libitum
Definition of the Latin term libitum in music:
- literally "one's pleasure"
- freely (with freedom in tempo, rhythm, and expression)
- optional (the instrument part may be omitted)
- improvised (with an improvised melody)
Language
Latin
Abbreviation
lib.
Synonym
Combinations
Latin musical terms that include libitum:
- ad libitum – literally "at one's pleasure"...
Musical examples
Music scores that include libitum:
- Arnold Schoenberg: Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene (1929‑1930) Page 1
- Charles Gounod: Ave Maria (1852‑1853) Page 2
- Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (1901) Page 1
- Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847) Page 16
- Gabriel Fauré: Pavane (1887) Page 1
- Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vocalise (1912) Page 1
Related terms
Latin musical terms related to libitum:
- ad placitum – literally "at one's pleasure"...