Fix typos in the English manual.

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / music-glossary.tely

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@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ FI: vaskisoitin.
 
 A family of blown musical instruments made of brass, all using a cup
 formed mouth piece.  The brass instruments commonly used in a symphony
-orchestra are trumpet, trombone, french horn, and tuba.  In marching bands,
+orchestra are trumpet, trombone, French horn, and tuba.  In marching bands,
 sousaphones and contrabass bugles are common.
 
 @seealso
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ the player or singer to manage line breaks during performance, which
 enhances the readability of a score.
 
 Custodes were frequently used in music notation until the 16th century.
-There were different appearences for different notation styles.  Nowadays,
+There were different appearances for different notation styles.  Nowadays,
 they have survived only in special forms of musical notation such as the
 @emph{Editio Vaticana}, dating from the beginning of the 20th century
 
@@ -2563,7 +2563,7 @@ S: diatonisk skala,
 FI: diatoninen asteikko.
 
 A scale consisting of 5@w{ }whole tones and 2@w{ }semitones (S). Scales
-played on the white keys of a piano keybord are diatonic.  These scales
+played on the white keys of a piano keyboard are diatonic.  These scales
 are sometimes called, somewhat inaccurately, @q{church modes}).
 
 These @emph{modes} are used in Gregorian chant and in pre-baroque early music
@@ -2755,6 +2755,8 @@ DK: diminuendo,
 S: diminuendo,
 FI: diminuendo, hiljentyen.
 
+Abbreviated @emph{dim.} It indicates a decrease in tone volume.
+
 @seealso
 @ref{decrescendo}.
 
@@ -6086,7 +6088,7 @@ FI: lyömäsoittimet.
 A family of musical instruments which are played on by striking or
 shaking.  Percussion instruments commonly used in a symphony orchestra are
 kettledrums (I: @emph{timpani}, D: @emph{Pauken}), snare drum, bass drum,
-tambourine, cymbals, chinese gong (tam-tam), triangle, celesta, glockenspiel,
+tambourine, cymbals, Chinese gong (tam-tam), triangle, celesta, glockenspiel,
 and xylophone.
 
 @seealso
@@ -7204,7 +7206,7 @@ FI: sonaatti.
 
 In its present-day meaning a sonata denotes an instrumental
 composition for piano or for some other instrument with piano
-accompaniment, which consists of three or four independant pieces,
+accompaniment, which consists of three or four independent pieces,
 called movements.
 
 @seealso