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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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1Groppo (It.), Groppetto (It.). A turn; a group.
3Grosse (Ger.) (gros-seh). (1) Major, applies to intervals. (2) Great or grand, as, grosse Sonate. (3) An octave below standard pitch, as, grosse Nazard, an organ stop an octave below the twelfth.
5Grosse-caisse, Gros tambour. See Drum.
7Grosso (It.). Great; large; as, grosso concerto.
9Grottesco (It.) (grot-tes'-ko). Grotesque; comic.
11Ground Bass. A bass of four or eight bars, constantly repeated, each time with varied melody and harmony. The ground bass was generally used as the basis of the chaconne and passacaglio.
13Group. (1) A series of rapid notes grouped together. (2) One of the divisions of the orchestra, as string group, brass group, wood group.
15Gruppo, Grupetto. See Groppo, Groppetto.
17G-Schlüssel (Ger.) (gay-shlues-sel). G clef.
19Guaracha (Sp.) (gwah-rah'-chah). A lively Spanish dance in triple time.
21Guerriero (It.) (gwer-reeh'-ro). Martial; warlike.
23Guida (It.) (gwee-dah). Guide; the subject of a canon or fugue.
25Guidonian Hand. A diagram consisting of a hand, with the syllables written on the tips of the fingers and on the joints, in-
27tended to assist in memorizing the hexachord scales.
29Guidonian Syllables. The syllables applied by Guido to the notes of the hexachord, ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la. When the octave scale was adopted si was added for the seventh note; ut was changed to do as a better syllable for vocalizing.
31Guitar. A string instrument with fretted fingerboard, played by plucking the strings with the fingers of the right hand, one of the oldest and most widespread of instruments. It probably originated in Persia, where it is called tar or si-tar, passed from thence to Greece, and to the rest of Europe and North Africa. The guitar now in general use is called the Spanish guitar. It has six strings tuned thus:—
33but their actual sound is an octave below the written notes.
35Gusto (It.), con. With taste.
37Gustoso. Tastefully.
39Gut. The material (sheep's entrails) of which violin, guitar, and other strings are made, commonly called catgut.
41Gut (Ger.) (goot). Good. Guter Taktteil, lit., good bar part; the accented part of the bar.
43Grützmacher, F. (greetz-macher). Violoncellist; Germany. B. 1832.
45Guarnerius, A. (gwar-neh-ree-us). Violin maker; Italy. B. 1683; d. 1745.
47Guglielmi, P. (gool-yel-mee). Composer; Italy. B. 1727; d. 1804.
49Guido (gwee-do). Theorist; Italy. Eleventh century.
51Guilmant, F. A. (geel-mong). Organist, composer; France. B. 1837.
53Guiraud, E. (gwee-ro). Composer; France. B. 1837; d. 1892.
55Gungl, J. (goongl). Dance writer; Bohemia. B. 1810; d. 1889.
57Gurlitt, C. Pianist, composer; Germany. B. 1820.
59Gutmann, A. Composer; Germany. B. 1818; d. 1882.
61Gyrowetz, A. (gee-ro-vetz). Composer; Bohemia. B. 1763; d. 1850.
63H
65H. Abbreviation for Hand. Hah (Ger.); the note B♭, B♭ being called B (bay). It is this system of nomenclature that makes possible the fugues on the name of Bach, written by Bach, Schumann, and others:—
67B A C H
69Hackbrett (Ger.). Literally, chopping-board. The dulcimer.
71Halb (Ger.) (halp). Half.
73Halbe Cadenz (Ger.). Half cadence.
75Halbe Note. Half-note.
77Halber Ton. Half-tone.
79Half-Note.
81Half-Rest.
83Half-Shift. On the violin, the position of the hand between the open position and the first shift.
85Half-Step. Half-tone.
87Half-Tone. The smallest interval in modern music.
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