Dictionary: G

a clef sign that shows the position of G on the staff See clef in Staff, Barline, & Clef

G or treble clef

General pause; complete silence, normally lasting at least one bar

Brazilian ballroom dance music popular in Rio de Janeiro

galliard

gay

gaily

cheerfully

a simple triple time dance usually popular in the 16th and 17th centuries

gaily

gaity

boldly, gallantly

gallant, gallantly

bold, gallant

bold, gallant

boldly, gallantly

lively dance originating from the fifteenth century, generally in triple time

lively dance originating from the fifteenth century, generally in triple time

a lively nineteenth century round dance in simple duple time

a lively nineteenth century round dance in simple duple time

old dance

the musical scale

from the lowest to the highest

quite, whole

whole note see Note Values

whole note see Note Values

whole rest

whole note see Note Values

a Chinese bowed lute developed for Cantonese music in the 1920s

elegantly

gracefulness

very graceful

gracefulness

grace, manners

to keep, to hold

left

in a joyful or merry manner

a dance in simple quadruple time

a twelve string zither

prayer

use

broken

slurred, tied

damped, muffled, muted

sustained

pleasure

agreeable, cheery, effortless, pleasant

feeling

about, against, counter, near, towards

sustained

whispered

mysterious

walking pace

fitting, proper, suitable

soul, spirit

spiritual

spiritedly and full sounding

pizzicato

fluent, nimble

fluency

leisurely, unhurried

moderate tempo

moaning

moaning

grave, measured, moderate tempo, precise, sustained tempo

feeling

feeling

comfortable, easy going

exact

exactitude

set of requirements for MIDI devices aimed at ensuring consistent playback performance on all instruments bearing the GM logo

complete silence, normally lasting at least one bar

generous

called, known as

manner, style

gentle, pleasant, pretty

delicate, elegant, gentle

delicately, gently

gentle, pleasant, pretty

an augmented sixth chord, which contains a flat third from the tonic

emotionally moved

song like

struck

legato

closed

taste

tastefully

quick

spoken

crescendo

staccato

musical content that indicates intention

hammered lute, in deep south of India, struck with two small bamboo mallets.

divided

divided

sustained

an extreme energetic staccato

an extreme energetic staccato

with dignity, weighty

dedicated

normal, usual, return to normal playing

drawn out

female Egyptian gypsy dancer

caprice

capricious

a note is implied in a musical phrase, either not played or otherwise played only faintly for effect

lighthearted manner, play in a merry

jig, a quick dance with the beats grouped in 3's

jig, a quick dance with the beats grouped in 3's

jig, a quick dance with the beats grouped in 3's

jig, a quick dance with the beats grouped in 3's

game, play

cheerful, humourously, jokingly, merry

merry, playful

merry, playful

joy

joy

jovial

joviality

gipsy

gipsy

guitar

an early form of guitar with four pairs of gut strings

down

joy, jubilant

joy, jubilant

joy, jubilant

playful

playful Giuliani, Mauro (1781 1829) See Classical Guitarists and Composers Giulivo (Italian) joyous

game, play

exact, precision, strict, suitable

steady speed and rhythm

exact, precision, strict, suitable

exact, precision, strict, suitable

brilliant

smooth

smoothness

like, equal

of equal strength

glissando

the

carrying a line without gaps, very legato

the

A rapid scale produced by sliding the finger from one note to another see glissando in Phrasing Symbols

A rapid scale produced by sliding the finger from one note to another

A rapid scale produced by sliding the finger from one note to another

glowing

late twentieth century African American urban style developed in Washington D.C

tap on the guitar soundboard in flamenco music

flamenco guitar tap plate

a lively 2 in a bar Russian dance

Romanian term for acoustic bass

an African American sacred music style that developed in twentieth century Protestant churches

the late middle ages (1100 1450)

instrument played in Southern India with six playing strings which pass over the top of the instrument, three drone strings at the side, and a seri…

ornamental note played quickly before the beat See grace note in Note Symbols

graceful

graceful

play gracefully

gradually

gracefully, pleasing

by degrees, gradually

gradually

big, large

great taste

a type of fandango from southern Spain

great, big

full orchestra

a rest for the entire ensemble

the combination of a staff line notated in treble clef with one notated in bass clef

great, big

grandeur

grandeur

sonorous

a score characterized by non traditional musical symbols arranged in a visual design

very slow, solemn, low (pitch)

gravely

gravely

gravity, seriousness

grace

gracious, graceful

gracefully

graceful

A combination of the bass clef and treble clef staves with the common line between them

a room behind the stage where musicians prepare before their performances

fingerboard

grim, furious

coarse, rough

great, big

great, large

great, big

great, large

full, great

grotesque

grotesque

emphasize pain or sensuality

the 'turn'

an old Spanish dance

warlike

warlike

six string zither with thick silk strings

A guide finger helps position shifts feel connected and controlled. Used correctly, it can reduce noise and improve intonation in lyrical passages.…

Guide tones clarify harmonic motion. In arranging and analysis, tracking guide tones helps voice leading stay musical and coherent. In tonal harmon…

five line staff system of musical notation

groups of professionals, the masters of their trade, who as well as promoting their businesses also regulated the training of apprentices

stringed bass instrument from West Africa

a Mexican 3/4 sized guitar used as a rhythmic instrument in mariachi music

a small 4 string Mexican guitar from the Jarocho region

a Mexican 3/4 sized guitar used as a rhythmic instrument in mariachi music

very small Spanish guitar related to the timple

a small guitar with 12 metal strings used in Spanish speaking countries

a small Spanish five string guitar

a large bass guitar from Chile and Mexico. with a short neck, six strings, no frets on the fingerboard and a belly in the back

popular Guinean rhythm

traditional Russian zither with 16 metal strings

taste, expression

tastefully, expressively

the intestines of animals used for strings of musical instruments

an Asian zither dating over 4000 years. half tubed wood zither with movable bridges

resembling the harmonic minor scale, but with an augmented fourth (C, D, E flat, F sharp, G, A flat, B, C'). see Musical Scales

a short necked lute