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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Menestral (Fr.) – Minor (Lat.)

Menestral (Fr.)

Minstrel; Troubadour.

Mesto (It.) (mehs-to)

Gloomy; mournful.

Mestoso, Mestamente. Mournfully; sadly.

Mesure (Fr.) (meh-soor)

Measure. A la mesure, in time.

Metal Pipes

Organ-pipes made of tin, zinc, etc.

Mezzo or Mezza (It.) (med-zo)

Half.

Mezzo Forte

Half loud.

Mezzo Piano

Half soft.

Mezzo Tenore

A tenor with range of baritone.

Mezzo Voce

Half.voice.

Mineur (Fr.) (mee-noor)

Minor.

Minnesänger (Ger.)

German name for Troubadour; literally, love-singer.

Minor (Lat.)

Lesser.

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