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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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1GORGHEGGI
3Gorgheggi (It.) (gor-ghed'-je). Florid singing, with runs, trills, etc.
4Grace Note. See Appoggiatura.
5Graces. The ornamental notes first used in harpsichord playing; they are now nearly all obsolete, or if used are written in full by the composer.
6Gracieux (Fr.) (grah-see-oo), Gracieuse (Fr.) (grah-see-oos), Gracile (It.) (gra-chee-leh). Graceful; delicate.
7Gradevole (It.) (grah-deh'-vo-leh). Grateful.
8Graduellement (It.) (grah-doo-el-mong). By degrees.
9Gran cassa (It.). Great drum; long drum.
10Gran gusto (It.), con. With grand expression.
11Gran tamburo (It.). The big drum.
12Grand barré (Fr.). See Barré.
13Grand jeu (Fr.) (zheu), Grand choeur (koor). Full organ.
14Grand Piano. Properly, the long, wing-shaped pianoforte with keyboard at the wide end; commonly applied to all varieties of piano with three strings to each key.
15Grande orgue (Fr.) (org). Great organ.
16Grandezza (It.) (gran-det'-za), con. With grandeur.
17Grandioso (It.) (gran-de-o'-so). Grandly.
18Grave [Fr., grahv; It., grah-veh]. Deep in pitch; slow; solemn.
20Godefroid, Felix (gode-froa). Composer, harpist; France. B. 1818.
21Godfrey, D. Dance writer, band-master; England. B. 1831.
22Goetz, H. Composer; Germany. B. 1840; d. 1876.
23Goldbeck, Robert. Composer, pianist; Germany. B. 1835.
24Goldmark, Karl. Composer; Germany. B. 1832.
25Goldschmidt, Otto. Conductor and composer, husband of Jenny Lind; Germany. B. 1829.
26Gollmick, Adolf. Composer, pianist; Germany. B. 1825; d. 1883.
27Goltermann, G. E. Violoncellist; Germany. B. 1824.
28Goovaerts, A. I. M. A. (goo-vehrts). Composer; Netherlands. B. 1847.
29Goria, A. E. (go'-ree-ah). Pianist; France. B. 1823; d. 1860.
30Goss, Sir John. Composer, organist; England. B. 1800; d. 1880.
31Gossec, F. J. (gos-sek). Composer; France. B. 1733; d. 1829.
32Gottschalk, L. M. Pianist; U. S. A. B. 1829; d. 1869.
34GREGORIAN CHANT
36Gravecembalum (Lat.), Gravicembalo (It.) (gra-vee-chembalo). The harpsichord.
37Gravement (Fr.) (grahv-mong), Gravemente (It.) (grah-veh-men-teh). Slowly; seriously.
38Gravita (It.) (gra-vee-tah), con. With dignity.
39Grazia (It.) (grat-se-a), con. With grace; elegance.
40Grazioso (It.) (grat-si-oso), Graziosamente (grat-si-osa-men-teh). Gracefully; elegantly.
41Great Octave. The sounds from
43Great Organ. The division of an organ that contains the most powerful stops, generally operated by the middle keyboard or manual, the upper being the swell organ, the lower the choir organ.
44Greater. Major; as, greater third, greater sixth. In old usage the major scale is called the scale with the greater third.
45Greek Music. The Greek system of music is still a subject of controversy about which very little is known. The best attempts at its elucidation may be found in Chappel's "History of Music" and Munro's "Greek Music." Its interest is purely antiquarian.
46Gregorian Chant. See Plain Song.
48Goudimel, Claude (goo'-dee-mel). Composer; France. B. 1510; d. 1572.
49Gounod, Ch. F. (goo-no). Composer; France. B. 1818; d. 1893.
50Gouvy, Theo. (goo'-vee). Composer; France. B. 1819.
51Gow, Neil. Violinist, dance writer; Scotland. B. 1727; d. 1807.
52Grancino, G. (gran-chee-no). Violin maker; Italy.
53Grancino, P. Violin maker. B. 16—; d. 17—.
54Graun, J. G. Composer; Germany. B. 1698; d. 1771.
55Graun, Karl H., his brother. Composer. B. 1701; d. 1759.
56Greatorex, Th. Organist, composer; England. B. 1758; d. 1831.
57Grétry, A. E. (greh-tree). Composer; Belgium. B. 1741; d. 1813.
58Grieg, Ed. (greeg). Composer, pianist; Sweden. B. 1843.
59Griepenkerl, F. C. (gree-pen-kerl). Theorist; Germany. B. 1782; d. 1849.
60Grisi, Mme. (gree-see). Soprano; Italy. B. 1812; d. 1869.
61Grove, Sir George. Author of dictionary; England. B. 1820.
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