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Pronouncing dictionary of musical terms, giving the meaning, derivation, and pronunciation … of Italian, German, French, and other words; the names with date of birth and death and nationality of the leading musicians of the last two centuries; English vocabulary, with equivalents in Italian, Germ, 1896
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1Lancers. The name of a variety of the contra dance.
2Ländler (Ger.) (laynd-ler). A slow waltz of South German origin.
3Langsam (Ger.). Slow. Etwas langsam, rather slow (poco adagio). Ziemlich (tseemlich) langsam, moderately slow (andante). Sehr langsam, very slow (adagio).
4Language. The diaphragm of a flue-pipe.
5Languendo (It.) (lan-gwen'-do), Languente (It.) (lan-gwen'-teh) [from languiere, to languish], Languemente (It.) (lan-gweh-men'-teh). In a languishing style.
6Largamente (It.). Broadly; slowly; with dignity.
7Largando (It.). Gradually slower and broader.
8Largement (Fr.) (larzh-mong). Largamente.
9Larghetto (It.) (lar-get-to). Rather slow.
10Larghissimo (It.) (lar-gis-sim-mo). Slowest possible time.
11Largo (It.). Lit., large; broad. Very slow, stately movement is indicated by this term.
12Largo assai. Slow enough.
13Largo di molto. Very slow.
14Largo ma non troppo. Slow, but not too much so.
15Larigot (Fr.) (larigo). An organ-stop of 1 1/3-foot pitch, that is, a twelfth-stop.
16Lauftanz (Ger.). Running dance; the coranto.
17Launig (Ger.) (low-nig). Gay; light; facile.
18Lavolta (It.). An old Italian dance resembling the waltz.
19Lay [Ger., Lied; Fr., lai]. A song.
20Leader. Conductor; principal violinist in an orchestra; principal clarionet in a wind band; principal cornet in a brass band.
21Leading Motive. In German, Leitmotiv, q. v.
22Leading Note. The 7th note of a scale; in the major scale the 7th is naturally a half-tone below the keynote, in the minor scale it is naturally a whole tone below, and must be raised by an accidental (see Minor Scale); called also sub-tonic.
23Leaning Note. See Appoggiatura.
24Leap. To move from one tone to another more than one degree distant; the reverse of diatonic or chromatic.
25Lebendig (Ger.) (leh-ben'-dig), Lebhaft (Ger.) (lehb'-hahft). Lively; with animation.
26Ledger Line. See Leger Line.
27Legato (It.) (leh-gah'-to), Legando (It.) (leh-gan'-do) [from legare, to tie or bind]. Passages thus marked are to be played with smoothness, without any break between the tones. Legatissimo, as smooth as possible, the tones slightly overlapping. Legato is indicated by this sign —— called a slur. The proper observance of Legato is of the utmost importance in phrasing.
28Legatura (It.) (leh-gah-too'-ra). A tie.
29Legatura di voce (de-vo-cheh). A group of notes sung with one breath; a vocal phrase.
30Legend, Légende (Fr.) (leh-zhend), Legende (Ger.) (leh-ghen'-deh). A name given to an extended lyric composition, somewhat in the manner of "program music." [Cf. Chopin's Légendes.]
31Leger, Legere (Fr.) (leh'-zhehr). Light.
32Leger Line. Short lines used for notes which are above or below the staff.
33Legerment (leh-zhehr-mong). Lightly.
34Leggeramente (led – jehr – a – men' – teh). Lightly.
35Leggerezza (It.) (led-jeh-ret'-za). Lightness.
36Leggero (led-jeh-ro), Leggiero (led-jee-ro). Light; rapid.
37Leggiadramente (It.) (led-jah-drah-men'-teh), Leggiaramente (led-jah-rah-men'-teh), Leggiermente (led – jeer – men'-teh). All these terms (derived from the same root—leggierre, light, quick, nimble,) indicate a light, rapid style of performance without marked accent.
38Lang, Ben. J. Composer, pianist, conductor; U. S. A. B. 1840.
39Lange, Gustav (lang'-eh). Composer, pianist; Germany. B. 1830; d. 1889.
40Lanner, Jos. F. K. (lan'-ner). Composer; Austria. B. 1801; d. 1843.
41Laport, Ch. P. (lah-port). Composer; Paris. B. 1781; d. 1839.
42Lassen, Eduard. Composer; Denmark. B. 1830.
43Lavalee, Calixa (lah-vah-leh). Composer, pianist; Canada. B. 1842; d. 1888.
44Le Carpentier, Adolphe C. (le car – pong-tee-eh). Composer, pianist; Paris. B. 1809; d. 1869.
45Léclair, Jean M. (leh-clare). Composer, violinist; France. B. 1687; d. 1764.
46Lecocq, Alex. Ch. (le-kok). Composer; Paris. B. 1832.
47Lecouppey, Félix (le-coop-pay). Composer, pianist; Paris. B. 1814; d. 1887.
48Le Duc, Alphonse. Composer, pianist; France. B. 1804; d. 1868.
49Lefébure-Wély, Louis J. A. (le-feh-boor-veh-lee). Composer, organist; Paris. B. 1817; d. 1869.
50Lemmens, Nicholas J. Organist; Holland. B. 1823; d. 1881.
51Lemoine, Henri. Composer, pianist; Paris. B. 1786; d. 1854.
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