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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Sub-principal – Symphonic

Sub-principal

Open organ-stop, 32- and 16-foot pitch.

Suonata

See Sonata.

Superfluous

Same as Augmented.

Super-tonic

The 2d degree of the scale.

Süss (Ger.) (sees)

Sweet.

Svegliato (It.) (svehl-ya'-to)

Brisk; lively.

Svelto (It.) (svel'-to)

Swift; quick; easy.

Symphony

See Sinfonia.

Symphonic

In the manner of a symphony.

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