Leiter
Definition of the German term Leiter in music:
- conductor, director (of an orchestra or choir)
- scale
Language
German
Singular
Leiter (m)Leiterin (f)
Plural
(1) Leiter (m)(1) Leiterinnen (f)(2) Leitern
Combinations
German musical terms that include Leiter:
- Dur-Tonleiter – major scale
- harmonische Moll-Tonleiter – harmonic minor scale
- melodische Moll-Tonleiter – melodic minor scale
- Moll-Tonleiter – minor scale
- natürliche Moll-Tonleiter – natural minor scale
- pentatonische Dur-Tonleiter – pentatonic major scale
- pentatonische Moll-Tonleiter – pentatonic minor scale
- Stufe der Tonleiter – scale step, scale degree
- Tonleiter – scale
Musical examples
Music scores that include Leiter:
- Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (1936) Page 1