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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Uguale (It.) (oo-gwah'-leh) – Ut (Fr.) (oot)

Uguale (It.) (oo-gwah'-leh)

Equal. Ugualmente (It.) (oo-gwahl - men' - teh). Equally; evenly.

Unison

Sounds consisting of the same number of vibrations per second. term "unison passage" is applied to vocal or instrumental parts in the octave also.

Unisson (Fr.) (oo-nis-song)

Unison. Un poco (It.). A little. The Un pochino (It.) (po-kee'-no), Un pochettino (po-ket-tee'-no). A very little.

Unschuldig (Ger.) (oon-shool-dig)

cent.

Inno.

Up-bow

In violin playing the motion of the bow from the point to the nut. The sign is V; the down-bow

Ut (Fr.) (oot)

The note C; the first of the Aretinian syllables, changed in Italy to do, a better vowel sound for solfeggio.

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