léger
Definition of the French term léger in music:
- light
- slight
Language
French
Singular
léger
Plural
légers
Synonyms
Combinations
French musical terms that include léger:
- léger et rapide – light and fast
- soprano léger – light soprano (soprano voice characterized by brig...
- ténor léger – literally "light tenor" (operatic tenor voice capa...
- très léger – very light...
- très léger arrêt – very slight stop
Musical examples
Music scores that include léger:
- Antonio Bazzini: Scherzo fantastique (1853) Page 1
- Claude Debussy: 2 Arabesques (1890‑1891) Page 7
- Claude Debussy: La plus que lente (1910) Page 4
- Florent Schmitt: Légende (1918) Page 12
- Jacques Ibert: Escales (1920‑1922) Page 7
- Jules Massenet: Chanson de Capri (1872) Page 1
Related terms
French musical terms related to léger:
- aérien – light, airy
- légère – light...
- légèrement – lightly...
- légèreté – lightness...