Definition of the French term le in music:
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Singular
le (m)la (f)l' (m/f)
French musical terms that include le:
- avec le bois – with the wood (strike the string with the wood of ...
- avec le bois de l'archet – with the wood of the bow (strike the string with t...
- avec le clavecin – with the harpsichord(s)
- avec le pouce – with the thumb...
- avec le talon – with the frog of the bow
- avec les autres – with the others
- chant sur le livre – style of improvised polyphony sung over a liturgic...
- dans le style de – in the style of
- derrière le rideau – behind the curtain
- descendez le – lower the...
- en glissant le doigt – while sliding the finger
- enlevez les Sourdines une à une – remove the mutes one by one (instruction for strin...
- frappez sur le bois du piano – hit the piano wood
- glisser tout le long de l'archet – glide the full bow
- hausser le ton – to raise one's voice
- laisser les doigts sur la corde – let your fingers lie on the string
- le double – double, twofold, twice
- le double plus lent – twice as slow
- le double plus vite – twice as fast
- le même mouvement – the same tempo (as before)
- le moins – the least
- le pavillon en l'air – the bell in the air (instruction to raise the bell...
- le plus – the most
- le plus pianissimo possible – as soft as possible
- le plus vite possible – as fast as possible
- le rideau se lève – the curtain rises
- le seconde prenant le – the second player taking the
- les attaques très douces – very soft attacks (the beginning of the sounds pro...
- les autres – the others
- les lanciers – les lanciers (lively square dance in 2/4 time orig...
- levez les mains – raise the hands
- marquez le chant – emphasize the melody
- mettez progressivement les Sourdines – put the mutes on one by one (instruction for strin...
- ôtez les anches – take off the reed stops
- ôtez les sourdines l'un après l'autre – remove the mutes one by one (instruction for strin...
- otez les sourdines une à une – remove the mutes one by one (instruction for strin...
- pour le clavecin – for the harpsichord
- pour le concert – for concert use
- pour le piano – for the piano
- pour le piano-forte – for the fortepiano (precursor of the modern piano)
- pour le pianoforte – for the piano
- pour le violon – for the violin
- prenant le – taking the
- prenant le cor anglais – taking the English horn
- prenant le piccolo – taking the piccolo flute
- prendre le cor anglais – to take the English horn, to pick up the English h...
- prendre le hautbois – to take the oboe, to pick up the oboe
- prendre le tam-tam – take the tamtam, handle the tamtam (unpitched kind...
- prendre le tambour de basque – take the tambourine, pick up the tambourine
- prendre le tambourin – take the tambourine, pick up the tambourine
- prenez le basson – take the bassoon, pick up the bassoon
- prenez le cor anglais – take the English horn, pick up the English horn
- prenez le hautbois – take the oboe, pick up the oboe
- prenez le triangle – take the triangle, pick up the triangle
- prenez les cymbales – take the cymbals, pick up the cymbals
- prenez les grandes flûtes – take the Western concert flute
- préparez les fonds – prepare the organ foundation stops (draw them in a...
- presque le double plus lent – almost twice as slow
- ramenez le mouvement – bring back the tempo
- remettez les sourdines une à une – put the mutes back on one by one (instruction for ...
- reprendre le mouvement – to resume the original tempo
- reprenez le hautbois – take up the oboe again
- reprenez le mouvement – resume the tempo
- reprenez peu à peu le mouvement – resume the tempo little by little
- respecter le doigté – follow the fingering
- retirer toutes les anches – take off all the reed stops
- sans étouffer le son – without dampening the sound
- suivez le chant – follow the vocal melody
- sur le – on the, in the, by the, over the, upon the, about ...
- sur le bois – with the wood (strike the string with the wood of ...
- sur le bord de la membrane – at the rim of the drum head
- sur le cadre – on the frame (of the drum), on the rim (of the dru...
- sur le chevalet – on the bridge (of a string instrument)
- sur les cordes – on the strings
- tous les autres – all the others, all the remaining
- tous les claviers accouplés au – all the manuals (of an organ) coupled to
- tous les fonds – all the foundation stops
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French musical terms related to le:
- à – at...
- à la – at the...
- allez – go on, proceed
- au – at the...
- aucun – no...
- aussi – too...
- beaucoup – a lot, much
- bien – well...
- ce – this...
- ces – these, those
- chaque – each...
- comme – like, as, as if
- dans – in
- de – of, from, by, with
- des – of the, some, any
- du – from the, of the, to the, at the
- en – in...
- et – and
- jusqu'à – until, as far as, up to
- les – the (plural, both for feminine and masculine subst...
- mais – but
- ne – not
- ne-pas – not, do not, don't
- non – no, not
- par – by, with, out of, via, through, per
- pas – not...
- pour – for
- quant à – as for
- que – that, than, what, as
- quel – which, what
- quelque – some
- se – himself, herself, itself, themselves, each other
- sur – on, in, by, over, upon, about
- tout – all...
- un – a, an...
