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Pronouncing and Defing Dictionary of Music, 1896
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1struck, so that the entire composition rests upon this single foundation. Example: Bach's Passacaglia in C minor, for organ.
3Group. Several short notes tied together.
5Grundakkord (groond'æk-körd), Ger. An uninvetered chord.
7Grundstimme (groond'stim-mě), Ger. The bass part.
9Grundton (groond-tōn), Ger. The bass note; fundamental, or principal, tone.
11Grupetto (groop-pět'tō), It. A turn; also a small group of grace, or ornamental, notes.
13Gruppe (groop'pě), Ger. { A group of notes; Gruppo (groop'pō), It. } formerly it meant a trill, shake, or turn.
15G-Schlüssel (gā'shlüs-s'l), Ger. The G, or treble, clef.
17Guaracha (gwä-räk'ā), Sp. A Spanish dance.
19Guaranita (gwä-rä-nē'tā), Sp. A variety of the Spanish guitar.
21Guarnerius (gwar-nā'ri-ūs). A make of violin highly prized, so called from the name of the manufacturer.
23Guddok (goo-dōk), Rus. A rustic violin with three strings, used among the Russian peasantry.
25Guerriero (goo-ër-vĩ-ā'rō), It. Martial, warlike.
27Guet (gá), Fr. A military trumpet piece.
29Guia (ghē-ā), Sp. Fugue, conductor, leader.
31Guida (gwē'dā). It. Guide; also the mark called a direct ̣.
33Guide. That note in a fugue which leads off and announces the subject.
35Guide-main (ghēd măn'h), Fr. The hand-guide, an instrument invented by Kalkbrenner for assisting young players to acquire a good position of the hands on the pianoforte.
37Guidon (ghē-dōnh), Fr. The mark called a direct.
39Guidonian hand. The figure of a left hand used by Guido, and upon which was marked the names of the sounds forming his three hexachords.
41Guidonian syllables. The syllables ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, used by Guido d'Aretzzo, and called the Aretinian scale.
43Guido's gamut. The table, or scale, introduced by Guido Aretinus about 1050, and to the notes of which he applied the syllables ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la. It consisted of twenty notes, viz., two octaves and a major sixth, the first octave being distinguished by capital letters, the second by small letters, and the sixth by double small letters.
45Guigue (goo-ē'ghě), It. See Giga.
47Guiltern. See Gittern.
49Guimbarde (ghēm-bārd'), Fr. A jew's-harp.
51Guion (ghē-ōn), Sp. A sign indicating that the piece or passage is to be repeated.
53Guitar. A long-necked instrument which in modern times has been strung generally with six strings, and whose fingerboard is provided with frets. The strings, which are plucked with the fingers of the right hand, are tuned in E A d g b e', but as guitar music is written an octave higher than it sounds, their notation is as follows:
55Guitare (ghĩ-tār'), Fr. one of two readings
56Guitare (ghē-tār'), Fr. one of two readings
57Guitarre (ghē-tār'rē), Sp. { A guitar.
58Guitarre (ghĩ-tār'rē), Ger. } one of two readings
59Guitarre (ghē-tār'rē), Ger. } one of two readings
61Guitare d'amour (ghē-tār d'ā-moor), Fr. An instrument (invented by Georg Staufer, of Vienna, in 1823) with six strings, tuned like those of the guitar, but played with a bow. In some of its features it resembles the guitar in others the violoncello. It has, not inaptly, been described as a viola bastarda. The Germans call it, also, Bogenguitarre (bow-guitar), Knieguitarre (knee-guitar), and Violoncellgitarre (violoncello-guitar).
63Guitare d'amour (ghē-tār d'ā-moor'), Fr. A modification of the German guitar.
65Guitarre lyre (ghē-tār lērh), Fr. A French instrument having six strings and formed somewhat like an ancient lyre.
67Guterne (ghē-tārn'), Fr. An ancient species of lute or guitar.
69Gunst (goonst), Ger. Grace, tenderness, favor.
71Guracho (goo-rä-kō), Sp. See Guarache.
73Gusto (goos'tō), It. Taste, expression.
75Gustosamente (goos-tō-zä-měn'tě), It. Tastefully, expressively.
77Gustoso (goos-tō'zō), It. Expressive, tasteful.
79Gut. A name applied by Guido to the tone large G, because this tone was the lowest of the whole system of tones.
81Gutdünken (goot'dün-k'n), Ger. At pleasure, according to the taste of the performer.
83Guttural. Formed in the throat, pertaining to the throat.
85Gutturalmente (goot-too-räl-měn'tě), It. Gutturally.
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