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Pronouncing and defining dictionary of music, 1896
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1Gammes en bemols (gǎm sānh bā-mōl), Fr. Scales with flats. one of two readings
2Gammes en bemols (gǎm sǎnh bā-mōl), Fr. Scales with flats. one of two readings
3Gamme majeure montante (gǎm mä-zhür' mōuh-tänht'), Fr. An ascending major scale.
4Gammes. Exercises on the scale.
5Gamut. The scale of notes belonging to any key.
6Gamut G. That G which is on the first line of the bass staff.
7Gamut, Guido's. The table or scale introduced by Guido, and to which he applied the syllables ut, ra, mi, fa, sol, la. It consisted of twenty notes, namely, two octaves and a major sixth, the first octave distinguished by the capital letters, G, A, B, etc., the second by the small letters, g, a, b, etc., and the major sixth by double letters, gg, aa, bb, etc.
8Ganascione (gä-nä-shī-ō'nē), It. An Italian lute. one of two readings
9Ganascione (gä-nä-shi-ō'ně), It. An Italian lute. one of two readings
10Gang (gäng), Ger. Pace, rate of movement or motion.
11Ganiles (gä'ni-lēs), Sp. Fauces, organs of the voice. one of two readings
12Ganiles (gä'ni-lěs), Sp. Fauces, organs of the voice. one of two readings
13Ganz (gänts), Ger. Whole, entire; also all, very.
14Ganz langsam (gänts läng'säm), Ger. Very slowly.
15Ganze Note (gän'tsē nō'tē), Ger. A whole note, or semibreve. one of two readings
16Ganze Note (gän'tsě nō'tě), Ger. A whole note, or semibreve. one of two readings
17Ganzer Ton (gän'tsēr tōn), Ger. A whole tone. Improper expression for "a whole step." The interval of a major second. one of two readings
18Ganzer Ton (gän'tsěr tōn), Ger. A whole tone. Improper expression for "a whole step." The interval of a major second. one of two readings
19Ganzes Werk (gän'tsēs wārk), Ger. The full organ. one of two readings
20Ganzes Werk (gän'tsěs wārk), Ger. The full organ. one of two readings
21Ganzschluss (gänz shloos), Ger. Real close of a piece as opposed to the Halbschluss, or half close.
22Ganzverhallend (gänts'fēr-häl'lēnd), Ger. Entirely dying away. one of two readings
23Ganzverhallend (gänts'fēr-häl'lěnd), Ger. Entirely dying away. one of two readings
24Garbatamente (gär-bä-tä-měn'tě), It. Gracefully.
25Garbato (gär-bä'tō), It. Graceful.
26Garbo (gär'bō), It. Simplicity, grace, elegance.
27Garibo (gä'rī-bō), It. A dance, a ball.
28Gariglione (gä-rēl-yī-ō'nē), It. Chime, musical bells. one of two readings
29Gariglione (gä-rēl-yī-ō'ně), It. Chime, musical bells. one of two readings
30Garnir un violin de cordes (gär-nēr' ūnh vē-ō-lānh dūh kōrd), Fr. To string a violin.
31Garrire (gär-rē'rē), It. To chirp, to warble like a bird.
32Gastrollen (gäst'rōl-l'ūn), Ger. A term applied to a singer or actor on a starring expedition.
33Gauche (gōzh), Fr. Left.
34Gauche main (gōzh mānh), Fr. The left hand.
35Gaudente (gä-oo-děn'tě), It. Blithe, merry, sprightly.
36Gaudentemente (gä-oo-děn-tě-měn'tě), It. Joyfully, merrily.
37Gaudioso (gä-oo-dī-ō'zō). It. Merry, joyful.
38Gavot (gă-vō't'), Eng. A dance consisting of two light, lively strains in common time.
39Gaymente (ghē-měn'tě), Sp. Gayly, briskly, lively.
40Gaytero (ghē-tā'rō), Sp. One who plays on a bagpipe; a piper.
41Gazzarra (gät'zär-rā), It. Rejoicings with music and cannon.
42G clef. The treble clef; a character composed of the letters G and S, for the syllable sol, which in modern music invariably turns on the second line of the staff. It was formerly used upon other degrees.
43G doubl., or, Double G. The octave below G gamut.
44G=dur (gā'door), Ger. The key of G major.
45Geberdenspiel (ghē-běr'd'n-spēl), Ger. Pantomime.
46Gebläse (ghē-blā'sē), Ger. Bellows, apparatus for blowing. one of two readings
47Gebläse (ghē-blā'sě), Ger. Bellows, apparatus for blowing. one of two readings
48Gebrochen (ghē-brō'kh'n), Ger. Broken.
49Gebrochene Akkorde (ghē-brō'kh'-ně äk-kōr'dě), Ger.
50Gebrochener Accord (ghē-brō'kh'-něr äk-kōrd), Ger.
51Broken chords, chords played in arpeggio.
52Gebrochene Stimme (ghē-brō'kh'-ně stīm'-mě), Ger. A broken voice.
53Gebunden (ghē-boon'd'n), Ger. Connected, syncopated, in regard to the style of playing or writing.
54Gebundene Note (ghē-boon'dě-ně nō'tě), Ger. A tied note, a note which is to be held and not repeated.
55Gebundener Styl (ghē-boon'dě-něr stēl), Ger. Style of strictly connected harmony; style of counterpoint.
56Geburtslied (ghē-boorts'lēd), Ger. Birthday-song.
57Gedackt (ghē-dākt'), Ger. Stopped, in opposition to the open pipes in an organ.
58Gedacktflöte (ghē-dākt-flō'tě), Ger. Stopped flute, in an organ.
59Gedact. See Gedackt.
60Gedeckte Stimmen (ghē-děk'tě stīm'měn), Ger. pl. Stops with covered pipes, as the stopped diapason.
61Gedehnt (ghē-dānt'), Ger. Lengthened.
62Gedicht (ghē-dīkht), Ger. A poem, tale, fable.
63Gefährte (ghē-fär'tě), Ger. The answer in a fugue.
64Gefällig (ghē-fāl'lig), Ger. Pleasingly, agreeably.
65Gefiedel (ghē-fē'd'l), Ger. Fiddling, playing on the fiddle.
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