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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Slentando (It.) (slen-tan'-do) – Spianto (It.) (spe-an-to)

Slentando (It.) (slen-tan'-do)

Gradually slower.

Snare Drum

See Drum.

Sogetto (It.)

Subject; theme of a fugue.

Sognando (It.) (sone-yan'-do)

Dreaming; dreamily.

Sol-fa (verb)

To sing with the syllables.

Sonare (It.) (so-nah'-reh)

To sound; to play upon.

Sordamente (It.)

Veiled, dampened, muffled tone.

Sordo (It.)

Mute; muffled. Clarinetto sordo, muted clarionet.

Soubasse (Fr.) (soo-bass)

A 32-foot organ pedal-stop.

Sourdine (Fr.) (soor-deen)

See Sordino.

Spianato (It.) (spe-a-nah'-to)

Leveled; tranquillo.

Spianto (It.) (spe-an-to)

Level; smooth.

Spiccato (It.) (spik-kah'-to). pointed.

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