#8 MUSICAL TERMS

1. Fuoco, con - Italian - with fire

2. Furioso - Italian - Furiously, wildly

3. Futurism - A literary and musical movement which originated in Italy early in the 20th century. It declared a rebellion against traditional art of all kinds, and preached the use of noises in musical composition.

4. Gamelan - A typical instrumental orchestra of Indonesia, which includes woodwinds, some stringed instruments and several percussion instruments (mostly gongs)

5. Gavotte - An old French dance in duple meter (in 2)

6. Gedehnt - German - Sustained, slow, stately

7. Gehaucht - German - 'sighed' - very softly and lightly sung

8. Geheimnisvoll - German - Mysterious

9. Gentilmente - Gracefully, gently

10. Gioioso - Italian - Joyously

11. Glass Harmonica - A set of glasses of different sizes which are rubbed on the rim with wet fingers producing a gentle, ethereal sound.  It was so popular in the 18th century that Mozart wrote a piece for it.  Developed by Benjamin Franklin.

12. Glee- A secular composition for 3 or more unaccompanied solo voices, popular in England.

13. Glissando - On the piano, a rapid scale effect obtained by sliding the thumb over the keys.

14. Grace note - A note of embellishment, usually written small.

15. Grave - Italian - Heavy, slow, serious.

Schirmer Pocket Manual of Musical Terms, Edited by Theodore Baker, Macmillan Publishing Co., 1978