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.