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1Ligada
3Liga'da (S.). } Same as Legato (q.v.).
4Liga'to (I.). }
6'Ligadu'ra (S.). } (G., Ligatur' ; F., Ligature ;
7Lig'ature } I., Ligau'ra.) (1) A tie,
8or bind. (2) A notational sign for two
9or more notes to the same syllable.
10The ancient ligatures were of two forms. (1)
11Notes "ligatured" by their heads:—
13These are now represented in plainsong notation
14by "black" squares instead of "white" ones.
15(See Neum.)
16(2) Two notes represented by a diagonal pair of
17lines; and afterwards by a single black line:—
19Equivalents—
21This form, also called an Obliquity, survives in
22the Porrectus (q.v.), and all the notes are now
23interpreted as quavers.
25Ligeramen'te (S.) } Leggiero.
26Lige'ro,-a (S.). }
28Ligere'za (S.). Lightness, deftness.
30LIGHTWOOD, Jas. T. Orgt. and writer on
31music; b. Leeds, 1856. Editor, The
32Choir, 1910.
33Works: Hymn Tunes and their Story; Dickens in
34Music.
36Ligne (F.). A staff line.
37Ligne additionelle
38Ligne ajoutée
39Ligne postiche
40Ligne supplémentaire } A leger line.
42LI'LIENCRON, Rochus, Freiherr von. Noted
43writer on music; b. Plön, Holstein,
441820. D. 1910.
45Chief works: "German Folk-songs of the Middle
46Ages" (4 vols.), "Select Folk-songs of the 16th
47cent. with Melodies," works on church and
48concert music, &c.
50Lilliburle'ro. A jingle of rhymes with
51tune from Purcell which "contributed
52not a little towards the Great Revolution
53of 1688."
55Lilt. A lively tune, a lay, a song; to sing
56or play merrily. The "spring," "go,"
57"pulsation," "rhythmic swing," of a
58poem or tune.
60LIM'BERT, Frank L. Condr. and composer;
61b. New York, 1866; lived in Germany
62since 1874.
64Lim'ma (Gk.). A to B♭ in old Greek systems.
65(See Interval, Table II.)
67LIMPUS, Rd. D. B. 1824; d. 1875. One of
68the founders of the Royal Coll. of
69Organists; was first secretary, 1864-75.
71LIN'CKE, Joseph. B. Trachenberg, Silesia,
721783; d. Vienna, 1837. 'Cellist in the
73famous quartet of Prince Rasoumowsky
74which played Beethoven's works under
75"the great composer's own supervision."
76Beethoven was very fond of Lincke and wrote a
77comic canon embodying his name.
79LINCOLN, Henry J. Lecturer and writer;
80b. London, 1814; Mus. critic, Daily
81News, 1866-86. D. 1901.
83LIND, Jenny. "The Swedish Nightingale."
84B. Stockholm, Oct. 6, 1820; d. Wynds
85Point, Malvern Wells, Nov. 2, 1887.
86Marvellous soprano; gave indications
87of a wonderful voice at the age of 2.
88Début, Stockholm Court Theatre as
89"Agathe" in Weber's Der Freischütz,
901838. Studied under Manuel Garcia,
91Paris, 1841. Sang in Berlin "with
92great applause," 1844; and made a
93"triumphal progress" through Ham-
94burg, Cologne, Coblenz, Copenhagen,
95Leipzig, and Vienna. London début as
96"Alice" in Meyerbeer's Robert, Her
97Majesty's Theatre, 1847. Her success
98was probably unprecedented; she at
99once became, and remained until her
100retirement, "a public idol."
101Left the operatic for the concert stage, 1849.
102Toured the United States, 1850-2. Married
103Otto Goldschmidt, Boston, 1852. Returned to
104London, 1856. Last public performance, Düssel-
105dorf, 1870. Led the Bach Choir in London.
106Her voice, from was "a
107soprano of bright, thrilling, and remarkably
108sympathetic quality; her private life was as
109admirable as her public repute."
111LIND'BLAD, Adolf F. B. nr. Stockholm,
1121801; d. 1878.
113Works: an opera, a symphony, &c.; and numerous
114fine songs with national Swedish colour, which
115were popularised by Jenny Lind (his pupil).
116He is called "The Schubert of the North."
118LIN'DEN, Cornelius van der. Noted band-
119master and conductor; b. Dordrecht,
1201839; d. 1918.
121Works: cantatas and numerous songs.
123LIND'LEY, Robert. 'Cellist; b. Rotherham,
1241776; d. London, 1855. Principal
125'cellist at the Opera and at all the chief
126musical festivals, 1794-1851.
127Published 'cello music, songs, &c.
129LIND'NER, E. Otto T. Editor and writer;
130b. Breslau, 1820; d. 1867.
131Wrote treatises on Meyerbeer, German Lieder, &c.
133LIND'PAINTNER, Peter Joseph von. B.
134Coblenz, 1791; d. 1856. Capellmeister,
135Stuttgart, from 1819.
136Works: 21 operas (Der Vampyr, Lichtenstein,
137&c.); ballets, melodramas, 2 oratorios, masses,
138orches. music, songs, &c.
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