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The Probert Encyclopaedia of Music

E

E is the third tone of the model diatonic scale.
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E FLAT

E flat is a tone which is intermediate between D and E.
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ECHO ORGAN

An echo organ is a set of organ pipes enclosed in a box so as to produce a soft, distant effect, generally superseded by a swell.
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ECHO STOP

An echo stop is a stop upon a harpsichord contrived for producing the soft effect of distant sound. Ecossaise In music, an ecossaise is a dancing tune in the Scotch style.
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EDEN'S CRUSH

Eden's Crush were an American pop group comprised of five American teenage girls who had previously auditioned for the reality television series 'Popstars'. Their first record 'Get Over Yourself', released in 2001, was the first all-female group single to debut at number one in the American pop music charts. Later, in 2005, one of the members, Nicole Scherzinger, left the band to join the The Pussycat Dolls.
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ELECTROPHONE

The electrophones are the group of musical instruments in which sound is generated by electronic devices, vacuum valves or semiconductors.
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ELEVENTH

In music, an eleventh is the interval consisting of ten conjunct degrees, that is the interval made up of an octave and a fourth.
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EMBOUCHURE

In music, an embouture is the mouthpiece of a wind instrument.
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ENCHAINEMENT

In ballet, enchainement is a series of steps linked together in a sequence.
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ENHARMONIC

In ancient music, enharmonic was a kind of musical scale recognised by the ancient Greeks, which consisted of quarter tones and major thirds, and was regarded as the most accurate. In modern music, the term enharmonic pertains to a change of notes to the eye, while, as the same keys are used, the instrument can mark no difference to the ear, as for example the substitution of A flat for G sharp.
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ENTRECHAT

In ballet, an entrechat is a jump in which the legs criss-cross in the air.
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EQUAL

In music the term equal describes a piece intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female as opposed to mixed.
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EQUAL TEMPERAMENT

In music, an equal temperament is that in which the variations from mathematically true pitch are distributed among all the keys alike.
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EQUISONANCE

In music, an equisonance is the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
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EQUIVOCAL CHORD

In music, an equivocal chord is a chord which can be resolved into several distinct keys. One whose intervals, being all minor thirds, do not clearly indicate its fundamental tone or root. That is the chord of the diminished triad, and the diminished seventh.
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ERHU

The erhu is a Chinese two-stringed fiddle.
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ESPRESSIVO

In music, espressivo means with expression.
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ESSENTIAL

In music, the term essential is said of those tones which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental or passing tones.
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ETUDE

In music, an etude is an exercise piece for the practice of some special point of technical execution.
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EUHARMONIC

In music, euharmonic describes something producing a mathematically perfect harmony or concord. The term also describes a piece which is sweetly or perfectly harmonious.
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EUPHONIAD

A euphoniad is a musical instrument in which the characteristic tones of the organ and various other instruments are combined.
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EUPHONICON

The euphonicon is a kind of upright piano.
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EUPHONIUM

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The euphonium is a musical instrument of the saxhorn family. The bass saxhorn in B flat used in brass and military bands. Euphonium are used in the orchestra as a substitute for the superseded ophicleide.
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EUPHONON

The euphonon is a musical instrument resembling the organ in tone and the upright piano in form. It is characterised by great strength and sweetness of tone.
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