Scan 107

The musiclover's handbook, containing (1) a pronouncing dictionary of musical terms and (2) biographical dictionary of musicians, 1911

29 lines. Read by computer on 9 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

1Leicht (Ger.). Light; easy.

2Leichtbewegt (Ger.) (beh-vehgt). Light; with motion.

3Leidenschaft (Ger.). Passion; fervency.

4Leidenschaftlich (Ger.). Passionately.

5Leierkasten. Barrel-organ.

6Leiermann. Organ-grinder.

7Leise (Ger.) (lei'-seh). Soft; piano.

8Leiter (Ger.). Ladder. Tonleiter, tone-ladder; scale.

9Leitmotiv (Ger.). Leading motive; a name given by Wagner to certain striking phrases used to indicate certain emotions, characters, or situations.

10Leitton (Ger.). Leading note.

11[NOTE.—ei in German is sounded like eye in English.]

12Lenezza (It.) (leh-net'-za). Gentleness.

13Leno (It.) (leh'-no). Faint; feeble.

14Lentamente (len-tah-men-teh). Slowly.

15Lentando. Growing slower; retarding.

16Lentezza (len-tet-za). Slowness.

17Lento (It.). Slow, between adagio and grave.

18Lesser. Minor is sometimes so called, as key of C with lesser third; C minor.

19Lesson. A name used in England for the suite, or the various members of it.

20Lesto (It.) (leh'-sto). Lively; brisk.

21Letter Name. The letter used to designate a degree of the scale, key of piano or organ, line or space of the staff.

22Levé (Fr.) (leh-veh). Raised; up beat.

23Leyer or Leier (Ger.). Lyre.

24Liaison (Fr.) (lee-eh-song). A tie.

25Libellion. A variety of music-box.

26Liberamente (It.) (lee-beh-ra-men'-teh), Librement (Fr.) (leebr-mong). Freely.

27Libretto (It.) (lee-bret-to). Little book; the book of an opera or oratorio, etc.

28License, Freiheit (Ger.), Licence (Fr.), Licenza (It.) (lee-

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