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Pronouncing dictionary of musical terms, giving the meaning, derivation, and pronunciation … of Italian, German, French, and other words; the names with date of birth and death and nationality of the leading musicians of the last two centuries; English vocabulary, with equivalents in Italian, Germ, 1896
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1German Flute. See Flute.
2German Sixth. See Augmented Sixth.
3Ges (Ger.). G flat.
4Gesang (Ger.) (geh-zong'). Singing [from singen, to sing]; song; melody; air.
5Gesangverein (Ger.). Singing society.
6Geschmack (Ger.). Taste. Mit Geschmack, with taste. Geschmackvoll, tasteful.
7Geschwind (Ger.) (geh-shvint'). Fast; presto.
8Gesteigert (Ger.). Raised; exalted in volume; louder; crescendo.
9Getragen (Ger.) (geh-tra-gen). Sustained. [Tragen, to bear up.], Sostenuto.
10Gezogen (Ger.) (geh-tso-gen) [from ziehen, to draw]. Prolonged; sustained.
11Ghazel or Gazel. A short Persian poem, used by Hiller as a name for short piano-forte pieces, in which a simple theme constantly occurs.
12Ghiribizzo (It.) (gee-ree-bitz'-o). Whim; grotesque.
13Giga (It.). Jig; a rapid dance in 6/8 time, used as the final movement in the suite, where it is often developed in fugue form.
14Giochevole (It.) (jee-o-keh'-vo-leh), Giocondosa (It.) (jee-o-kon-do-sah), Giocoso (It.) (jee-o-co-so), Giocondezza (It.) (jee-o-con-detza). Joyful; merry; sportive; happy; mirthful.
15Gioja (It.) (jeo-ya), con. With joy.
16Giojante (It.) (jeo-yan-teh), Giojosamente (It.) (jeo-yos-a-men-teh), Giojoso (It.) (jeo-yo-so). Joyous; mirthfully.
17Gioviale (It.) (jeo-ve-ah'-leh). Jovial.
19Gernsheim, F. (gurns-heim). Pianist, composer, conductor; Germany. B. 1839.
20Gerster, Etelka (gehrs-ter). Soprano; Hungary. B. 1855.
21Gibbons, Orlando. Composer, organist; England. B. 1583; d. 1625.
22Gibbons, Christopher, his son. Organist; B. 1615; d. 1676.
23Gilchrist, W. W. Composer; U. S. A. B. 1846.
24Gilmore, P. F. Conductor; Ireland. B. 1829; d. 1890.
25Giordani, Tomaso (jee-or-dah-nee). Composer and singing teacher; Italy. B. 1744; d. 18—.
26Giuglini, A. (jeul-ee-nee). Tenor; Italy. B. 1826; d. 1865.
27Gladstone, F. E. Organist, composer; England. B. 1845; d. 1892.
28Glareanus, H. (glah-reh-ah-nus). Theorist; Germany. B. 1488; d. 1563.
30Giovialita (It.) (jeo-vee-ah-lee-tah), con. With joviality.
31Gis (Ger.) (ghiss). G sharp.
32Giubilio (It.) (jew-bee-leo). Jubilation.
33Giubilioso (It.) (jew-bee-lee-oso). Jubilant.
34Giustezza (It.) (jews-tet'-za), con. With exactness.
35Giusto (It.) (jewsto). Strict; exact.
36Glee. A composition for three or more voices without accompaniment. The glee differs from the madrigal, its predecessor, in being constructed more on the harmonic than the contrapuntal system; i.e., admits dominant, dissonances, and second inversions. The glee is the most distinctive form of English music. The best glees belong to the eighteenth century and the first part of the nineteenth. They have been largely superseded by the part-song.
37Gli (It.) (lee). The.
38Glide. (1) To connect two sounds by sliding. (2) A modern variety of the waltz.
39Glissando, Glissato, Glissicato, Glissicando (It.). To play a scale on the piano-forte by drawing the finger along the keys. Only possible in the natural scale. In violin playing, to slide the finger rapidly from one "stop" to the next.
40Glissé (Fr.) (glis-seh). See Glissando.
41Glisser (Fr.) (glis-seh). To slide.
42Glockenspiel (Ger.). Bell play; a small instrument consisting of bells tuned to the diatonic scale, played by small hammers or by means of a keyboard. Steel bars are sometimes used in place of bells.
43Gong. A pulsatile instrument consisting of a disc of bronze, struck with drumstick with soft head.
45Gleason, F. Grant. Composer; U. S. A. B. 1848.
46Glimes, J. B. J. de (gleem). Pianist; Brussels. B. 1814; d. 1881.
47Glinka, M. I. Composer; Russia. B. 1804; d. 1857.
48Glover, C. W. Composer of songs; England. B. 1806; d. 1863.
49Glover, Stephen. Composer of songs; England. B. 1812; d. 1870.
50Glover, Sarah A. Founder of tonic-sol-fa method; England. B. 1785; d. 1867.
51Glover, William H. Composer, journalist; England. B. 1819; d. 1875.
52Gluck, Ch. W. von. Opera composer; Austria. B. 1714; d. 1787.
53Godard, Ben. L. P. (go-dahr). Composer, violinist; France. B. 1849; d. 1895.
54Goddard, Arabella. Pianist; England. B. 1836.
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