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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Septole (Ger.)

Septuplet; a group of seven.

Se piace (It.) (seh pe-ah'-cheh). " Please yourself." Ad libitum.

Sequence, Melodic. The repetition of a melodic phrase at regular intervals. Harmonic Sequence, the repetition of a harmonic progression at regular intervals. Contrapuntal Sequence, a succession of common chords with roots moving in a regular "pattern."

Melodic Sequence.

Harmonic Sequence. 0000 000 Contrapuntal Sequence.

Seraphine.

A free-reed instrument that preceded the harmonium.

Serenade, Sérénade (Fr.), Serenata (It.),

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