langsam
Definition of the German term langsam in music:
- slow, slowly
Language
German
Combinations
German musical terms that include langsam:
- langsam aber immer – slow but always
- langsam anschwellen – slowly becoming louder
- langsam beginnend – starting slowly
- langsam getragen – slowly drawn-out (sustained)
- langsam immer – always slow
- langsam schwer – slow and heavy
- langsam steigern – slowly increase
- sehr langsam beginnend – beginning very slowly
Musical examples
Music scores that include langsam:
- Arnold Schoenberg: Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene (1929‑1930) Page 1
- Franz Schreker: Kammersymphonie (1916) Page 1
- Franz Schubert: Wandrers Nachtlied (1815) Page 1
- Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto (1902) Page 1
- Johannes Brahms: 2 Motets (1863‑1864) Page 1
- Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra (1896) Page 4
- Richard Wagner: Tristan and Isolde (1857‑1859) Page 3
- Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4 (1841) Page 1
Related terms
German musical terms related to langsam:
- bedächtig – slow, measured, unhurried...
- gedehnt – stretched, lengthened, slowing, prolonged, slow
- gemach – slowly, quietly
- gezogen – drawn out, slow and sustained...
- langsame – slow
- phlegmatisch – slow-mowing, phlegmatic
- schwerfällig – heavy, ponderous, slow