_â_ as in _mate_
_a_ as in _am_
_ä_ as in _arm_
_å_ as in _ask_
_ê_ as in _eve_
_e_ as in _end_
_ë_ as in _fern_
_î_ as in _kite_
_i_ as in _ill_
_ô_ as in _no_
_o_ as in _odd_
_yû_ as in _use_
_û_ as in _food_
_u_ as in _foot_
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 (bâ´tô-ven).
Buck´ing-ham. The king's palace in London.
C
Chopin (shô-pan´).
clar´i-net. A wind instrument blown on a single reed.
concerto (con-sër´tô). A long musical composition, written
to be played with an orchestra.
D
Danube (dan´yûb). A river in Austria.
Dresden (drez´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 (fê-gå-rô´). The hero of one of Mozart's operas.
Fin´gal.
Florentines (flor´en-têns). People of Florence, a city in
Italy.
Frankfurt (fränk´furt). A city in Germany.
G
Goethe (gë´te).
Gret´chen.
H
Hamburg (häm´burg). A city in Germany.
harp´si-chord. An old-fashioned piano.
Haydn (hâ´d'n).
Heidelberg (hî´del-berg). A city of Germany.
J
Joseph (jô´sef).
L
largo (lär´gô). A musical piece in slow time.
Leipzig (lîp´sik). A city in Germany.
Liszt (list).
Lohengrin (lô´en-grin). The knight of the swan, son of
Parsifal.
Ludwig (lût´vig).
lute. A musical instrument with strings.
M
Marie Antoinette (må-rê´ äntwä-net´). Wife of King Louis
XVI of France.
ma-zur´ka. A Polish dance, or the music which accompanies it,
usually in 3/4 or 3/8 time.
Mediterranean (med-i-tër-râ´ne-an). A sea south of Europe.
Mendelssohn (men´dels-sôn).
Mozart (mô´zärt).
Munich (myû´nik). A city in Bavaria, Germany.
N
Nicholas (nik´ô-lås).
O
oratorio (or-å-tô´ri-ô). A Bible story set to music.
Ortrud (or´tryûd).
overture (ô´vër-tyûr). A musical composition usually coming
first in an oratorio or an opera.
P
Parisians (på-rizh´ans). People of Paris, a city of France.
Parsifal (par´si-fål).
Phoebus (fê´bus). God of the sun.
pianoforte (pi-ån´ô-fôr-tâ). A piano.
Q
quartet (kwör-tet´). A piece of music for four voices or for
four instruments.
R
rehearsal (rê-hërs´al). A private recital of a play or opera
before a public performance.
Rhine (rîn). A river in Germany.
rondo (ron´dô). A lively musical composition.
S
Salzburg (zålts´bu rg). A city of Austria.
Sax´on. A native of Saxony.
Sax´on-y. A kingdom of Germany.
Schubert (shû´bërt).
Schumann (shû´män).
Sebastian (sê-bas´chan).
Sistine (sis´tin).