Godfrey Weber's General Music Teacher; Adapted to Self-Instruction, Both for Teachers and Learners; Embracing Also an Extensive Dictionary of Musical Terms (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 Excerpt: ...staff. See General Music Teacher, XXIII. alto Concertante. See ConcerTo and Concertante. alto Primo. The higher of two altos. alto Ripieno. See Ripieno. alto Secundo. The lower of two altos. alto Tenore. The higher tenor. See Alto. altos. The higher, or counter tenor. alzamento Di Mano. The lifting of the hand in beating time, the up-beat. See Abbassamento Di Mano. Amabile: amiable, affectionate, &c. The term denotes a sweet, tender, affectionate mode of performance, e. g. Andante amabile, an andante which is to be delivered with an affectionate expression. amarevole. The same as Amabile, which see. Amaeezza: bitterness, affliction, grief, Madness. Con Amarezza, with bitterness, i. -. a mode of expression indicative of pain, sorrow and grief. amateur. Literally lover. The term is applied to one who is fond of music and who may have studied and cultivated it more or less, but who does not devote himself to the art professionally. ambrosian Chant. A peculiar kind of chant, so named from St. Ambrose who lived A. D. 340--398. A Mezza Aria: a middle air. The phrase is applied to a melody whose notes lie within a moderate compass, i. e. are neither very high nor very low. It denotes also an air partaking of the style of recitative, a style between that of singing and that of speaking. A Mezza Di Voce. In a softened and subdued tone of voce. Also a swell of the voice. Amobevole, Amoroso: affectionate, kind, friendly. Nearly the same as Amabile. A Morisco. In the Moorish style: in the style of a Moorish or Morisco dance. amoroso: tender, affectionate, engaging, captivating. The proper mode of performing a piece of music marked with this term is manifest from the meaning of the term itself, namely, with an affecting, tender expression. One way of giv...