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A dictionary of musical terms, 1891
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1Lesser. Minor; as, with the lesser third, in the minor key; lesser sixth, a minor sixth.
2Lesto (I.) Light, lively, cheerful, gay.
3L’été (F.) A movement in a quadrille.
4Leziosamente (I.) Affectedly.
5Libretto. The book of the words of an oratorio, opera, or other musical work.
6Licence. Permission to break one of the rules or supposed rules of the art of music.
7Lichanos (Gk.) The third or forefinger string of the lyre.
8Lié (F.) Tied, bound. [Legato.]
9Liebesflöte (G.) [Flûte d’amour.]
10Lieblich (G.) Lovely, sweet-toned; as lieblich Gedackt, lovely stopped diapason.
11Lied (G.) A composition of a simple character, which is complete in itself; a song. The modern Lied is a complete lyric.
12Liedchen (G.) A little song or tune.
13Liederbuch (G.) Song-book.
14Liederkreis (G.) A series of songs.
15Liedersammlung (G.) Collection of songs.
16Liederspiel (G.) A play with songs of a popular character introduced into it.
17Liedertafel (G.) Literally, Song-table. A society meeting for the practice of part-songs for men’s voices.
18Ligato (I.) [Legato.]
19Ligaturæ (L.) Ligatures. An old system of connecting notes together for singing.
20Ligne (F.) A line.
21Ligneum psalterium (L.) A series of pieces of wood supported on two strings, running the length of the instrument, which is sometimes made in the shape of a boat. The tone is produced by striking.
22Lilt (Sc.) To sing, pipe, or play cheerfully; a gay tune; a lay or song.
23Limma (Gk.) A minor semitone, A to B♭.
24Lingula (L.) [Glottis.]
25Liniensystem (G.) The stave of five lines.
26Linke Hand (G.) Left hand.
27Lip, to. To adjust the lips so as to produce the proper tone of wind instruments.
28Lira (I.) A lyre. This word was formerly applied to many instruments of the viol class, as lira da braccio, a sort of large tenor violin; lira da gamba, or perfetta, a sort of violoncello; lira rustica or tedesca, or mendicorum, a hurdy-gurdy. Lira Barberina was a bowed instrument, invented by John Baptist Doni, so named in honour of his patron, Cardinal Barberini.
29Lire (F.) A lyre or harp.
30Liressa (I.) An inferior lyre or harp.
31Liscio (I.) Polished, smooth.
32L’istesso (I.) The same; as l’istesso movimento, the same movement; l’istesso tempo, the same time.
33Lituus (L.) A crooked trumpet, used chiefly for giving military signals.
34Liuto (I.) A lute.
35Loco (I.) In its proper place. A direction to return to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher.
36Locrian (Gk.) A name sometimes applied to the Hypodorian mode.
37Logeum (L.) [Pulpitum.]
38Long. An ancient musical character equal to two breves.
39Long drum. [Drum.]
40Lontano (I.) Distant. Tromba lontano, a trumpet played in the distance.
41Lo stesso tempo (I.) At the same pace.
42Loure or Louvre (F.) A dance; a kind of jig, or a waltz.
43Luftig (G.) Airy, aerial.
44Lugubre (F. and I.) Dismal, doleful, lugubrious.
45Lu-lu (C.) The Chinese official collection of treatises on the art of music.
46Lunga pausa (I.) A long pause.
47Luogo (I.) [Loco.]
48Lures. Ancient Scandinavian trumpets.
49Lusingando
50Lusingante
51Lusinghevole
52Lusinghevolmente
53Lusinghiere
54Lusinghiero
55(I.) Caressingly, in a coaxing manner.
56Caressing, coaxing.
57Lustig (G.) Merry, merrily.
58Lute. An instrument of the guitar family, formerly very popular in Europe. It was used for accompaniments and the performance of solos, duets, &c. It had four to six pairs of strings, each pair tuned in unisons or octaves. Music for the lute was written in Tablature.
59Lutenist. A performer upon the lute.
60Luth (F.) A lute.
61Luttuosamente
62Luttuoso
63(I.) Mournfully, sadly.
64Lydian mode. The Church mode beginning on the note F.
65Lyon catlins. Thick spun strings for the basses of lutes or viols.
66Lyra. [Lyre.]
67— mendicorum (L.) [Hurdy-gurdy.]
68— viol. An obsolete instrument, in form like the ordinary viol, having six strings and seven frets.
69Lyre. One of the most ancient stringed instruments. The distinction between a citharis (or guitar) and a lyre, is that the neck of the former runs behind the upper part of the strings, while the strings of the latter are free on both sides. [Guitar. Lute.]
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