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A dictionary of musical terms : containing upwards of 9,000 English, French, German, Italian, Latin and Greek words and phrases … with a supplement containing an English-Italian vocabulary for composers, 1904
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1ta've, short octave…Kurz und bestimmt', short and decided…Kur'zer Vor'schlag, short appoggiatura.
3Ky'rie (Gk., "Lord".) The first word, and hence the opening division, in the Mass.
5L.
7L. Abbr. for left (or Ger. links) in the direction l. h. (left hand).
9La. 1. The 6th Aretinian syllable.—2. (Fr., It., etc.) The note A.—3. The (Fr., fem. sing.)…La bémol, etc., see Key 1, Table.
11Labecedisation. See Bebisation.
13Labial'pfeife (Ger.) A labial (lipped) pipe; a flue-pipe…Labial'stimme, a flue-stop.
15Labisa'tion. Same as Bebisation.
17La'bium (Lat.) Lip (of an organ-pipe). (Plural, in Ger. use, La'bien.)
19Lacrimo'sa (Lat.) First word in the 8th strophe of the Requiem; hence, name of a movement or division of the grand musical requiem, usually of a tender and plaintive character.
21La'ge (Ger.) Position (of a chord); position, shift (in violin-playing)…La'genwechsel, change of position, shifting…Enge (weite) Lage, close (open) harmony.
23Lagriman'do (It.) Complainingly, plaintively…Lagrimo'so, "tearful", plaintive, in the style of a lament.
25Lah. For La, in the Tonic Sol-fa system.
27Lamenta'bile (lamentan'do, lamente'vole, lamento'so) (It.) In a sad, melancholy, or plaintive style.
29Länd'ler (Ger.) A slow waltz of South Germany and Austria (whence the Fr. name Tyrolienne), in 3-4 or 3-8 time, and the rhythm
31Lang'sam (Ger.) Slow, slowly…Lang'samer, slower.
33Language. In a flue-pipe of an organ, an inner partition between foot and body; see Pipe 1, a.
35Languen'do, Languen'te (It.) Languishing, plaintive.
37Languette (Fr.) 1. The tongue of a harpsichord-jack, on which the quill was fixed.—2. Tongue of a reed in the harmonium or reed-organ.—3. Pallet (in the organ).—4. Key (on wind-instr.s).
39Languid. Same as Language.
41Languidamen'te (It.) Languishingly, languidly…Lan'guido, languid, languishing.
43Lantum. A large kind of hurdy-gurdy, having a rotatory bellows which supplies wind to metallic reeds, and played by pressing buttons adjusted in front.
45Lapid'eon. An instr. consisting of a series of flint-stones graduated to the tones of the scale, hung in a frame, and played with hammers; inv. by Baudry.
47Largamen'te (It.) Largely, broadly; in a manner characterized by breadth of style without change of time. [GROVE.]
49Largan'do (It.) "Growing broader", i.e. slower and more marked; generally a crescendo is implied.
51Large. See Notation, §3.
53Large, Largement (Fr.) Largamente: (Ger. breit); sostenuto (Ger. getragen).
55Larghet'to (It.) Dimin. of Largo; calls for a somewhat quicker movement, nearly equivalent to Andantino.
57Lar'go (It.; superl. larghis'simo.) Large, broad; the slowest tempo-mark, calling for a slow and stately movement with ample breadth of style…L. assa'i, with due breadth and slowness…L. di molto, or molto largo, an intensification of Largo…Poco largo, "with some breadth"; can occur even during an Allegro.
59Larigot (Fr.) Originally, a kind of shepherd's pipe, or flageolet; hence, an organ-stop of 1 1/3 foot pitch, one of the shrillest registers.
61Lau'da (Lat.) A laud (hymn or song of praise)…Lau'des, lauds; together with matins, the first of the 7 canonical hours, taking its name from the 148th, 149th, and 150th Psalms then sung.
63Lauf (Ger.) 1. See Läufer.—2. Pegbox (usually Wir'belkasten).
65Läu'fer (Ger.) A run.
67Lau'nig (Ger.) 1. With light, gay humor.—2. With facile, characteristic expression.
69Laut (Ger.) 1. Loud.—2. A sound.
71Lau'te (Ger.) A lute…Lau'tengeige, a viol…Lau'teninstrumente, see Kneif'-instrumente…Lautenist', lute-player…Lau'tenmacher, see Luthier.
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