#11 MUSICAL TERMS

1.   Interlude – An instrumental strain connecting the lines of a stanza to a refrain

2.   Intonation – The product of singing in tune

3.   Italian Overture – 17^th and 18^th centuries.  3 sections – quick, slow, quick (as opposed to a French Overture which was slow, quick, slow)

4.   Jaleo – A spanish dance for one person in 3/8 time

5.   Klagend (German) – Mournfully

6.   Klavier (German) – Keyboard

7.      Knabenstimme (German) – A boy’s voice

8.   Lagrimoso – (Italian) – Tearful

9.   Landler (German) – A slow waltz of South Germany

10. Langsam (German) – Slow

11. Largando (Italian) – Growing broader (slower)

12. Legato (Italian) – To play or sing smoothly, connectedly

13. Leger line – A short line used for writing notes above or below the staff

14. Leggero (Italian) – Light, airy

15. Leicht (German ) – Light, easy

Schirmer Pocket Manual of Musical Terms, Edited by Theodore Baker, Macmillan Publishing Co., 1978