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65 terms in this part of Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms, A to Z.
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- Pachmann, Vladimir de – Panofka, H
- Pallettes (Fr.)
- Panseron, A – Pastourelle
- Pantalon (Fr.)
- Parallel Motion
- Paraphrase
- Part
- Part-Song
- Partita (It.) (par-tee'-tah)
- Passaggio (It.) (pas-sad-jeo)
- Passione (It.)
- Pastoral, Pastorale (It.) (pas-to-rah'-leh)
- Patimento (It.) (pah-tee-men-to) – Per (It.) (pehr)
- Pavan
- Pavillon (Fr.) (pa-vee-yong)
- Pedal Check
- Peg
- Pensieroso (It.) (pen-see-eh-ro-so)
- Perabo, Ernst – Physharmonica
- Petto (It.)
- Pezzo (It.) (pet'-so)
- Phantasieren (Ger.) (fan-ta-see'-ren) – Plagal Cadence
- Phrasing
- Piacemento (It.) (pe-aht-chee-men'-tō)
- Piano (It.) (pee-an'-no)
- Piatti, A. (pee'-at-tee)
- Pibroch – Pleyel, Ignaz J
- Pieno-piena (It.) (pe-ch'-no)
- Piffero or Piffaro (It.)
- Pipe
- Pitch
- Pitch Pipe
- Piva (It.) (pee-vah)
- Plagal Scales or Modes
- Plain Chant
- Planxtiés
- Played
- Pleyel, Marie F. D – Popper, David
- Pneuma (Gr.) – Premier (Fr.) (preh-mee-eh)
- Pneumatic Action
- Pochetto (It.) (po-ket'-to)
- Polska
- Poniatowski, Prince J. M
- Ponticello (It.) (pon-tee-chel-lo)
- Porpora, Niccolo – Probe (Ger.) (pro-beh)
- Portamento (It.) (por-tah-men'-to)
- Position
- Possibile (It.) (pos-see'-bee-leh)
- Potpourri (Fr.) (po-poor-ee)
- Pp – Phantasie (Ger.)
- Ppp
- Precentor
- Preparation
- Presto (It.)
- Primary Accent
- Prime
- Proch, Heinrich – Punkt (Ger.) (poonkt)
- Progressive Stop
- Prova (It.)
- Prächtig (Ger.) (praych-tig)
- Punta (It.) (poon'-tah) – Pédale (Fr.)
- Purfling
- Pyramidon
- Pæan (Gr.)
- Périjourdine (peh-ree-zhoor-deen)
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