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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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1Guidonian Hand. A diagram consisting of a hand, with the syllables written on the tips of the fingers and on the joints, intended to assist in memorizing the hexachord scales.
3Guidonian 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.
5Guitar. 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:
7but their actual sound is an octave below the written notes.
9Gusto (It.), con. With taste.
11Gustoso. Tastefully.
13Gut. The material (sheep's entrails) of which violin, guitar, and other strings are made, commonly called catgut.
15Gut (Ger.) (goot). Good. Guter Taktteil, lit., good bar part; the accented part of the bar.
17H
19H. 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:
21B A C H
23Hackbrett (Ger.). Literally, chopping-board. The dulcimer.
25Halb (Ger.) (halp). Half.
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