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gagaku Traditional court music of Japan. galliard Lively, triple-meter French court dance. gamelan Musical ensemble of Java or Bali, made up of gongs, chimes, metallophones and drums, among other instruments. gavotte Duple meter Baroque dance type of a pastoral character. genre General term describing the standard category and overall character of a work. Gesamtkunstwerk German for "total artwork"; a term coined by Richard Wagner to describe the synthesis of all the arts (music, poetry, drama, visual spectacle) in his late operas. gigue Popular English Baroque dance type, a standard movement of the Baroque suite, in a lively compound meter. gioioso Joyous. glee club Specialized vocal ensemble that performs popular music, college songs and more serious works. glissando Rapid slide through pitches of a scale. glitter rock Theatrical, flamboyant rock style popular in the 1970s. glockenspiel Percussion instrument with horizontal, tuned steel bars of various sizes that are struck with mallets and produce a bright metallic sound. ![]() Gloria A section of the Mass; the second musical movement of the Ordinary. Goliard song Medieval Latin-texted secular song, often with corrupt or lewd lyrics; associated with wandering scholars. gong Percussion instrument consisting of a broad circular disk of metal, suspended in a frame and struck with a heavy drumstick. Also tam-tam. ![]() gospel music Twentieth century sacred music style associated with Protestant African-Americans. grace note Ornamental note, often printed in small type and not performed rhythmically. Gradual Fourth item of the Proper of the Mass, sung in a melismatic style, and performed in a responsorial manner in which soloists alternate with a choir. grand opera Style of Romantic opera developed in Paris, focusing on serious, historical plots with huge choruses, crowd scenes, elaborate dance episodes, ornate costumes and spectacular scenery. grave Solemn; very, very slow.
Gregorian chant Monophonic melody with a freely flowing, unmeasured vocal line; liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church. Also plainchant or plainsong. ground bass A repeating melody, usually in the bass, throughout a vocal or instrumental composition. grunge rock Contemporary Seattle-based rock style characterized by harsh guitar chords; hybrid of punk rock and heavy metal. guitar Plucked-string instrument originally made of wood with a hollow resonating body and a fretted fingerboard; types include acoustic and electric. ![]() |
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