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Scan 92
A dictionary of musical terms, 1907
37 lines. Read by computer on 16 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. Printed page 82. See the scan on archive.org.
1Gefal'len (Ger.) Pleasure; nach G., a piacere.
2Gefäl'lig (Ger.) Pleasing, attractive, graceful.
3Gefühl' (Ger.) Feeling, emotion…Mit G., with feeling, expression (also gefühlvoll).
4Ge'gen (Ger.) Against, contrary to…Ge'genbewegung, contrary motion…Ge'genfuge, a fugue in which the answer is an inversion of the subject…Ge'genharmonie, counter-subject (in a fugue)…Ge'gensatz, (a) contrast; (b) contrasting movement or effect…Ge'-genstimme, contrapuntal part; counter-subject.
5Gegit'tertes B (Ger.) B cancellatum.
6Gehal'ten (Ger.) Held, sustained.
7Geh'end (Ger.) Andante.
8Gei'ge (Ger.) Violin…Gei'genclavicymbel, Gei'genklavier, bow-piano…Gei'-genharz, rosin…Gei'geninstrument, bow-instr…Gei'genprincipal, violin-diapason (organ-stop)…Gei'genwerk, piano-violin…Geigenzettel, the maker's "label" or "inscription" on a violin.
9Geist (Ger.) Spirit, soul; mind, intellect; genius; essence.
10Gei'sterharfe (Ger.) Æolian harp.
11Geist'lích (Ger.) Sacred; opp. to welt'-lich, secular.
12Gelas'sen (Ger.) Calm, composed, placid; easy. (Also adverb.)
13Geläu'fig (Ger.) Fluent, voluble; easy, familiar…Geläu'figkeit, fluency, celerity, velocity; ease, familiarity.
14Gemäch'lich (Ger.) Comfortable, easy, commodious, convenient; slow, gentle. (Also adverb.) Recht gemächlich, commodetto.
15Gemä'ssigt (Ger.) Moderate. (See Mässig.)
16Gemisch'te Stim'men (Ger.) 1. Mixed voices.—2. In the organ, the mixtures, or mixture-stops.
17Gems'horn (Ger., "chamois-horn.") In the organ, a metal flue-stop having tapering pipes of 8, 4, or 2-foot pitch on the manuals and of 16-foot pitch on the pedal, with mellow, horn-like timbre…Gems' hornquinte, a 5 1/3-foot stop of the above type.
18Gemüt'(h) (Ger.) Soul, heart, spirit; mind; disposition, temperament, nature.
19Ge'nera. Plural of Genus.
20General'bass (Ger.) Thorough-bass; General'bassschrift, thorough-bass notation…General'pause, a pause for all instr.s or parts in the midst of a composition, particularly when so introduced as to produce a striking effect. A hold over the rest for such a pause renders its duration indeterminate; i. e. robs it of rhythmic value, as if the beats or counts were suspended for the time being…General'probe, full rehearsal. one of two readings
21General'bass (Ger.) Thorough-bass; General'bassschrift, thorough-bass notation…General'pause, a pause for all instr.s or parts in the midst of a composition, particularly when so introduced as to produce a striking effect. A hold over the rest for such a pause renders its duration indeterminate; i.e. robs it of rhythmic value, as if the beats or counts were suspended for the time being…General'probe, full rehearsal. one of two readings
22Generator. (Fr. [son] générateur.) 1. A root, or fundamental tone.—2. A tone which produces a series of harmonics.
23Ge'nere (It.) A mode or key; a genus.
24Genero'so,-a (It.) Generous, free, ample.
25Genial' (Ger.) Relating to or exhibiting genius; talented, gifted, ingenious, clever; spirited.
26Génie (Fr.), Genie' (Ger.) Genius.
27Genouillière (Fr.) Knee-lever; formerly used in German grand pfes. as a substitute for the earlier draw-stops, before the general introduction of pedals.
28Genre (Fr.) Genus, as g. diatonique, chromatique, enharmonique.—Also, style.
29Gentil,-le (Fr.) Genti'le (It.) Graceful, delicate, pretty.—Gentilment (gentilmen'te), gracefully, etc…Gentilez'za, con (It.), with dignity, refinement, grace.
30Ge'nus (Lat.) 1. In ancient music, a system of arranging the notes of a tetrachord; for diatonic, chrom., enharm. genus, see Greek Music, §2.—2. A mode or octave-scale.
31Gera'de Bewe'gung (Ger.) Similar or parallel motion…Gera'de Takt'art (gerader Takt), duple or quadruple time.
32German flute, the cross-flute…German sixth, see Extreme.
33Ges (Ger.) Gh…Ges'es, Ghh.
34Gesang' (Ger.) Singing, song; a song, vocal composition; melody, air…Gesang'buch, a song-book, hymn-book…Gesangs'kunst, the art of singing, vocal art…Gesang'(s)mässig, melodious; adapted for singing, for the voice…Gesang'verein, singing society, choral society.
35Geschlecht' (Ger.) Genus; mode.
36Geschleift' (Ger.) Slurred; legato.
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