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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 November 2010
D.(1) The first note of the Phrygian, afterwards called Dorian, mode.
(2) The second note of the normal scale C.
(3) The scale having two sharps in its signature.
(4) The name given to a string tuned to D, e.g., the third string of the violin, the second of the viola and of the violoncello.
(5) The name of a clef in old mensurable music, D excellens. [Clef.]
(6) Abb. for Discantus, Dessus, Destra, &c.
Da ballo (It.) In dance style.
Da camera (It.) For chamber use. In the style of chamber music.
Da cappella (It.) In the church style.
Da capo (It.) From the beginning. An expression first used by Scarlatti in his “Theodora,” signifying that the performer must recommence the piece, and conclude at the double bar marked “Fine.”
Da capo al fine (It.) From the beginning to the sign Fine.
Da capo al segno (It.) Repeat from the sign ($) at the beginning.
D'accord (Fr.) In tune.
Dach (Ger.) Sounding-board. Resonance-body of an instrument.
Da chiesa (It.) For the church. In the church style.
Dachschweller (Ger.) Swell-box.
Dactyl. A metrical foot, consisting of a long syllable followed by two short syllables.
Dactylion (Gk.) An instrument invented by Hénri Herz, for strengthening the fingers for pianoforte playing, [c.f. Chiroplast.]
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