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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String Band – Sung

String Band

The violins, violas, violoncellos, and double bass, also spoken of collectively as the "strings" or the string quartet.

String Quartet

A composition for two violins, viola, and violoncello. String Quintet, Sextet, Septet, Octet are formed by combining the string instruments in various proportions.

Stromento (It.) (stro-men'-to)

Instrument. Stromento di corda. String instrument. Stromento di fiato or di vento. Wind instrument.

Sub-bass

An organ pedal-stop of 16- or 32-foot tone.

Sub-octave

A coupler on the organ that pulls down the keys an octave below those struck.

Sub-tonic

The leading note, 7th of the scale. Subito (It.) (soo-bee' - to), Subitamente. Quickly. Volti subito, abbreviated V. S., turn over quickly.

Subdom

Rel. min.

I Th.

Subject

The theme of a fugue; any one of the themes of a sonata, rondo, etc.

Subordinate Chords

Those on the 2d, 3d, and 6th of the scale.

Suivez (Fr.) (swee-vey)

Follow; a direction for the accompanist to follow the soloist.

Sullivan, Sir A. S

Composer; England.

B. 1842; d. 1900.

Sung

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