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The musiclover's handbook, containing (1) a pronouncing dictionary of musical terms and (2) biographical dictionary of musicians, 1911
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1Great Octave. The sounds from
3Great 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.
5Greater. Major; as, greater third, greater sixth. In old usage the major scale is called the scale with the greater third.
7Greek 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.
9Gregorian Chant. See Plain Song.
11Groppo (It.), Groppetto (It.). A turn; a group.
13Grosse (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.
15Grosse-caisse, Gros tambour. See Drum.
17Grosso (It.). Great; large; as, grosso concerto.
19Grottesco (It.) (grot-tes'-ko). Grotesque; comic.
21Ground 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.
23Group. (1) A series of rapid notes grouped together. (2) One of the divisions of the orchestra, as string group, brass group, wood group.
25Gruppo, Grupetto. See Groppo, Groppetto.
27G-Schlüssel (Ger.) (gay-shlues-sel). G clef.
29Cuaracha (Sp.) (gwah-rah'-chah). A lively Spanish dance in triple time.
31Guerriero (It.) (gwer-reek'-ro). Martial; warlike.
33Guida (It.) (gwee-dah). Guide; the subject of a canon or fugue.
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