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Hornbostel-Sachs System Western Symphonic Classification

Terms - G

  • G
  • G clef
  • G double flat
  • G double sharp
  • G flat
  • G octave clef
  • G sharp
  • G-Schlüssel
  • G.P.
  • gai
  • gaita
  • galante
  • galanter Stil
  • gallant style
  • galliard
  • galop
  • gamba
  • gamba, viola da
  • gambo
  • gamme
  • gamut
  • ganz
  • Ganze
  • Ganze Pause
  • Ganzenote
  • garbato
  • garrapatea
  • gauche
  • gaudioso
  • gavotte
  • gebrochen
  • gedackt
  • gehend
  • Geige
  • geistvoll
  • gemächlich
  • gems-horn
  • general pause
  • General's March
  • genre
  • gently
  • German school
  • Ges
  • Gesamtkunstwerk
  • Geses
  • geteilt
  • getheilt
  • gewöhnlich
  • ghost note
  • gig
  • gigue
  • giocoso
  • gioioso
  • Gis
  • gisis
  • gittern
  • giubilo
  • giusto
  • Glasharfe
  • Glasharmonika
  • glass armonica
  • glass harmonica
  • glass harp
  • glee
  • glee club
  • gli uccelli
  • glide
  • gliss.
  • glissando
  • glissement
  • glockenspiel
  • Gloria
  • Gloria in excelsis Deo
  • Gold Record
  • gong
  • Gothic period
  • gourd piano
  • Grabgesang
  • grace note
  • gradual
  • grand opera
  • grand pause
  • grand piano
  • grandioso
  • grave
  • gravis
  • gravita
  • grazia
  • grazioso
  • great
  • great staff
  • Gregorian chant
  • Gregorian modes
  • Griffbrett
  • groove
  • Grosse Pause
  • grosso
  • ground bass
  • gruppetto
  • Guard Mounting
  • gudi
  • guerriero
  • Guidonian hand
  • guilds
  • guimbarda
  • guimbarde
  • güiro
  • guitar
  • gut
  • gutbucket
  • guyada
  • gymel
  • gypsy jazz
  • gypsy scale
  • gypsy swing

galliard

GAL-lee-ard

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[ French , merry ]

Definition

A lively Renaissance dance in triple meter usually following and complementing the pavane. The name comes from the French word gaillard, meaning "merry".

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Last Updated: 2016-05-26 13:32:44
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