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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Oboe

A reed-stop in the organ, of 8-ft. pitch, voiced to resemble the oboe.

Oboe d'amore (It.) (dah-mo-reh). "of love;" a small soft-toned oboe.

Oboe O Oboe di caccia (It.) (cat'-cheea). Oboe of the chase; a large oboe, used formerly as a hunting signal.

Oboist, Oboista (It.). An oboe player.

Ocarine, Ocarina (It.). A small wind instrument of terra cotta, with flute-like quality of tone,-more of a toy than a musical instrument.

Octave, Ottava (It.), Oktave (Ger.). (I) The interval between a given letter and its repetition in an ascending or descending series. The diapason of the Greeks. (2) An organstop of 4-ft. pitch.

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