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A cyclopædic dictionary of music .., 1925
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1Lunn
3LUNN, Rev. Jn. Robt. Composer and writer; b. Cleeve Prior, Worcester, 1831.
5LUNN, Henry Chas. Pianist and critic; b. London, 1817; d. 1894.
6Wrote "Musings of a Musician," &c.
8LUNN, Mme. Kirkby. (See Mrs. W. J. K. Pearson.)
10Lun'go,-a (I.). Long.
11Lun'ga pau'sa. A long pause.
12Lun'ghe (plur.). Drawn out.
14Luo'go (I.). Same as Loco (q.v.).
16LUPORINI, Gaetano. B. Lucca, 1865.
17Works: operas, I dispetti amorosi (1894), La Collana di Pasqua (1896).
19LUPOT, Nicolas. Violin maker; the "French Stradivarius." B. Stuttgart, 1758; d. Paris, 1824.
21Lur. An ancient Scandinavian trumpet or horn.
23Lusing. An abbreviation of Lusingando.
25Lusingan'do (I.). Coaxingly, caressingly, flatteringly.
26Lusingan'te (I.). Coaxingly, &c.
28LUSSAN, Zélie de. Dramatic soprano; b. New York, 1863. Concert début at 16; stage début, 1885; sang in London, 1889.
30LUSSY, Matthis. Pf. teacher and writer; b. Stans, Switzerland, 1828. Settled Paris, 1847. D. Montreux, 1910.
31Author of an excellent "Traité de l'expression musicale" (1873), a "Histoire de la notation musicale" (1882), &c.
33Lus'tig (G.). (Norse, Lys'tig). Merry, gay, jocund, playful.
34Lus'tig und im'mer schnel'ler und schmet'ternder. Gaily, and always faster and more resounding (resonant).
35Lus'tiges Zusam'mensein der Land'leute. Merry gathering of the peasants. (Beethoven's) Pastoral Sym.
36Lys'tig Dans (N.). A jig.
38Lustlied (G.). A gay, merry song.
40LÜST'NER, Ignaz Peter. Violinist; b. nr. Jauer, 1792; d. 1873. Founded a School of Vn. Playing, Breslau, 1844.
41His five sons, Karl, Otto, Louis, Georg, and Richard, all were prominent musicians.
43L'ut de poitrine (F.). The high C "from the chest" (i.e., not in falsetto).
45Lute. (G., Lau'te; F., Luth; I., Liu'to; Sw., Lu'ta; Dan. and N., Lut; D., Luit; P., Alau'de. From Arabic, L'Oud or Alud.) A very ancient pear-shaped inst. of the guitar and mandoline family, with a neck and fretted fingerboard.
46The largest form was the Theorbo, Arch-lute, or Chittaro'ne, which sometimes had as many as 13 pairs of strings, played as in the guitar.
48Lute music was written in Tablature (q.v.).
49"The Lutes of Boulogne are esteemed the best, on account of the wood, which is said to have an uncommon disposition for producing a sweet sound."—Grassineau.
50Lutanist { A lute player. (Also Lutist, Luter, Lutinist.)
51Lutenist { A lute player.
52Luti'na. A small lute.
54Luth (F.). A lute.
56LUTHER, Martin. The great Church Reformer; b. Eisleben, 1483; d. 1546.
57Wrote or arranged the words of many of the finest of the German Chorals, and perhaps composed the music of about 13 of them. He was ably seconded by Johann Walther.
59Luthier (F.). A lute maker; a violin maker.
60For a list of the greatest makers of Lutherie, see Violin.
62LUTKIN, Peter Chr. Composer, educator; b. Thompsonville, Wisc., 1858. Since 1897 dean Mus. Dept., North-Western Univ.
64LÜTSCHG, Waldemar. Pianist and piano-forte teacher; b. St. Petersburg, 1877. Now in Berlin.
66LUTTMAN, Willie. Org. scholar, Cambridge Univ., 1894-7; Mus. B. Cantab., 1903. Orgt. St. Albans Cath., 1907.
68Lut'to (I.). Grief, sorrow, mourning.
69Lut't(u)osamen'ie { Sadly, mournfully, plaintively.
70Lut't(u)o'so
72LUTZ, Wm. Meyer. B. Männerstadt, Kissingen, 1829. Settled in England, 1848. Conductor Surrey Theatre (1851-55), Gaiety Theatre (1869). D. 1903.
73Works: operas and operettas, stage music, &c.
75LÜTZEL, Johann H. 1823-99.
76Organized the "Evangelischer Kirchenchor," Zweibrücken, 1854. (In 1880 it "had spread over the whole Palatinate.")
77Pub. a "Choralbuch" (1858), "Der Praktische Organist," school song-books, &c.
79LUX, Friedrich. Organist; b. Thuringia, 1820; d. 1895. Capellmeister, City Theatre, Mayence, 1851-77; condr. Oratorio Society, 1867-91.
80Works: 4 operas, orchestral and chamber music, organ pieces, pf. music, songs, &c.
82LUZZA'SCHI (LUZZA'SCO). Pupil of Rore; orgt. at Ferrara, 1580. Taught Frescobaldi.
84LVOFF (or LVOV), Alexis von.
85Composer of the first Russian National Anthem. B. Reval, 1799; d. 1870. Major-General and Adjutant to the Emperor Nicholas. Conductor, Court Choir, 1836-55.
86Works: operas, vn. music, Russian part-songs, an essay on "Old Russian Church Song," &c.
88LYALL, Jas. Durward (Durward Lely). Tenor vocalist; b. Arbroath, 1857.
90LYCETT, Joseph. Baritone vocalist; b. Wolstanton, Stoke-on-Trent, 1870.
92Lyd (N.). Sound, tune. (cf. Lied.)
93Vel'lyd. Beautiful sound; euphony.
95Lydian Mode. The Church mode beginning on F. (See Mode.)
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