galliard (GAL yard) lively 16th century dance
galop (GAL up) fast 19th century ballroom dance
gamba (GAHM bah) viol family known today as the cello
gamelan (GAHM eh lahn) Indonesian percussion instrument
gavotte (gah VOHT) 18th century fast dance
gigue (JEE gah) animated 18th century dance
giocoso (jah KOH soh) humorous
giusto (JOO stoh) strict time
glee (GLEE) a simple part song for male chorus
glissando (gleh sahn doh) sliding scale passage on harp, trombone or strings
glockenspiel (GLOK en speel) instrument with steel bars struck with hammers
gopak (GOH pahk) gay Russian folkdance
grace note (GRACE) note not necessary to the melody. Ornamental.
grandezza (gran DAY zah) great
grave (GRAH vay) solemn
grazioso (GRAHT see OH zoh) Graceful
gregorian chant (grey GOHR ee in) church mode, solo voices
ground (gral'n) bass part repeating same phrase