Launenstiick (low'-nen-shtiik) Ger. n

A voluntary: an introductory per- Lute player. form ance on the organ, either extemlay poraneous or otherwise; also, a Lautenzug (low'-ten-tsoog') Lauten, lute, Ger. n.the zug, stop: hence, species of toccata, generally in two or lute stop in an organ. three movements, calculated to display the capabilities of the instrument lautlos (lowt'-los) Ger. adj. and the skill of the performer, Mute; silent; soundle . launig (low'-nikh) Ger. part. 1. A song. A kind of narrative Humorous; capricious; with light, gay humor; with facile characteristic poetry among ancient minstrels. It is said to have been modeled on Greek expre ion, verse and was of two kinds, the