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  2. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    Literal translation Definition Campana: bell: A bell used in an orchestra; also campane "bells" Cornetto: little horn: An old woodwind instrument Fagotto: bundle: A bassoon, a woodwind instrument played with a double reed Orchestra: orchestra, orig. Greek orkesthai "dance" An ensemble of instruments Piano(forte) soft-loud: A keyboard instrument ...

  3. Maestro - Wikipedia

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    Maestro concertatore, the keyboard continuo player, who prepares singers and leads rehearsals. [ 2 ] Maestro direttore : the leader of the first violins of the orchestra (see concertmaster ), who may also have administrative duties such as hiring and paying musicians [ 3 ]

  4. Italian honorifics - Wikipedia

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    Maestro / Maestra (degree from a music conservatory or educational program). Note, however, that grade-school teachers of all levels are frequently called "maestro" in common, everyday use, while high-school teachers are called "professore"). University degrees: Dottore – dott. (all people holding a laurea degree).

  5. Kapellmeister - Wikipedia

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    During that period, in Italy, the position (Italian: maestro di capella) largely referred to directors of music assigned to cathedrals and sacred institutions rather than those under royal or aristocratic patronage. A Kapellmeister position was a senior one and involved supervision of other musicians.

  6. Maestro (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Maestro, meaning "master" or "teacher" in Italian, is a term of respect used particularly in the international music world. Maestro(s) may also refer to:

  7. Sensei - Wikipedia

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    The word prefaced by the adjective 大, pronounced "dai" (or "ō"), which means "great" or "large", is often translated "grand master". This compound term, "dai-sensei" (大先生), is sometimes used to refer to the top sensei in a particular school or tradition, particularly within the iemoto system.

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  9. Honorific - Wikipedia

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    The most common honorifics in modern English are usually placed immediately before a person's name. Honorifics used (both as style and as form of address) include, in the case of a man, "Mr." (irrespective of marital status), and, in the case of a woman, previously either of two depending on marital status: "Miss" if unmarried and "Mrs." if married, widowed, or divorced; more recently, a third ...