Scan 121
Dictionary of Music (Pronouncing and Defining), 1896
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1Furore (foo-ro'ro'), It. Fury, rage, passion.
2Für zwei Manuale (für tswi' mä-noo-ä'lë), Ger. For two manuals, in organ-playing.
3Fusa (foo'sä), Lat. A quaver.
4Pusée (fū-zā), Fr. A very rapid roulade or passage; a skip, etc.
5Fusella (foo-sēl'lā), Lat. Name formerly applied to the demisemiquaver.
6Fuss (foos), Ger. Foot; the lower part of an organ-pipe.
7Füsse (fūs'sc), Ger. pl. Feet.
8Füssig (fūs'sig), Ger. Footed; 8-füssig, or, achtfüssig, of 8-feet size, or scale.
9Fusston (foos-tōn), Ger. The tone or pitch; as, 8-Fusston, or, Achtfusston, a pipe of 8-feet tone.
10Fut (fooe), Fr. The barrel of a drum.
11Fz. An abbreviation of Forzando.
13G. The name of the fifth note in the natural diatonic scale of C, to which is applied the syllable sol; it is also one of the names of the highest, or treble, clef. Abbreviation of gauche, left hand.
14Gabel (gä'b'l), Ger. A fork.
15Gagliarda (gäl-yi-är'dä), It. A galliard.
16Gagliardamente (gäl-yi-är-dä-měn'tě), It. Briskly, gaily.
17Gagliardo (gäl-yi-är'dō), It. Brisk, merry, gay.
18Gai (gā), Fr. Gay, merry.
19Gaiement (gā-män'h), Fr. Merrily, lively, gay.
20Gaillard (gä-yärd'), Fr. Merry, brisk; also a galliard.
21Gaillardement (gä-yärd'män'h), Fr. Merrily, briskly.
22Gaio (gä'yō), It. With gayety and cheerfulness.
23Gaita (gä-ē-tä), Sp. A bagpipe; also a kind of flute; a street organ.
24Gaia (gä'yā), It. Gay, merry, lively.
25Gajo (gä'yō), It. Gay, merry, lively.
26Gajamente (gä-yä-měn'tě), It. Gaily, cheerfully.
27Galante (gä-län'tě), It. Galantly, boldly.
28Galantemente (gä-län-tě-měn'tě), It. Galantly, boldly.
29Galanteriefuge (gä-län-tě-rē'foo-ghē), Ger. A fugue in the free style.
30Galanterien (gä-län-tě-rē'ën), Ger. pl. The ornaments, turns, trills, etc., with which the old harpsichord music was embellished.
31Galanteriestücke (gä-län-tě-rē'stū'kē), Ger. pl. Pieces in the free ornamental style.
32Galanterystyl (gä-länt'ēr-stēl), Ger. Free style, ideal style.
33Galliard. A lively old dance in triple time, formerly very popular. Of Italian origin.
34Galop (gäl'ō), Fr. A quick round dance, in 2-4 time.
35Galopade (gäl-ō-päd'), Fr.
36Galopp (gä-lōp'), Ger.
37Galoppo (gä-lōp'pō), It. } A galop.
38Galoubé (gä loo-bā), Fr. } A small flute Galoubet (gä-loo-bā'), Fr. } with three holes, sometimes to be met with in France, especially in Provence.
39Gamba (gäm'bā), It. The viol di gamba, or bass viol. See that term.
40Gamba-bass. A 16-feet organ-stop, on the pedals.
41Gamba major. A name given to a 16-feet organ-stop, or double gamba.
42Gambe (gäm'bē), Ger. Viol di gamba.
43Gambeta (gäm-bě-tā'), Sp. An ancient Spanish dance.
44Gambette (gäm-bět'tě), Ger. A small, or octave, gamba stop in an organ.
45Gambviole (gämb-fē-ō'lē), Ger. An instrument resembling the violoncello.
46Gamma (gäm'mā), It. } The Greek name of Gamme (gäm), Fr. } the letter G (Γ). In musical terminology the word gamma has been employed variously. (1) As the name of the lowest note (G) of the Guidonian scale. (2) As the name of that scale. (3) In the sense of scale, or gamut, generally. (4) In the sense of compass of a voice or instrument, the succession of notes from the lowest to the highest. See following.
47Gamma ut, or, Γ ut. The name of the note G, the lowest note in the old solmisation. From this name is derived the English word gamut.
48Gamme chromatique (gäm krō-mă-tēk'), Fr. The chromatic scale.
49Gamme descendante (gäm dě-săn-dănht), Fr. Descending scale.
50Gamme de sol majeur (gäm dūh sōl mā-zhūr), Fr. Scale of G major.
51Gamme d'ut majeur (gäm d'ūt mā-shūr), Fr. Scale of C major.
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