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17 terms in this part of Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms.

Lablache, Luigi (lah-blash'). Basso; Naples. B. 1794; d. 1858. Lachner, Franz (lach'-nehr). Conductor, composer; Bavaria. B. 1804; d. 1890…

Lit., large; broad. Very slow, stately movement is indicated by this term. Largo ma non troppo. Slow, but not too much so.

The 7th note of a scale; in the major scale the 7th is naturally a halftone below the keynote, in the minor scale Lang, Ben. J. Composer…

To move from one tone to another more than one degree distant; the reverse of diatonic or chromatic. Lebendig (Ger.) (leh-ben'-dig)…

Legato (It.) (leh-gah'-to), Legando (It.) (leh-gan'-do) [from legare, to tie or bind]. Passages thus marked are to be played with…

Legatura di voce (de-vo-cheh). A group of notes sung with one breath; a vocal phrase, Legend, Légende (Fr.) (leh-zhend), Legende (Ger.)…

Leggiadramente (It.) (led-jah-drah-men'teh), Leggiaramente (led-jah-rah-men' teh), Leggiermente (led-jeer - men'-teh). All these terms…

A slow waltz of South German origin.

Leybach, Ignace (li'-bach). Composer, pianist; Alsace. B. 1817; d. 1891. Lickl, J. G. Composer, organist; Germany. Lille, Gaston de (leel)…

Song. Durchkomponiertes Lied (all through composed), a song with different melody, etc., to every stanza. Strophenlied, the same melody…

Raised; up-beat. Lyre.

Lind, Jenny. Vocalist; Sweden. B. 1820; d. 1887. Lindley, Rob. Violoncellist; England. B. 1776; d. 1855.

Place; play as written. Used after 8va. Lontano (It.), Da lontano. As if from a distance.

MACHINE HEAD Lute, Luth (Ger.) (loot). A string instrument of the guitar family of very ancient origin. It was brought into Europe by the…

See Legato. Line.

A Greek string instrument of the harp family. Lunga (It.) Long. Lunga pausa, long Lyric. Song-like. In poetry, a short poem pause.

The operatic stage. This term will hardly apply to the modern "music drama." Löschhorn, Albert (lesh'-horn). Pianist, composer; Germany. B…