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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Va (It.) – Verve (Fr.) (vehrv)

Va (It.)

Go; as, Va crescendo, go on getting louder.

Vaccaj, N. (vak-kah'-ee)

Composer; Italy.

B. 1790; d. 1848.

V Valse à deux temps (Fr.) (doo tomp). A species of waltz with two steps to each measure.

Vacillando (It.) (vat-chil-lan-do)

"Vacillating." A direction to play without strict regard to time.

Veemente (It.) (veh-eh-men'-teh)

ment; forceful.

Vehe- Veemenza (It.) (veh-eh-men'-tza), con.

With vehemence.

Velato (It.) (veh-lah'-to), Voce velato, a veiled voice, i. e., lacking in clearness and resonance.

Veloce (It.) (veh-lo'-cheh)

Rapid; swift. Velocissimamente (It.) (veh-lo-chis-see-mamen'-teh). Very swiftly. Velocissimente (It) (veh-lo-chis-see-men' teh). Swiftly. Velocita (It.) (veh-lo'-chee-tah), con. With rapidity.

Ventil

(I) Valve; piston. (2) In the organ a contrivance for cutting off the wind from a part of the organ.

Venusto (It.) (veh-noos'-to)

Graceful; fine. Veränderungen (Ger.) (fer - an' - de - roongen). Variations.

Verdi, G. (vehr'-dee)

Composer; Italy.

B. 1813; d. 1901.

VALVE

Verhallend (Ger.)

See Morendo.

Verschwindend (Ger.) (fehr-shwin'-dend)

Dying away.

Versetzung (Ger.) (fehr-set'-soonk)

Transposition. Verspätung (Ger.) (fehr-spay'-toonk), Verweilend (fehr - wei'-lent), Verzögernd (fehr-tseh'-gernt). Delaying; retarding.

Verve (Fr.) (vehrv)

Spirit. Avec verve, with spirit. Verzweiflungsvoll (Ger.) (fehr-tsvy'floonks-foll). Lit., full of desperation. Despairingly. Vezzoso (It.) (vets-so-so), Vezzosamente (vets-so-sa-men-teh). Beautiful; graceful; gracefully.

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