A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Cis

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A Dictionary of Music and Musicians
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From volume 1 of the work.

1503787A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — CisGeorge GroveGeorge Grove

CIS, CES. The German terms for C♯ and C♭. None of the books explain the origin of this form, which runs through the German scale—Dis, Es, As, etc., except B and H; and in the double flats and sharps, Deses, Gisis, etc.

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