-kim). Violinist; Hungary. Joncières, Victorin de…

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