Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms: Giving the Meaning, Derivation, and Pronunciation in Phonetic Spelling of Italian, German, French, and Other Words; the Names with Date of Birth and Death

This dictionary has been undertaken with the object of putting into the hands of every student of music, in convenient shape, a work in which may be found the meanings, derivations, and pronunciations of the English, Italian, German, and French words used in musical works; also the names, nationality, and dates of birth and death of the leading musicians of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. A feature of especial value is the list of English words with their Italian, German, and French equivalents. The author's design has been to produce a useful work. He has therefore omitted many Greek and Latin terms which are never met with, except in obsolete treatises; the admission of such words would only serve to swell the size of the volume, without, in the least degree, adding to its value. [From the author's Preface]