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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Major Chord or Triad – Mason, Lowell

Major Chord or Triad

One in which the third over the root is major, i.e., two whole tones above the root.

Malibran, Maria F. (mah'-lee-bran)

Soprano; Paris. B. 1808; d. 1836.

Marcando, Marcato

Decided; marked; with emphasis.

Marchesi, Mathilde de C

(mar - keh' - see).

Soprano; Germany. B. 1826; d. 1913.

Mario, G. (mah'-ree-o)

Tenor; Italy. B. 1812 (?); d. 1883.

Mark

A sign, q. v. Markiert (Ger.) (mar'-keert), Marqué (Fr.) (mar-kay). See Marcato.

Marmontel, A. F

Pianist, composer; France.

B. 1816; d. 1898.

Marpurg, F. W

Composer; Germany. B. 1718; d. 1795-

Marschner, H. (marsh'-nehr)

Composer, conductor; Germany. B. 1795; d. 1861.

Martini, G. B. (mar-tee'-nee)

Composer, theorist; Italy. B. 1706; d. 1784.

Marx, Ad

B. 1799; d. 1865.

Theorist; Germany.

B.

Mason, Lowell

Composer, writer; U. S. A.

B. 1792; d. 1872.

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