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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Ritmo (It.)

See Rhythm.

Ritmo a due battate. Of two measures.

Ritmo a tre battate. Of three measures.

The following passage, which, being written in (scherzo) time, looks like a six-bar phrase, is in reality a two-bar phrase, founded on the triple unit : 13 9 8 Rilasciando (It.) (ree - lah-she-an' - Rilasciante (ree-lah-she-an'-te). Relaxing the time; retarding.

Rimettendo (It) (ree-met-ten'-do). Holding back; retarding.

Rinforzando (It.) (rin-for-tzan'-do), Rinforzare (rin-for-tzah'-reh), Rinforzato Rheinberger, J. (rine'-ber-ger). Composer, organist; Germany. B. 1839; d. 1901.

Ricci, F. (rit'-chee). Composer; Italy. B. 1809; d. 1877.

Ricci, Luigi (brother of F.).

Italy. B. 1805; d. 1859.

Composer:

Richards, Brinley. Composer, pianist; England. B. 1817; d. 1885. Richter, E. F. E. Composer, writer; Germany. B. 1808; d. 1879. Richter, Hans. Composer, conductor; Germany. B. 1843. Ritmo a tre battate. written in time; or it may be written in time with triplets. 4 This example is analogous to the oftquoted one in the scherzo of Beethoven's ninth symphony.

Theorist; Riemann, Hugo (ree' - man).

Germany. B. 1849.

Ries, F. (rees). Composer; Germany. B. 1784; d. 1838.

Righini, V. (ree-gee'-nee). Composer; Italy.

B. 1756; d. 1812.

Rimbault, Ed. F. Composer, organist, writer; England. B. 1816; d. 1876 Rimbault, Stephen F. Composer, organist; England. B. 1773; d. 1837.

Rink, J. C. H. composer, organist; Ger many. B. 1770; d. 1846.

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