A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Majestätisch

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From volume 2 of the work.

1615420A Dictionary of Music and Musicians — MajestätischGeorge GroveJ. A. Fuller-Maitland

MAJESTÄTISCH. 'Majestic'; in a dignified manner. This is used as the equivalent of Maestoso by Beethoven in No. 5 of the 6 Lieder von Gellert, 'Die Ehre Gottes in der Natur.' The whole direction is 'Majestätisch und erhaben' (majestic and sublime). The word also occurs as a direction to a song of Schubert's called 'Liedesend.'

[ J. A. F. M. ]