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

Zinke (Ger.)

Cornet; an obsolete variety of hautboy. the melody is played. A bagpipe; also a harsh-toned species of hautboy. Zapateado (Sp.) (tha-pah…

Ziganka

A Russian peasant dance in time. Yriarte, S. (e-ree-ar'-teh). Writer; Teneriffe. B. 1750; d. 1791. Ysaye, E. (e-sah'-ee). Violinist…

Zither (Ger.) (tsit'-ter)

A string instrument consisting of a shallow box over which pass two sets of strings,-one set of gut for the accompaniment, the other, of…

Zwischenspiel (Ger.)

Zerrahn, Carl. Conductor; Germany. B. 1826; d. 1910. Zeuner, Ch. (tsoy'-ner). Organist; Germany. B. 1797; d. 1857. Zimmermann, Agnes…

Zampogna (It.) (zam-pone'-ya) – Zwischensatz (Ger.)

A soft-toned flute in the organ. Lame. Alla zoppo, halting; limping; syncopated.

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