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Périjourdine (peh-ree-zhoor-deen)

An old French dancing-song in time. 4 Period, Periode (Fr.) (peh-ree-ode), Periodo (It.) (peh-ree-o-do). A complete musical sentence, generally eight measures.

Perlé (Fr.) (per-leh), Perlend (Ger.). "Pearled," like a string of pearls. A metaphorical expression for a clear, delicate execution; also a direction that the passage is to be played in a "pearly" manner.