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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Vox (Lat.)

Voice.

Vox celestis, Vox angelica. See Unda maris.

Vox humana. An organ-stop imitating the human voice. (Fr., Voix humane).

Vuide (Fr.) (voo-eed), Vuoto (It.) (voo-o-to).

Open. Corde vuide, Corda vuide, open string, i. e., a string of instruments of violin family sounded without being touched by the finger.

Voss, Carl. Pianist; Poland. B. 1815; d. 1882.

Waits, Waytes, Waightes. Watchmen who "piped the hours" at night on a species of hautboy called a wait, or shawm.

In modern times "Christmas waits" are parties of singers who go from house to house collecting pennies on Christmas Eve.

Waldflöte (Ger.) (volt-flay - teh).

Forest flute; a 4-foot open organ-stop. Waldquinte is a 12th with the same tone quality.

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