Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms

How to say it as well as what it means: every Italian, German and French musical term of 1896, respelled phonetically for the student.

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Gamme (Fr.) (gahm) – Gelassen (Ger.)

Gamme (Fr.) (gahm)

A scale; gamut.

Gang (Ger.)

Passage.

Ganz (Ger.) (gants)

Whole. Ganze Note, whole note.

Garbo (It.)

Gracefulness; refinement.

Gedehnt (Ger.)

Slow; stately.

Gefühl (Ger.) (geh-feel)

Feeling. Mit Gefühl, with feeling.

Gehalten (Ger.) (geh-hal-ten)

Held; sustained; tenuto.

Geige (Ger.)

Fiddle; violin.

Geigenprincipal

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

Geist (Ger.)

Spirit; mind; genius.

Geistlich (Ger.)

Sacred; spiritual.

Gelassen (Ger.)

Tranquil; calm.

← Gedicht (Ger.)Generoso (It.) (jeh-neh-ro-so) →