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A dictionary of musical terms : containing upwards of 9,000 English, French, German, Italian, Latin and Greek words and phrases … with a supplement containing an English-Italian vocabulary for composers, 1904
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1Geschmack' (Ger.) Taste…Geschmack'-voll, tasteful(ly).
2Geschwänzt' (Ger., "tailed".) Having a hook or hooks († ‡).
3Geschwind' (Ger.) Swift, rapid, quick. (Also adverb.)
4Ges'es (Ger.) See Ges.
5Gesicht' (Ger.) Front (of organ)…Gesichtspfeifen, front pipes.
6Gespon'nen (Ger. "spun".) Gesponnene Saite, "covered" string…Gesponnener Ton, "son filé" (see Filar), an even, sustained tone (voice or violin).
7Gestei'gert (Ger.) Crescendo; rinforzato.
8Gestrich'en (Ger.) 1. Having hooks.
9—2. In compound words, equivalent to -lined, -accented, as ein'gestrichene Oktave, one-lined (once-accented) octave.
10—3. Crossed, or —4. Cut with a stroke or (as a scene in line across, as an opera).
11Get(h)eilt' (Ger.) Divided, separated…Geteil'te Violi'nen, violini divisi…Geteil'te Stim'men, partial stops (organ).
12Getra'gen (Ger.) Sostenuto. See Tragen.
13Geworfener Strich (Ger.) "Thrown stroke"; in violin-technic, a form of the saltato.
14Ghaz'al, Ghaz'el (Ar.) See Gazel.
15Ghiribiz'zo (It.) Whim, fancy, caprice…Ghiribizz'zo, whimsical, etc.
16Gi'ga (It.) See Gigue.
17Gigeli'ra (It.) Xylophone.
18Gigue (Fr.) 1. Early name for the old form of viol, which nearly resembled that of a ham (gigue); hence German Geige.—2. Ordinary title in the Suite for the Jig.
19Gioche'vole (It.) Playfully, merrily.
20Giocon'do,-a (It.) Jocund, gay, playful…Giocondamen'te, joyously, merrily.
21Gioco'so,-a (It.) Playful, sportive, bantering; humorous…Giocosamen'te, playfully, etc.
22Gio'ja (It.) Joy, delight, pleasure…Giojan'te, joyfully, mirthfully…Giojo'so,-a, joyful, mirthful…Giojosamen'te, joyfully, etc.
23Giovia'le (It.) Jovial, cheerful.
24Giraffe. An old-style upright grand pfte.
25Gi'ro (It.) A turn.
26Gis (Ger.) G#…Gis'is, G x.
27Giubili'o (It., also giu'bilo, giubilazio'ne.) Joy, rejoicing, jubilation…Giubilo'so,-a, jubilant.
28Giuocan'te (It.) Playful, bantering…Giuoche'vole, playfully, etc.
29Giu'sto,-a (It.) Suitable, appropriate, strict (as tempo giusto), exact, precise, correct…Allegro giusto (all.° mod'to), moderately fast…Giustamen'te, correctly, exactly…Giustez'za, con, with precision.
30Glas'harmonika (Ger.) See Harmonica I.
31Glee. A secular composition for 3 or more unaccompanied solo voices, of later origin and less contrapuntal ingenuity than the Madrigal, and peculiar to England. It is of modern character, both with regard to tonality and to its employment of harmonic masses and the perfect cadence. The name glee is not properly descriptive of its nature, as serious glees are written as well as merry ones.
32Gleich (Ger.) Equal…Glei'cher Kon'trapunkt, equal counterpoint…Glei'che Stimmen, equal voices…Gleich'schwe-bende Temperatur', equal temperament.
33Gli (It.) The (masc. pl.)
34Glicibarifo'na (It.) A wind-instr. inv. in Italy about 1827 by Catterini; a small 4-octave expressive organ.
35Glide. The smooth connection of 2 tones by slurring.
36Glissan'do (It.; also glissa'to, glissican'do, glissica'to.) 1. On bowed instr.s, (a) calls for a flowing, unaccented execution of a passage; (b) same as Portamento.—2. On the pfte., a rapid scale-effect obtained by sliding the thumb, or thumb and one finger, over the white keys, producing either the simple scale, or thirds, sixths, etc. (easier and more effective on the Jankó keyboard).
37Glissé (Fr.) 1. Glissando 2.—2. A direction indicating that a passage is to be executed smoothly and flowingly.
38Glock'e (Ger.; dimin. Glöck'chen.) Bell…Glockenist', same as Carillonneur…Glock'enspiel, (a) a carillon; (b) an instr. consisting of bells or (more recently) of steel bars, tuned diatonically and struck with a small hammer; occasionally used in the orchestra; (c) an organ-stop which causes a set of small bells to be sounded by the manual.
39Glo'ria. See Doxology, Mass.
40Gnac'care (It.) Same as Castagnette.
41Goathorn. See Gemshorn.
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