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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Panseron, A – Pastourelle

Panseron, A

(pan-seh-rong).

Composer, vocalist; France. B. 1796; d. 1859.

Pape, Wm. B. (pah' - peh). Composer, pianist; U. S. A. B. 1850.

PARAPHRASE

Paradies, Maria T. von

Pianist; Austria.

B. 1759; d. 1824.

Parallel Keys

The major and minor scales beginning on the same keynote.

Parepa, Rosa

Soprano; Scotland. B. 1836; d. 1874.

Parker, J. C. D

Organist, composer; U.

S. A. B. 1828.

Parry, C. Hubert H

Composer; England.

B. 1848.

Parsons, A. R

Composer, pianist; U. S. A.

B. 1847.

PAVANA

Pasdeloup, J. E. (pah-de-loo)

Conductor; France. B. 1819; d. 1887.

Passage

(1) A musical phrase. (2) The figure of a melodic sequence. (3) Á brilliant run or arpeggio.

Passing Note

An ornamental melodic note foreign to the harmony; when these notes fall on the beat or the accent they are called changing notes.

Pasta, G

Soprano; Italy. B. 1798; d. 1865.

Pastourelle

A figure in the quadrille. See Pantalon. Pateticamente (It.) (pa-teh - tee-cah-men'teh), Patetico (It.) (pa-teh'-tee-co), Pathétiquement (Fr.) (pa-teh - teek-mong),

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