A dictionary of foreign musical terms and handbook of orchestral instruments

Music - University Of Toronto, Tom S Wotton

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A DICTIONARY OF FOREIGN MUSICAL TERMS AND HANDBOOK OF ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTS BY TOM S.WOTTON LEIPZIG BREITKOPF & HARTEL 1907Published April 1907. of in the United StatesPrivilege copyright reserved under the Act Marchapproved 3, by BREITKOPF&HARTEL, Leipzig.1905, ML \ 0? 667951 5'. // sv/PREFACE. In these of when almostfull-scores,days inexpensive everyone, to bewith considered ofpretence musical, possessesany copies their favourite works in the orchestral some suchoriginal form, as the seems The dic-dictionary present necessary. previous of musical terms weretionaries before the cult of thepublished "miniature" score and before the of musicalbegan, employment directions in the own became socomposer's language universal, orchestral terms were as not ofand thus, many omitted, being and thesufficient of Germangeneral interest, explanation many indications in was considered(now use)everyday unnecessary. Even in Italian musician's until recent(the language years), alterations have taken which dictionaries have notplace, existing and hence while for is asnoted, Clarino, example, explained being name for a is said as to the word nowa trumpet, nothing being in modern Italian scores as toequivalent Clarinetto,employed and terms such as Clarone are not mentioned at all. The idea of the work was to includeoriginal present simply terms and but that fororchestral as it was obviousinstruments, the of a translations of indica-understanding full-score,proper tions of and were these were added :tempo expression necessary, the it is to be will as serviceable to thethus book, hoped, prove and vocalist as to the reader of or thefull-scores, playerpianist on some orchestral instrument. Obsolete terms are not given as a in cases have beenrule, introduced,although many they oreither the better to their modern because,explain meaning, obsolete in are to be found inuse, scores,although general they which are still That term in modern living. every employed canmusic is beincluded, scarcely expected: many composers, mark some freshfearful lest their ideas should be misunderstood, indication few and even if the number of musicalbars, so,everyIV thanworks were less it the number of musicalis, expressions would still be enormous. to various the chief of whichreasons,Owing being perhaps of musical works intothe translation foreign English by persons certainof musical errors of nomenclaturetechnicalities,ignorant have into even our standard and there-treatises,crept English fore occasional be discovered between thedivergences may in the and those found in oneexplanations given following pages or other of these standard works. It is almost needless to state, that these variations from consecrated have beenmeanings given after due and a careful collation of the variousconsideration,only with an ultimate to the scores themselves.authorities, appeal I here take the of best thanks toopportunity tendering my friends Ad. Schloesser and Walter F. Blandford notH.my only for but for beenmany helpful suggestions, having good enough to undertake the task of the proofs.ungrateful overlooking London, 1907. TOM S. WOTTON.BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE PRINCIPALWORKS OF REFERENCE CONSULTED. inWorks the English Language. H. Treatise on OrchestrationBERLIOZ, (translated by Cowden revisedMary Clarke; by Joseph Bennett). F. The Orchestra.CORDER, C. R. the Musical Instruments inDAY, Catalogue of the Royal Military Exhibition, London, 1890. G. MusicGROVE, dittoDictionary of (ist edition); edited(2nd edition, by J.A.Fuller- Maitland). Catechism theHILES, J. of Organ. Musical Terms.Dictionary of E. TheHOPKINS, J. Organ. A. Music.KAPPEY, J. 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