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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Ob – Orchestration

Ob

Abbreviation of oboe and obbligato.

Ober (Ger.) (o'-behr)

Over; upper.

Oberwerk

The uppermost manual of an organ.

Obligé (Fr.) (o-blee-zheh)

Obbligato.

Oder (Ger.)

Or.

Or.

Œuvre (Fr.) (ōōvr). Work; opus.

Olivettes (Fr.) (o-lee-vet)

Dance after the olive harvest.

Open Diapason

See Diapason.

Hun-

Open Pipe

An organ-pipe without stopper.

Opera Buffa

Comic opera. (Fr., Opera Bouffe.)

Opera Seria

Grand opera; serious opera; tragic opera.

Oppure (It.) (op-poo'-reh)

See Ossia.

Orchestration

The art of writing for the orchestra.

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