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GAI

(French) Brisk; lively.

 

GAIEMENT

(French) Briskly; lively.

 

GANZ

(German) Quite; very.

 

GEDAMPFT

(German) Muffled; muted.

 

GEDEHNT

(German) Stately; slow and sustained.

 

GEFLUSTER

(German) Whisper.

 

GEHALTEN

(German) Held; sustained.

 

GEHEIMNISVOLL

(German) Mysterious; secretive.

 

GEHEND

(German) At a moderate, leisurely walking pace; same as the Italian term 'andante'.

 

GEMACHLICH

(German) Easy; comfortable.

 

GEMASSIGTER

(German) More moderate.

 

GEMESSEN

(German) At a moderate rate of speed; not too fast, not too slow; same as the Italian term

'moderato'.

 

GEMÜTLICH

(German) Cheerful; with no cares.

 

G. P.

Abbreviation for "Grand Pause." A rest for all performers.

 

GESCHWINDT

(German) Swiftly and rapidly.

 

GESTEIGERT

(German) Intensified; louder.

 

GESTEIGERTERM AUSDRUCK

(German) With more feeling and expression.

 

GESTOPFT

(German) Abbreviated "gest." Stopped.

 

GETRAGEN

(German) Sustained; continue the tone for the full value of each note; same as the Italian term

'sostenuto'.

 

GEWICHTE

(German) Weight.

 

GEWICHTIG

(German) Weighty.

 

GEZOGEN

(German) Drawn out.

 

GIOCOSO

(Italian) Playful and sprightly.

 

GIUSTO

(Italian) In character; well suited.

 

GLEICH

(German) Same.

 

GLISSANDO

(Italian) Abbreviated "gliss." A flowing, unaccented execution of a passage; sliding between each note.

 

GLÜHEND

(German) Glowing; full of ardor.

 

GRAN

(Italian) Grand.

 

GRANDIOSO

(Italian) In a grand and majestic style.

 

GRAVE

(Italian/French) Heavy; slow and ponderous in tempo and movement.

 

GRAZIOSO

(Italian) Gracefully; elegantly.

 

GUT

(German) Well; quite.

 

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