Scan 84

The musiclover's handbook, containing (1) a pronouncing dictionary of musical terms and (2) biographical dictionary of musicians, 1911

28 lines. Read by computer on 12 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

1DICTIONARY OF TERMS

3Geige (Ger.). Fiddle; violin.

4Geigenprincipal. An organ-stop of 8- or 4-foot pitch.

5Geist (Ger.). Spirit; mind; genius.

6Geistlich (Ger.). Sacred; spiritual.

7Gelassen (Ger.). Tranquil; calm.

8Gemächlich (Ger.) (geh-mehch-lich). Easy; convenient.

9Gemächlich commodo. Not too fast.

10Gemässigt (Ger.) (geh-mehs-sicht). Moderate. Lit., measured.

11Gemshorn. An 8- or 4-foot organ-stop with horn-like tone.

12Gemüth (Ger.) (geh-meet'). Heart; soul; feeling.

13Gemüthlich (Ger.). Feelingly; heartily.

14Generator. Root; fundamental of a chord.

15Genere (It.) (je'-neh-reh), Genre (Fr.) (zhongr). Style; class; mode.

16Generoso (It.) (jeh-neh-ro'-so). Freely; frankly.

17Gentille (Fr.) (zhong-til), Gentile (It.) (jen-tee-leh). Graceful; delicate. Con gentilezza (It.) (jen-tee-letza), with grace; nobility.

18German Flute. See Flute.

19German Sixth. See Augmented Sixth.

20Ges (Ger.). G flat.

21Gesang (Ger.) (geh-zong'). Singing [from singen, to sing]; song; melody; air.

22Gesangverein (Ger.). Singing society.

23Geschmack (Ger.). Taste. Mit Geschmack, with taste. Geschmackvoll, tasteful.

24Geschwind (Ger.) (geh-shvint'). Fast; presto.

25Gesteigert (Ger.). Raised; exalted in volume; louder; crescendo.

26Getragen (Ger.) (geh-tra-gen). Sustained. [Tragen, to bear up.] Sostenuto.

27Gezogen (Ger.) (geh-tso-gen) [from ziehen, to drawl]. Prolonged; sustained.

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