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A cyclopaedic dictionary of music; comprising 18,000 musical terms and phrases, over 6,000 biographical notices of musicians, and 500 articles on musical topics, with an appendix .., 1919
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1Grundstimme. (1) Same as Grund'bass. (2) A bass part. (3) A foundation stop on the organ (q.v.).
2Grund'ton. (1) Root, or generator. (2) Tonic.
3Grund'tonart. The principal key in a piece.
4GRUND, Friederich W. Hamburg, 1791-1874. Founded the Hamburg Singakademie, 1819.
5Works: cantatas, symphonies, church music, pf. pieces, songs, &c.
6GRÜN'FELD, Alfred. B. Prague, 1852. Concert pianist.
7Works: several pf. pieces.
8GRÜN'FELD, Heinrich. Brother of A.; b. Prague, 1855. Fine 'cellist.
9Gruppet'to (I.). (1) A group (q.v.). (2) A turn (q.v.).
10Gruppet'to all' ingiù. Ordinary turn.
11Gruppet'to all' insù. Inverted turn.
12Gruppet'to ascenden'te. Back, or inverted, turn.
13Gruppet'to discenden'te. Ordinary turn.
14Grup'po (I.). (See Group.)
15GRÜTZ'MACHER, Friedrich W. L. B. Dessau, 1832. 1st 'cello, Gewandhaus Orch., 1849; 'cello teacher, Leipzig Cons. Settled in Dresden, 1860; d. 1903.
16Works: a concerto and other 'cello pieces, pf. pieces, songs, &c.
17GRÜTZ'MACHER, Leopold. Brother of preceding; b. Dessau, 1835; d. 1900. 'Cello player and composer of 'cello pieces.
18GRÜTZ'MACHER, Fredrich. Son of Leopold. 'Cello teacher, Cologne Cons., 1894.
19G Saïte (G.). G string.
20G'-Schlüs'sel (G.). The G clef—
21Gt. Abbreviation of Great (q.v.).
22Guara'cha (S.). A quick Spanish dance partly in triple and partly in duple time.
23GUARNE'RI (I., GUARNIE'RI; L., GUARNE'RIUS). Celebrated family of violin makers, Cremona.
24(1) Pietro Andrea. B. abt. 1630. Pupil of Nicolo Amati.
25His violins date from 1650-1695.
26(2) Giuseppe. Son of P. A. B. 1660. Worked 1690-1730.
27(3) Pietro. 2nd son of P. A. B. abt. 1670.
28(4) Pietro. Son of G. (2).
29(5) Giuseppe Antonio. Nephew of P. A. B. 1683; d. abt. 1745. "The most celebrated of the family."
30GU'DEHUS, Heinrich. Operatic tenor; b. nr. Hanover, 1845. D. 1909.
31Created the rôle of Parsifal, Bayreuth, 1882.
32Gue. A kind of vn. with two horsehair strings, formerly in use in the Shetlands.
33GUER'CIA, Alfonso. B. Naples, 1831; d. 1890.
34Wrote several popular songs.
35GUÉRIN, Emmanuel. 'Cellist; b. Versailles, 1799; d. (?).
36Wrote numerous 'cello solos and duets.
37GUERRE'RO, Francisco. Seville, 1528-99. Pupil of Morales.
38Works: psalms, masses, motets, &c.
39Guerrie'ro (I.). Warlike, martial.
40GUEST, Ralph. B. Shropshire, 1742; d. 1830. Works: "The Psalms of David," glees, songs, &c.
41Guet (F.). A flourish of trumpets.
42GUEYMARD, Louis. Distinguished French tenor; 1822-80.
43Sang Grand Opéra, Paris, 1848-68).
44GUEYMARD, Pauline (née Lauters). Wife of L.; b. Brussels, 1834.
45Operatic mezzo-soprano; Paris Grand Opéra, &c.
46GUGLIEL'MI, Pietro. B. Massa di Carrara, 1720 (or 1727); d. Rome, 1804.
47Prolific composer; studied under Durante. Maestro at the Vatican, 1793.
48Works: nearly 200 operas, 5 oratorios (Debora e Sisara (1794), his finest work), a mass, &c.
49GUGLIEL'MI, Pietro Carlo. Son of the preceding; b. Naples, abt. 1763; d. 1827. Known as Guglielmi'ni. Vocal teacher in London for some years.
50Wrote 25 operas.
51GUI (or GUI'DO) de CHÂLIS. Abbot of Châlis, Burgundy, 12th cent.
52Wrote treatises on Plain-chant and Discant.
53Gui'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.).
54Gui'da ban'da (I.). A conductor's condensed score.
55Guide (E.). Same as Guida (2) and (3).
56In Sol-fa theory, the "link" connecting the Bridge (q.v.) with the 2nd Principal subject.
57GUIDET'TI, Giovanni. B. Bologna, 1532; d. Rome, 1592. Pupil of Palestrina and member of the Papal choir.
58Published several works on church music.
59GUI'DI, Scipione. Violinist and composer; b. Vicenza, Italy, 1884.
60GUI'DO d'Arezzo (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.)
61Gui'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.
62Ut queant laxis
63Resonare fibris
64Mira gestorum
65Famuli tuorum
66Solve polluti
67Labii reatum,
68Sancte Johannes.
69(See Hexachord and Tonic Sol-fa Syllables.)
70GUI'DO de CHÂLIS. (See Gui.)
71Guidon (F.). A Direct (q.v.).
72Guido'nian Hand. A diagram of the hand, with Guido's syllables marked in order on the successive finger-joints. (See Guido and Hexachord.)
73Guildhall School of Music. (See Diplomas.)
74GUILLAUME TELL. Rossini's finest opera (1829).
75GUILMANT, Alexandre Félix. Celebrated organist; b. Boulogne, 1837; d. 1911.
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