Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms

How to say it as well as what it means: every Italian, German and French musical term of 1896, respelled phonetically for the student.

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Leger, Legere (Fr.) (leh'-zhehr) – Lemoine, Henri

Leger, Legere (Fr.) (leh'-zhehr)

Light.

Legerment (leh-zhehr-mong)

Lightly. Leggeramente (led-jehr -a - men' - teh). Lightly.

Legno (It.) (lehn-yo)

Wood. Col legno, with the wood. A direction in violin playing to strike the strings with the wooden part of the bow.

Leidenschaftlich (Ger.)

Passionately.

Leierkasten

Barrel-organ.

Leiermann

Organ-grinder.

Leise (Ger.) (lei-seh)

Soft; piano.

Leiter (Ger.)

Ladder. Tonleiter, toneladder; scale.

Leitmotiv (Ger.)

Leading motive; a name given by Wagner to certain striking phrases used to indicate certain emotions, characters, or situations.

Leitton (Ger.)

Leading note. [NOTE. -ei in German is sounded like eye in English.]

Lemmens, Nicholas J

Organist; Holland.

B. 1823; d. 1881.

Lemoine, Henri

Composer, pianist; Paris.

B. 1786; d. 1854.

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