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Porpora, Niccolo – Probe (Ger.) (pro-beh)

Porpora, Niccolo

Composer; Italy. B. 1686; d. 1767.

Portunal Flute

Organ-stop with wooden pipes which "flare," i. e., get wider from the mouth to the top.

Posatif (Fr.) (po-sa-teef)

The choir organ. Posato (It.) (po-sah'-to), Posément (Fr.) (po-seh-mong). Quiet; sedate; grave.

Posaune (Ger.) (po-zown-eh)

The trombone; a powerful reed-stop in the organ, of 8-, 16-, or 32-foot pitch.

Potter, Cipriani

Pianist, composer; England. B. 1792; d. 1871. POULE

Poule, la

See Quadrille.

Poussé (Fr.) (poos-seh) bow. "Push." Up-

Prelleur, Peter (prel-loor)

Composer, organist; England. B. 17-; d. 1758.

Prepared Trill

One preceded by a gracenote or turn. Pressante (It.) (pres-san'-teh), Pressieren (Ger.) (pres-see-ren), Pressez (Fr.) (presseh). Pressing on; hurrying.

Prestant (Ger. and Fr.)

4-foot metal open stop. Same as Principal. Prestezza (It.) (pres-tet-za), con. With rapidity. Prestissimo (It.) (pres-tis-see-mo), Prestissimamente (It.) (pres-tis-se-ma-men'-teh). As fast as possible.

Prick-song

Old name for written music. The first notes used were small, square marks without stems, called pricks, or points.

Principal (Eng.)

4-foot open metal stop. Principale (It.) (prin-chee-pah-leh), Principal (Fr.), Prinzipal (Ger.). The open diapason.

Probe (Ger.) (pro-beh)

Rehearsal.