Functional Names of Scale Degrees
The ‘tonic’ is the first and basic ‘tone’ of any scale. The ‘dominant’ is the fifth degree of any scale. The ‘mediant’ is
The ‘tonic’ is the first and basic ‘tone’ of any scale. The ‘dominant’ is the fifth degree of any scale. The ‘mediant’ is
Suffer: (En) to endure, tolerate, accept. I cannot suffer such academic definitions.
Simalacrum: (En) Simalacra (pl) an unsatisfactory imitation or substitute. …a simalacrum of feeling rather than the real thing. See NY Times ‘Lady Gag’s Stripped-Down
sobriquet (Fr) a nickname for something
Sans rigueur (Fr) without strictness, or harshness
Stringendo (It) tighten, squeeze. Keep the tempo tight, stretto
sotto voce (It) lit. ‘under the voice’ – in an undertone, without emphasis.
sostenuto (It) support, maintain (the tempo, character) sostenuto sempre always keep the tempo, character, esp. what’s come before
sempre (It) always
soto (It) under, low soto voce in a low voice, softly, in an undertone