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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Node

A line or point of rest in a vibrating body. A node may be produced in a vibrating string by touching it lightly. (Cf. under Natural Horn.) The sounds thus produced, called harmonics, are often used on instruments of the violin family and on the harp. "Good Noël (Fr.) (no-el), Nowell (Eng.). Good news; ""Gospel." Christmas eve songs or carols.

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