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0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Hornbostel-Sachs System Western Symphonic Classification

Terms - D

  • D
  • D double flat
  • D double sharp
  • D flat
  • D sharp
  • D.C.
  • D.S.
  • da capo
  • da capo aria
  • da ruan
  • dachtyl
  • dal segno
  • dampen
  • damper
  • damper pedal
  • dämpfen
  • dance
  • dance band
  • danse
  • danza
  • darabukka
  • dash
  • davantage
  • de la pointe
  • dead note
  • decani
  • decay
  • deceptive cadence
  • decibel
  • decima
  • decisivo
  • Decke
  • declamation
  • decr.
  • decresc.
  • decrescendo
  • degree
  • demi
  • demi-pause
  • demi-soupir
  • demie
  • demisemiquaver
  • demisemiquaver rest
  • deploration
  • Des
  • descant
  • descant recorder
  • descant viol
  • Deses
  • dessus
  • destra
  • destro
  • détaché
  • detached staccato
  • determinato
  • deutlich getrennt
  • deux
  • development
  • Dezime
  • Di
  • di molto
  • di più
  • di sopra
  • Diabolus in musica
  • Diamond Record
  • diatonic
  • diatonico
  • diatonique
  • diatonisch
  • dice music
  • diddle rudiments
  • didgeridoo
  • didjeridu
  • Dies irae
  • dièse
  • diesis
  • difference tone
  • dim.
  • dimin.
  • diminished
  • diminished chord
  • diminished interval
  • diminué
  • diminuendo
  • diminuito
  • diminution
  • diminuzione
  • direct
  • direct motion
  • dirge
  • Dis
  • discant
  • discantus
  • disco
  • discord
  • Disis
  • disjunct
  • Diskantschlüssel
  • dispersed harmony
  • dissonance
  • dissonant counterpoint
  • Dissonanz
  • dissonanza
  • dithyramb
  • div.
  • divert.
  • divertimento
  • divertissement
  • divided
  • divided accompaniment
  • divise
  • divisi
  • division
  • division viol
  • diviso
  • divisorias
  • Dixieland jazz
  • dixieme
  • djembe
  • Do
  • Do bemol
  • Do bémol
  • Do bemolle
  • Do dièse
  • Do diesis
  • Do doble bemol
  • Do doble sostenido
  • Do doppio bemolle
  • Do doppio diesis
  • Do double bémol
  • Do double dièse
  • Do sostenido
  • doble barra
  • doble barra final
  • doble bemol
  • doble redonda
  • doble sostenido
  • doctrine of the affections
  • dodecaphonic
  • dogfight
  • dolce
  • dolcemente
  • Dolcian
  • dolciano
  • dolcissimo
  • dolente
  • doloroso
  • dominant
  • dominant chord
  • dominant harmony
  • Dona nobis pacem
  • dong xiao
  • Donna
  • dopo
  • doppel
  • Doppel-Be
  • Doppelganze
  • Doppelganze Pause
  • Doppelganzenote
  • Doppelgriffe
  • Doppelkreuz
  • Doppelrohrblatt
  • Doppelstrich
  • doppelt
  • Doppeltaktstrich
  • Doppelzunge
  • doppia barra
  • doppia corda
  • doppia stanghetta
  • doppio
  • doppio bemolle
  • doppio diesis
  • doppio movimento
  • dorian
  • dot
  • dotted note
  • dotted rhythms
  • double
  • double bar
  • double barline
  • double barre
  • double bass
  • double bass clarinet
  • double bassoon
  • double bémol
  • double corde
  • double counterpoint
  • double dièse
  • double drag tap
  • double exposition
  • double flat
  • double fugue
  • double natural
  • double note
  • double paradiddle
  • double quartet
  • double ratamacue
  • double reed
  • double sharp
  • double stem
  • double stop
  • double stroke open roll
  • double stroke open roll rudiments
  • double tonguing
  • double treble clef
  • double whole note
  • double whole rest
  • double-croche
  • double-pause
  • double-ronde
  • doubling
  • doucement
  • down-bow
  • downbeat
  • doxology
  • drag
  • drag paradiddle #1
  • drag Paradiddle #2
  • drag rudiments
  • dramatic soprano
  • dramma giocoso
  • dramma per musica
  • Drill Call
  • driving
  • droite
  • drone
  • drum
  • Drum and Bugle Corps
  • drum cadence
  • Drum Corps
  • drum head
  • drum kit
  • drum machine
  • drum major
  • drum rudiment
  • drum set
  • drumming
  • drumstick
  • du signe
  • du talon
  • duct flute
  • Dudelsack
  • due corde
  • due pedali
  • duet
  • dulcian
  • dulcimer
  • Dulzian
  • dumka
  • dump
  • dumpe
  • duo
  • duo sonata
  • duple meter
  • duplet
  • duplex long
  • duplication
  • duplum
  • Dur
  • duration
  • Durchkomponiert
  • dux, comes
  • dynamic contrast
  • dynamic mark
  • dynamics

dolce

DOLE-che

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[ Italian , sweetly ]

Definition

A directive to musicians to perform the indicated passage of a composition sweetly, softly, or with tender emotion.

See Also

  • [Italian] dolcissimo

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Last Updated: 2016-05-23 14:04:29
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