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Pronouncing dictionary and condensed encyclopedia of musical terms, instruments, composers, and important works, 1895
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1Gottschalk, Louis Moreau, a distinguished American pianist. Born in 1829, at New Orleans, a pupil of Ch. Halle and Chopin at Paris in 1846. He made brilliant concert tours through Europe in 1847; in 1853 and after he played in all parts of the United States, Central America and South America. He died in Rio de Janeiro in 1869, where he occupied an important artistic position. Gottschalk was of a semi-Spanish nature, loved the passionate and effective, and as a composer is genuinely melodious and original, though rarely deep or very tender.
3Gottschalg, Alexander Wilhelm, a German organist, arranger, and litterateur, born 1827, at Mechelroda, near Weimar.
5Goudimel, Claude (goo'-dě-měl), a celebrated French composer and teacher. Born in the early part of the 16th century, supposed to have been a teacher of Palestrina. Author of church music, etc. Was killed at the massacre of St. Bartholomew, 1572.
7Gounod, Chas. (goo-nō), the popular composer, was born in Paris, June 17, 1818. His mother was a distinguished pianist. G. was pupil of Halevy, etc. In 1836 he took the "Prix de Rome." In 1852 he became conductor at the Orpheon in Paris, but it was only after a number of failures in other productions that his "Faust" in 1859 placed him in the front rank of living composers. Gounod has resided much in England. As a composer he is learned, ingenious and masterly in orchestration, and his works are on the whole rather sensuous and intoxicating than inspiring. His songs are extremely and deservedly popular.
9Gow, Neil, a Scotch composer, born in 1727. Died 1807.
11Graben-Hoffmann, Gustav (grä'-ben), a German song-composer and teacher of singing at Dresden. Born 1820 at Bonn.
13Grace Notes, the English name for ornaments in singing, or in melody in general, such as appogiaturas, after-notes, etc. 2. A small note.
15Gradual, a short anthem sung at High Mass, between the Epistle and the Gospel for the day. Also used by French composers as title for organ pieces.
17Gradual, The Roman, a volume of Ritual music, containing the plain song melodies for use throughout the year.
19Gradus ad Parnassum, the title of two eminently instructive works in music. 1. Fux's treatise on counterpoint and fugue, 1725. 2. Clementi's 100 exercises in all styles of piano-forte playing. 1784. (See Etudes.)
21Grammar of Music, the laws of musical speech. Embracing Tonality, Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue, Form and Orchestration, or the entire art of musical composition. This mass of material has never yet been thoroughly systematized and set in order.
23Grand Piano, the long piano-forte, with three legs, and keyboard at the large end. Its merits are longer bass strings and consequently more pervading tone, larger sounding-board, more powerful action, and greater carrying power of tone.
25Grand Concert, properly a concert in which an orchestra plays the accompaniment. First so called in 1777.
27Grand Opera, opera in which all the dialogue is carried on in recitative.
29Grand Prix de Rome, a prize offered by the Paris "Academie of Fine Arts," entitling the successful contestant to a pension for studying at Rome.
31Grandioso (Ital. grän-dī'-ō'-zō). Grandly; in a dignified manner.
33Graun, Heinrich, born 1701, died at Berlin, 1759. Author of many operas and other works, chief of which are his "Te Deum" and "Der Tod Jesu," a Passions cantata. G. was a fine contrapuntist, and a good harmonist.
35Grave (Ital. grä'-vě), grave. A slow and solemn movement. A low pitch.
37Gravita (Ital. grä'-vě-tā). Gravity; majesty.
39Grazia (Ital. gräd'-zē-ā'). Grace; elegance.
41Grazioso (Ital. gräd-zē-ō'-zō). Gracefully.
43Greatorex, H. W., an American author of a collection of psalmody. Lived in Boston.
45Greatorex, Thomas, an English composer of church music, and organist (1819) of Westminster Abbey, in which he is buried. 1758-1831.
47Great Organ. The principal department of the organ, embracing all the most powerful stops, controlled by the hands from the keyboard called "Great." Large churches had formerly two or more organs; a large one, for voluntary playing, in the tower, and a soft one, for accompaniment, in the chancel. This is perhaps the origin of the term as applied to the most powerful part of large organs.
49Great Octave. The German name for the notes between 8 ft. C and the B next above (9 notes below middle C).
51Greene, Maurice, Mus. Doc., an old English composer of church music. 1696-1755.
53Greensleeves, an old English ballad and tune mentioned by Shakspeare (Merry Wives, ii, 1; v. 5).
55Gregorian Modes, the musical scales set in order by Pope Gregory the Great, A. D. 590.
57Gregorian Tones, or tunes, the melodies or Plain Song, for the Roman Ritual, established by Gregory the Great. (590.)
59Greek Music, appears to have been chiefly melodic. Its notation is so imperfect that antiquarians entirely disagree in their interpretations of the same melody. It is literally "all Greek to us."
61Gretry, André (grā-trē'), was an extremely prolific, popular and gifted composer of over 50 operas, many symphonies, etc. Born at Liége 1741. Died at Paris 1813.
63Griesbach, John Henry, an English cellist teacher, composer of an oratorio, "Belshazzar's Feast," overtures, operettas, etc. Born at Windsor 1798. Was 14 times director of the Philharmonic Society. D. 1875.
65Grieg, Edward (grēg), composer and pianist. Born June 15, 1843, at Bergen, in Norway, is a pleasing and romantic composer of songs, overtures, sonatas for piano solo and piano and violin, a concerto for the same and orchestra, etc. Was educated at Leipsic. Is teacher and conductor at Christiana.
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