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  • A
    • ac-com´pa-ni-ment. Music to be played with a song, or with one or more other musical instruments.
    • Al-ex-an´der.
    • Aus´tri-an. Belonging to Austria, a country of Europe.
  • B
    • Bach (bÄk).
    • Ba-va´ri-a. A kingdom of Germany.
    • Beethoven (b?´t?-ven).
    • Buck´ing-ham. The king's palace in London.
  • C
    • Chopin (sh?-p?n´).
    • clar´i-net. A wind instrument blown on a single reed.
    • concerto (c?n-s?r´t?). A long musical composition, written to be played with an orchestra.
  • D
    • Danube (d?n´?b). A river in Austria.
    • Dresden (dr?z´den). A city in Germany.
    • dumb keyboard. Noiseless keyboard.
  • E
    • E-li´jah. A prophet spoken of in the Bible.
    • Eu-ro-pe´an. Belonging to Europe.
  • F
    • Figaro (f?-g?-r?´). The hero of one of Mozart's operas.
    • Fin´gal.
    • Florentines (fl?r´en-t?ns). People of Florence, a city in Italy.
    • Frankfurt (frÄnk´fo?ort). A city in Germany.
  • G
    • Goethe (g?´t?).
    • Gret´chen.
  • H
    • Hamburg (hÄm´bo?org). A city in Germany.
    • harp´si-chord. An old-fashioned piano.
    • Haydn (h?´d'n).
    • Heidelberg (h?´del-berg). A city of Germany.
  • J
    • Joseph (j?´sef).
  • L
    • largo (lÄr´g?). A musical piece in slow time.
    • Leipzig (l?p´s?k). A city in Germany.
    • Liszt (l?st).
    • Lohengrin (l?´en-gr?n). The knight of the swan, son of Parsifal.
    • Ludwig (lo?ot´v?g).
    • lute. A musical instrument with strings.
  • M
    • Marie Antoinette (m?-r?´ ÄntwÄ-n?t´). Wife of King Louis XVI of France.
    • ma-zur´ka. A Polish dance, or the music which accompanies it, usually in ¾ or ? time.
    • Mediterranean (med-?-t?r-r?´ne-an). A sea south of Europe.
    • Mendelssohn (m?n´d?ls-s?n).
    • Mozart (m?´zÄrt).
    • Munich (m?´nik). A city in Bavaria, Germany.
  • N
    • Nicholas (n?k´?-l?s).
  • O
    • oratorio (?r-?-t?´r?-?). A Bible story set to music.
    • Ortrud (or´tr?d).
    • overture (?´v?r-t?r). A musical composition usually coming first in an oratorio or an opera.
  • P
    • Parisians (p?-rizh´ans). People of Paris, a city of France.
    • Parsifal (par´si-f?l).
    • Phoebus (f?´b?s). God of the sun.
    • pianoforte (p?-?n´?-f?r-t?). A piano.
  • Q
    • quartet (kwa?r-t?t´). A piece of music for four voices or for four instruments.
  • R
    • rehearsal (r?-h?rs´al). A private recital of a play or opera before a public performance.
    • Rhine (r?n). A river in Germany.
    • rondo (r?n´d?). A lively musical composition.
  • S
    • Salzburg (z?lts´bo?o rg). A city of Austria.
    • Sax´on. A native of Saxony.
    • Sax´on-y. A kingdom of Germany.
    • Schubert (sho?o´b?rt).
    • Schumann (sho?o´mÄn).
    • Sebastian (s?-b?s´chan).
    • Sistine (sis´t?n).
    • Sohn (s?n). German word meaning "son."
    • sonata (so-nÄ´t?). A composition in three or four parts for a piano, organ, or other musical instrument.
    • staves. Groups of five lines and four spaces on which notes are written.
    • Stephen (st?´ven).
    • symphony (s?m´fo-n?). A musical composition written in three or four parts for the orchestra.
  • T
    • TannhÄuser (tÄn´hoi-z?r).
    • Thames (temz). A river of England.
  • V
    • Venetians (ve-n?´shans). People of Venice.
    • Venice (v?n´?s). A city of Italy.
    • Verona (v?-r?´n?). A city in Italy.
    • Vienna (v?-?n´n?). A city of Austria.
    • viol (v?´?l). A musical instrument much like a violin, but larger.
    • viola (v?´?-l?). An instrument larger than a violin, but smaller than a viol.
    • violoncello (v?-?-l?n-ch?l´l?). A bass viol.
  • W
    • Wagner (vÄg´n?r).
    • West´min-ster Ab-bey. A large, beautiful church in London.
    • Wieck (v?k).
    • Wolfgang (volf´g?ng).




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