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Pronouncing and defining dictionary of music, 1896
68 lines. Read by computer on 15 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1FUR
3Furore (foo-ro'ré), It. Fury, rage, passion.
4Für zwei Manuale (für tswi' mä-noo-ä'lë), Ger. For two manuals, in organ-playing.
5Fusa (foo'sä), Lat. A quaver.
6Fusée (fü-zä), Fr. A very rapid roulade or passage; a skip, etc.
7Fusella (foo-sél'lä), Lat. Name formerly applied to the demisemiquaver.
8Fuss (foos), Ger. Foot; the lower part of an organ-pipe.
10Füsse (füs'së), Ger. pl. Feet.
11Füssig (füs'sig), Ger. Footed; 8-füssig, or, achtfüssig, of 8-feet size, or scale.
12Fusston (foos-tön), Ger. The tone or pitch; as, 8-Fusston, or, Achtfusston, a pipe of 8-feet tone.
13Fut (fooe), Fr. The barrel of a drum.
14Fz. An abbreviation of Forzando.
16G.
18G. 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.
19Gabel (gä'b'l), Ger. A fork.
20Gagliarda (gäl-yi-är'dä), It. A galliard.
21Gagliardamente (gäl-yi-är-dä-měn'tě), It. Briskly, gaily.
22Gagliardo (gäl-yi-är'dō), It. Brisk, merry, gay.
23Gai (gā), Fr. Gay, merry.
24Gaiement (gā-mänh), Fr. Merrily, lively, gay. one of two readings
25Gaient (gā-mänh), Fr. Merrily, lively, one of two readings
26Gaiment (gā-mänh), Fr. gay. one of two readings
27Gaillard (gā-yärd'), Fr. Merry, brisk; also a galliard.
28Gaillardement (gā-yärd'mänh), Fr. Merrily, briskly.
29Gaio (gä'i-ō), It. With gayety and cheerfulness.
30Gaita (gä-ē-tä), Sp. A bagpipe; also a kind of flute; a street organ.
31Gaia (gä'yä), It. Gay, merry, lively.
32Gajo (gä'yō), It. Gay, merry, lively.
33Gajamente (gä-yä-měn'tě), It. Gaily, cheerfully.
34Galante (gä-län'tě), Galantemente (gä-län-tě-měn'tě), It. Gallantly, boldly. one of two readings
35Galante (gä-län'tě), one of two readings
36Galantemente (gä-län-tě-měn'tě), It. Galantly, boldly. one of two readings
37Galanteriefuge (gä-län-tě-rē'foo-ghě), Ger. A fugue in the free style.
38Galanterien (gä-län-tě-rē'fěn), Ger. pl. The ornaments, turns, trills, etc., with which the old harpsichord music was embellished.
39Galanteriestücke (gä-län-tě-rē'stū'kě), Ger. pl. Pieces in the free ornamental style.
40Galanterystyl (gä-länt'ēr-stēl), Ger. Free style, ideal style.
41Galliard. A lively old dance in triple time, formerly very popular. Of Italian origin.
42Galop (gäl'ō), Fr. A quick round dance, in 2-4 time.
44Galopade (gäl-ō-päd'), Fr. Galopp (gä-lōp'), Ger. Galoppo (gä-lōp'pō), It. A galop. one of two readings
45Galoubé (gä loo-bā), Galoubet (gä-loo-bā'), Fr. A small flute with three holes, sometimes to be met with in France, especially in Provence. one of two readings
46Galopade (gäl-ō-päd'), Fr. A galop. one of two readings
47Galopp (gä-lōp'), Ger. one of two readings
48Galoppo (gä-lōp'pō), It. A galop. one of two readings
49Galoubé (gä loo-bā), one of two readings
50Galoubet (gä-loo-bā'), Fr. A small flute with three holes, sometimes to be met with in France, especially in Provence. one of two readings
51Gamba (gäm'bā), It. The viol di gamba, or bass viol. See that term.
52Gamba-bass. A 16-feet organ-stop, on the pedals.
53Gamba major. A name given to a 16-feet organ-stop, or double gamba.
54Gambe (gäm'bě), Ger. Viol di gamba.
55Gambeta (gäm-bě-tä'), Sp. An ancient Spanish dance.
56Gambette (gäm-bět'tě), Ger. A small, or octave, gamba stop in an organ. one of two readings
57Gambette (gäm-bě'ttě), Ger. A small, or octave, gamba stop in an organ. one of two readings
58Gambviole (gämb-fē-ō'lě), Ger. An instrument resembling the violoncello.
59Gamma (gäm'mä), 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. one of two readings
60Gamma (gäm'mä), It. The Greek name of one of two readings
61Gamme (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. one of two readings
62Gamma 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.
63Gamme chromatique (gäm krō-mä-tēk'), Fr. The chromatic scale.
64Gamme descendante (gäm dě-sänh-dänht), Fr. Descending scale.
65Gamme de sol majeur (gäm dūh sōl mä-zhür), Fr. Scale of G major. one of two readings
66Gamme de sol majeur (gäm dūh sōl mä-zhūr), Fr. Scale of G major. one of two readings
67Gamme d'ut majeur (gäm d'ūt mä-shūr), Fr. Scale of C major.
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