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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Tanto (It.) – Tenoroon

Tanto (It.)

So much; too much. Allegro non tanto, not so fast; lit., "fast, not too much."

Tartini Tone

An undertone produced by the simultaneous vibration of two strings, etc., first observed by Tartini, the violinist. Called also a differential tone.

Tartini, G. (tar-tee'-nee)

Violinist, com poser; Italy. B. 1692; d. 1770.

TASTE

Taste (Ger.) (tas'-teh)

A pianoforte or organ key; pedal key. Tastenbrett (Ger.), Tastenleiter. Keyboard. Key-

Tattoo or Taptoo

The drumbeat ordering soldiers to retire for the night. Technic, Technik (Ger.), Technique (Fr.). The purely mechanical part of playing or singing.

Technicon

A mechanism for strengthening the fingers and increasing their flexibility.

Techniphone

See Virgil Clavier. Tedesco or Tedesca, alla (It.). In German style.

Telemann, G. P. (teh'-leh-man)

Composer, organist; Germany. B. 1681; d. TETRACHORD Terz (Ger.) (terts), (It.) Terza. Third.

Temps (Fr.) (tam)

(I) Time. (2) Beat. Temps faible or levé. Weak beat; up beat. Temps fort or frappé. Strong beat; down beat.

Tendrement (Fr.) (tondr-mong)

Tenderly. Tenendo il canto (It.). Sustaining the melody. Teneramente (It.) (teh-neh-ra - men'- teh). Tenderly; delicately. Tenerezza (It.) (teh-neh-ret'-za), con. With tenderness, delicacy.

Tenorino (It.) (ten-o-ree'-no)

tenor." Falsetto tenor.

Tenoroon

(I) See Oboe di caccia. (2) Any organ-stop of 8-foot tone that does not go below middle C.

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