Dictionary of Music - Birding America

emphatisch 127electronic organMENTS.electronic pianoMENTS; DIGITAL PIANO.See under ELECTRONIC INSTRU-See under ELECTRONIC INSTRU-electrophone (ē lek′trə fōn′′). Any musicalINSTRUMENT that produces sound by electric or electronicmeans. See ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS.elegante (e′′le gän′te) Italian. Also, con eleganza(kôn e′′ le gän′ dzä). A direction to perform in agraceful, refined manner.eleganza, conSee ELEGANTE.élégie (ā lā zhē′) French: “elegy.” A piece ofmusic, vocal or instrumental, expressing sorrow,often written in memory of someone who has died.Examples include Stravinsky’s Élégie for solo violaand Fauré’s Élégie for cello and piano.eleventh The interval of an octave plus a fourth.(See also INTERVAL, def. 2.)eleventh chordSee under CHORD.fig. 88 p/u from p. 130Elgar (el′gär), Edward, 1857–1934. An Englishcomposer who became the first English-born composerof international importance since the death ofPurcell in 1695. Elgar’s most successful works arehis Pomp and Circumstance marches (no. 1 isamong the best known of all marches), the oratorioThe Dream of Gerontius, the Variations on an OriginalTheme (also called Enigma Variations), and hisCello Concerto. His other works include the symphonicpoem Falstaff, two symphonies, a violin concerto,and chamber works. His music in general followsthe forms and harmonic traditions of thenineteenth-century romantic composers, which heused with technical skill and a fine gift for melody.Ellington (el′ing tən), Edward Kennedy(“Duke”), 1899–1974. An American pianist andcomposer who became one of the most important figuresin the development of JAZZ. Ellington began hiscareer as a pianist in ragtime bands. By the 1930s hewas a leader in the big band movement, that is, atrend toward using a jazz band of ten to twenty playersinstead of the small “combo” of five or six. Incontrast to the big bands of other musicians, Ellington’sbands were still groups of soloists, and in hisarrangements he always left room for improvisationby the individual players. The term “swing,” describingthe jazz style most popular in the 1930s, wascoined by Ellington in one of his songs (“It don’tmean a thing if it ain’t got that swing”). AmongEllington’s most famous songs are “Mood Indigo,”“Solitude,” and “Sophisticated Lady.” He also wrotefilm scores and some sacred music.embellishment 1 Another word for ornament(see ORNAMENTS). 2 Another word for NEIGHBOR-ING TONE.embouchure (English äm′boo shoo r′′; French äNboo — shYr′). 1 The mouthpiece of a wind instrument,such as the flute or trumpet. 2 The positioningand shaping of the mouth, lips, and tongue in orderto play wind instruments with good tone, true pitch,and proper attack.empfindsamer Stil (em pfint′zäm ər shtēl′).German for “expressive style”; see KARL PHILIPPEMANUEL BACH, under BACH.Empfindung, mit (mit em pfin′doo nk) German:“with feeling.” A direction to perform in a sensitive,expressive manner.emphase, avecSee EMPHATIQUE.Emphase, mit (mit em fä′zə) German. Also,emphatisch (em fä′tish). A direction to perform withemphasis and decision.emphatique (äN fA tēk′) French. Also, avecemphase (A vek′äN fAz′). A direction to performwith emphasis and decision.emphatischSee EMPHASE, MIT.