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MUSICIAN DICTIONARY

Dictionary E (Terms only)
E
The third note (mediant) of the C Major Scale

E  (SCALE)  (INDEX)
The first note (tonic) of the E Major Scale

Ecclesia
(Latin) Pertaining to the church

Echo
A mimicking of a passage that is usually softer than the original statement

Eclogue
A light type of composition that is usually easy to play

ed.
(Abbreviation) “editor” or “edited by”

Eighth note
A musical note with the duration one-eighth the value of a whole note

Eighth rest
A musical pause with the duration one-eighth the value of a whole rest

Eilen
(German) To hasten

Eilig
(German) Hurried

Eingang
(German) Prelude, Introduction
Enharmonic
Same note, different note name

Ensemble
(French) A group of musicians performing together

Equal temperament
A way of tuning an instrument so that the octaves are at equal intervals, and the notes in between are divided into 12 notes at equal distance

Es
(German) E-flat

Espressivo
(Italian) Expressively

Estribillo
(Spanish) Refrain

Etude
(French) “study” A short piece written to help a musician practice a certain technique

Etwas
(German) Somewhat

Expression
The different nuances within a piece of music, i.e., loud and soft
Einschlafen
(German) Dying away

Eis
(German) E-sharp

Electrophone (MORE)
An instrument which produces sound by the use of electricity, the fifth category of the Hornbostel-Sachs system

Elegante
(Italian) Elegant

Elegy
Mournful composition, funeral song

Embouchure
(French) The position of the mouth when playing a woodwind instrument. Also, the mouthpiece of a woodwind

Encore
(French) Again

Energico
(Italian) Energetic

Englischhorn
(German) English horn

English Horn  (MORE)
A double reed woodwind instrument of the oboe family, more often called by its French name: Cor Anglais

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