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GRAND. A word much in use in England till within a few years to denote a classical composition of full dimensions or for full orchestra. Thus the 12 Symphonies written by Haydn for Salamon were known as 'Grand.' A grand sonata or a grand concerto meant one in complete classical form. It probably originated in the French grand or German grosse. (See Beethoven's Sonatas, Op. 13, 26, 28, 106, 115, and most of his symphonies, etc.)
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