Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms

How to say it as well as what it means: every Italian, German and French musical term of 1896, respelled phonetically for the student.

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La

The sixth Aretinian syllable; the name in French and Italian of the sound A. Labial [Lat., labium, lip]. A flue-stop.

Labitsky, Josef (lah-bit'-skee)

Composer:

Schönfeld. B. 1802; d. 1881.

Lablache, Luigi (lah-blash')

Basso; Naples. B. 1794; d. 1858.

Lalo, Edward (lah-lo)

Composer, violinist; France. B. 1823; d. 1892.

Lambillote, Louis (lam-bee-yote)

Composer; France. B. 1797; d. 1855.

Lamoureux, Ch. (lah-mo-roo)

Violinist, conductor; France. B. 1834; d. 1899.

Lamperti, F. (lam-pehr'-tee)

Singer; Italy.

B. 1813; d. 1892.

LANCERS

Lancers

The name of a variety of the contra dance.

Lang, Ben. J

Composer, pianist, conductor; U. S. A. B. 1840; d. 1909.

Lange, Gustav (lang-eh)

Composer, pianist; Germany. B. 1830; d. 1889.

Langsam (Ger.)

Slow. Etwas langsam, rather slow (poco adagio). Ziemlich (tseemlich) langsam, moderately slow (andante). Sehr langsam, very slow (adagio).

Language

The diaphragm of a flue-pipe. Languendo (It.) (lan-gwen'-do), Languente (It.) (lan-gwen'-teh) [from languire, to languish), Languemente (It.) (lan-gweh-men'-teh). In a languishing style.

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