anlaufen
(AHN-louh-fin)


[Ger.]


To swell or increase in volume.


SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:

Beethoven: Wellington's Victory, Op. 91, "Drums and Trumpets on the English side"
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 19
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32, "Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity"
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 50
Bizet: L'arlesienne Suite No. 2. "Farandole" (concluding section)
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 24
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 2 (ending)
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 42

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