Definitions for Praetorius

Praetorius Prae·to·ri·us

Spelling: [pree-tawr-ee-uh s, ‐tohr‐]
IPA: /priˈtɔr i əs, ‐ˈtoʊr‐/

Praetorius is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 1030 anagrams from letters in Praetorius (aeioprrstu).

Definitions for Praetorius

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  1. Michael (Michael Schultheiss) 1571–1621, German composer, organist, and theorist.

Examples for Praetorius

Praetorius (b. 1571) says a Galliard has five steps, and is therefore called Cinque Pas.

Praetorius calls this an octave lute, with the chanterelle C or D.

I had in mind the definition of a capriccio given by Praetorius, the celebrated musical authority of the eighteenth century.

Praetorius (b. 1571), however, says the Passe mezzo is so called because it has only half as many steps as a Galliard.

Another kind of hackbrett7 (a psaltery), which was played with the fingers, was known to Praetorius.

Praetorius,6 writing when the lute was in universal favour, mentions seven varieties distinguished by size and tuning.

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