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A Cyclopaedic Dictionary of Music, 1908
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1Grund
3Grund'stimme. (1) Same as Grund'bass. (2) A bass part. (3) A foundation stop on the organ (q.v.).
4Grund'ton. (1) Root, or generator. (2) Tonic.
5Grund'tonart. The principal key in a piece.
7GRUND, Friederich W. Hamburg, 1791-1874. Founded the Hamburg Singakademie, 1819.
8Works: cantatas, symphonies, church music, pf. pieces, songs, &c.
10GRÜN'FELD, Alfred. B. Prague, 1852. Concert pianist.
11Works: several pf. pieces.
13GRÜN'FELD, Heinrich. Brother of A.; b. Prague, 1855. Fine 'cellist.
15Gruppet'to (I.). (1) A group (q.v.). (2) A turn (q.v.).
17Gruppet'to all' ingiù. Ordinary turn.
18Gruppet'to all' insù. Inverted turn.
19Gruppet'to ascenden'te. Back, or inverted, turn.
20Gruppet'to discenden'te. Ordinary turn.
22Grup'po (I.). (See Group.)
24GRÜTZ'MACHER, Friedrich W. L. B. Dessau, 1832. 1st 'cello, Gewandhaus Orch., 1849; 'cello teacher, Leipzig Cons. Settled in Dresden, 1860; d. 1903. Works: a concerto and other 'cello pieces, pf. pieces, songs, &c.
26GRÜTZ'MACHER, Leopold. Brother of preceding; b. Dessau, 1835; d. 1900. 'Cello player and composer of 'cello pieces.
28GRÜTZ'MACHER, Fredrich. Son of Leopold. 'Cello teacher, Cologne Cons., 1894.
30G Saïte (G.). G string.
32G'-Schlüs'sel (G.). The G clef—
34Gt. Abbreviation of Great (q.v.).
36Guara'cha (S.). A quick Spanish dance partly in triple and partly in duple time.
38GUARNE'RI (I., GUARNIE'RI; L., GUARNE'RIUS). Celebrated family of violin makers, Cremona.
39(1) Pietro Andrea. B. abt. 1630. Pupil of Nicolo Amati.
40His violins date from 1650-1695.
41(2) Giuseppe. Son of P. A. B. 1660. Worked 1690-1730.
42(3) Pietro. 2nd son of P. A. B. abt. 1670.
43(4) Pietro. Son of G. (2).
44(5) Giuseppe Antonio. Nephew of P. A. B. 1683; d. abt. 1745. "The most celebrated of the family."
46GU'DEHUS, Heinrich. Operatic tenor; b. nr. Hanover, 1845. Created the rôle of Parsifal, Bayreuth, 1882.
48Gue. A kind of vn. with two horsehair strings, formerly in use in the Shetlands.
50GUER'CIA, Alfonso. B. Naples, 1831; d. 1890. Wrote several popular songs.
52GUÉRIN, Emmanuel. 'Cellist; b. Versailles, 1799; d. (?). Wrote numerous 'cello solos and duets.
54GUERRE'RO, Francisco. Seville, 1528-99. Pupil of Morales. Works: psalms, masses, motets, &c.
56Guerrie'ro (I.). Warlike, martial.
58GUEST, Ralph. B. Shropshire, 1742; d. 1830. Works: "The Psalms of David," glees, songs, &c.
60Guet (F.). A flourish of trumpets.
62GUEYMARD, Louis. Distinguished French tenor; 1822-80. Sang Grand Opéra, Paris, 1848-68).
64GUEYMARD, Pauline (née Lauters). Wife of L.; b. Brussels, 1834. Operatic mezzo-soprano; Paris Grand Opéra, &c.
66GUGLIEL'MI, Pietro. B. Massa di Carrara, 1720 (or 1727); d. Rome, 1804. Prolific composer; studied under Durante. Maestro at the Vatican, 1793. Works: nearly 200 operas, 5 oratorios (Debora e Sisara (1794), his finest work), a mass, &c.
68GUGLIEL'MI, Pietro Carlo. Son of the preceding; b. Naples, abt. 1763; d. 1827. Known as Guglielmi'ni. Vocal teacher in London for some years. Wrote 25 operas.
70GUI (or GUI'DO) de CHÂLIS. Abbot of Châlis, Burgundy, 12th cent. Wrote treatises on Plain-chant and Discant.
72Gui'da (I.). (F., Guide.) (1) Subject of a fugue; antecedent of a Canon. (2) A Direct (q.v.). (3) A sign marking the points of entry in a canon or round (*, +, &c.).
74Gui'da ban'da (I.). A conductor's condensed score.
76Guide (E.). Same as Guida (2) and (3). In Sol-fa theory, the "link" connecting the Bridge (q.v.) with the 2nd Principal subject.
78GUIDET'TI, Giovanni. B. Bologna, 1532; d. Rome, 1592. Pupil of Palestrina and member of the Papal choir. Published several works on church music.
80GUI'DO d'Aretz (or GUI'DO Areti'nus). B. abt. 995; d. 1050(?). Monk in the Benedictine Monastery, Pomposa. Called to Rome by Pope John XIX to explain his new method of teaching singing. (Believed by many to have come from Paris.)
81Gui'do developed the staff from the two lines of earlier date, viz., a red line for F, and a yellow line for C. (See Notation.) He is therefore generally said to have "invented" the staff! He also introduced a system of Solmization; the syllables ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, being taken from the hymn to St. John.
82Ut queant laxis
83Resonare fibris
84Mira gestorum
85Famuli tuorum
86Solve polluti
87Labii reatum,
88Sancte Johannes.
89(See Hexachord and Tonic Sol-fa Syllables.)
91GUI'DO de CHÂLIS. (See Gui.)
93Guidon (F.). A Direct (q.v.).
95Guido'nian Hand. A diagram of the hand, with Guido's syllables marked in order on the successive finger-joints. (See Guido and Hexachord.)
97Guildhall School of Music. (See Diplomas.)
99GUILLAUME TELL. Rossini's finest opera (1829).
101GUILMANT, Alexandre Félix. Celebrated organist; b. Boulogne, 1837. Organ
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