Grand opéra, the, at Paris, 329. Grandiose style, the, 325. Greece, 2; Christianity introduced into, 200, 360. Greek art, 319. Greek learning, revival in Italy of, 67, 69, 234, 238. Greek literature, 238. Greek Lydian mode, the, 70. Greeks, the, 13, 14, 200, 245, 246, 263, 360. Gregory, Pope, 7, 8, 9, 10. Gritti, Andrea, 45. Grove, Sir George, on "Beethoven and his Nine Symphonies," 172, 175; on Beethoven and the quartet, 193, 194; his "Dictionary of Music," 242. Guidiccioni, Laura, author of the first oratorio, 203. Guido, 19. Guignon, Jean Pierre, "le Roy des Violons," 57. Guilds, the musical, 60; the work of, 61. "Guillaume Tell," Rossini's, 277, 279. "Guiramento, Il," Mercadante's, 281. Guise, the Chevalier de, 301. Guitar, the, 149, 203, 250. "Gunlod," Cornelius, 356. Hadow, W. A., 184. Halévy, Jacques François, operas of, 323. Halle, Germany, 206. Hallelujah Chorus, Handel's, 152, 157. Hamburg, 93, 132, 189, 206, 211; a musical centre, 338; its opera, 338, 339. "Hamlet" overture, Tschaikowsky's, 179. Hammer action, the, invention of, 92. Handel, George Frederick, 92, 109, 151; his orchestra, 152; his "Messiah," 152, 157, 207, 212, 215; his concertos, 160; his oratorios, 201, 204, 205, 207; life of, 206; influenced by Italian music, 206, 214; fails as an opera composer, 206; modern oratorio dates from, 207, 211, 212, 213; his "Samson," 213; his oratorios compared with Bach's, 213, 215, 216, 217; his musical scheme, 214; his choruses, 215, 219; his development of the Italian oratorio, 214, 215, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 271; his operas, 272; his "Teseo," 273, 313, 339. Hanover, the Elector of, 206. "Hans Heiling," Marschner's, 355. "Harmonie Universelle," Mersenne's, 100. Harmony, chromatic, 47. Harmony, diatonic, 47. Harmony, four-part, 190. Harmony, production of, 10, 11, 12; the origin of modern, 13, 20, 21, 24, 57; new laws of, 214. "Harmony of the Spheres, The," 236. "Harold in Italy," Berlioz's, 180. Harps, 84, 148, 155. Harpsichord, the, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92; builders of, 92, 94, 103, 105; first systematic method of playing, 105, 107, 108, 110, 127, 148, 149, 203, 250, 266. Hasse, 275. Hawkins, John Isaac, 98. Hawkins, Sir John, "History of Music," of, 28, 221.
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