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Pronouncing and defining dictionary of music, 1896
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1Gefühl (ghě-fūl'), Ger. Sentiment, expression.
2Gegen (ghā'g'n), Ger. Against, contrasted with, opposed to.
3Gegenbewegung (gě'g'n-bě-wě'goong), Ger. Contrary motion.
4Gegengesang (gě'g'n-gě-săng'), Ger. Antiphony.
5Gegenhall (gě'g'n-häll'), Ger. Resonance, echo. one of two readings
6Gegenghall (gě'g'n-häll'), Ger. Resonance, echo. one of two readings
7Gegenschall (gě'g'n-shäll'), Ger. echo. one of two readings
8Gegenschall (gě'g'n-shäll'), Ger. Counterpoint. one of two readings
9Gegenpunkt (gě'g'n-pooukt'), Ger. Counterpoint. one of two readings
10Gegenpunkt (gě'g'n-pooukt'), Ger. Counterpoint, or alto, part. one of two readings
11Gegenstimme (gě'g'n-stīm'mě), Ger. Counter tenor, or alto, part.
12Gegenstimmig (gě'g'n-stīm'mīg), Ger. Dissonant, discordant.
13Gegensubject (gě'g'n-soob-yěkt'), Ger. Countersubject, in a fugue.
14Gehend (gā'ěnd), Ger. A word referring to movement, and having the same meaning as andante.
15Gehörlehre (ghě-hör'lā-rě), Ger. Acoustics.
16Gehörspielen (ghě-hör'spěl'n), Ger. To play by ear.
17Geige (gī'ghě), Ger. The violin.
18Geigen (gī'ghěn), Ger. To play on the violin.
19Geigenblatt (gī'ghěn-blätt), Ger. The fingerboard of a violin.
20Geigenbogen (gī'ghěn-bō'g'n), Ger. Violin-bow.
21Geigenclavicymbel (gī'ghěn-clā-vī-tsīm'běl), Ger. An instrument similar to a harpsichord or pianoforte.
22Geigenförmig (gī'ghěn-för'mīg), Ger. Having the form of a violin.
23Geigenfutter (gī'ghěn-foot'těr), Ger. Case for a violin.
24Geigenhals (gī'ghěn-hāls), Ger. The neck of a violin.
25Geigenharz (gī'ghěn-hārts), Ger. Spanish resin, hard resin.
26Geigenholz (gī'ghěn-hōlts), Ger. The wood used in making violins.
27Geigenmacher (gī'ghěn-mä'khěr), Ger. A violin-maker.
28Geigenprincipal (gī'ghěn-prin-tsī-pāl'), Ger. A German organ diapason stop, with a tone like that of the gamba, but fuller.
29Geigensaitte (gī'ghěn-sāĭ'tě), Ger. Violin string.
30Geigensattel (gī'ghěn-sät't'l), Ger. The bridge of a violin.
31Geigensteg (gī'ghěn-stāgh), Ger. The bridge of a violin. one of two readings
32Geigensteg (gī'ghěn-stāgh), Ger. A violin-school, or method of instruction. one of two readings
33Geigenschule (gī'ghěn-shoo'lě), Ger. A violin-school, or method of instruction.
34Geigenstrich (gī'ghěn-strīkh), Ger. A stroke of the violin-bow.
35Geigenstück (gī'ghěn-stūk), Ger. A tune for the violin.
36Geigenwerk (gī'ghěn-wārk), Ger. The celestina, an organ-stop of 4-feet scale.
37Geigenwirbel (gī'ghěn-wīr'b'l), Ger. A violin-ped.
38Geigenzug (gī'ghěn-tsoog), Ger. A violin-stop.
39Geiger (gī'ghěr), Ger. Violin-player.
40Geistlich (gīst'līkh), Ger. Ecclesiastical, clerical.
41Geistliche Gesänge (gīst'lī-khě gě-săn'gě), Psalms, hymns, spiritual songs.
42Geistliche Lieder (gīst-lī-khě lě'děr), Ger. Psalms, hymns, spiritual songs.
43Geistreich (gīst'rīkh), Ger. Spirited, full of life and animation.
44Geklingel (ghě-klīng'l), Ger. Tinkling, ringing of a bell.
45Gelassen (ghě-lās's'n), Ger. Calmly, quietly.
46Gelassenheit (ghě-lās's'n-hīt), Ger. Calmness, tranquillity.
47Geläufe (ghě-loy'fě), Ger. Running passages, scale passages, rapid movements.
48Geläufen (ghě-loy'fěn), Ger. Running passages, rapid movements.
49Geläufig (ghě-loy'fīgh), Ger. Easy, fluent, rapid.
50Geläufigkeit (ghě-loy'fīgh-kit), Ger. Fluency, ease.
51Geläut (ghě-loyt), Ger. A peal of bells, ringing of bells.
52Gelinde (ghě-līn'dě), Ger. Softly, gently.
53Gelindigkeit (ghě-līn'dīgh-kit), Ger. Softness, gentleness, sweetness.
54Gellen (gěl'l'n), Ger. To sound loudly.
55Gellenflöte (gěl'l'n-flō'te), Ger. Clarionet.
56Geltung (gěl'toong), Ger. The value or proportion of a note.
57Gemächlich (ghě-mākh'līkh), Ger. Quietly; in a calm, slow manner.
58Gemächsam (ghě-mākh'sām), Ger. Gradually, by degrees.
59Gemässigt (ghě-mā's/sīgt), Ger. Moderate, moderato.
60Gemisch (ghě-mīsh'), Ger. Mixed; mixture, or compound, stops in an organ.
61Gemsenhorn. An instrument formed of a small pipe made of the horn of a chamois, or wild goat.
62Gemshorn (ghěms'hōrn), Ger. An organ-stop with conical pipes. The tone is light, but very clear.
63Gemshornquint (ghěms'hōrn-kwīnt), Ger. An organ-stop with conical pipes, sounding a fifth above the foundation stops.
64Gemüth (ghě-mūt'), Ger. Mind, soul.
65Gemüthlich (ghě-mūt'līkh), Ger. Agreeable, expressive.
66Genera (gě-nā'rā), Lat. A term used by the ancients to indicate the modes according to which they divided.
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