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The musiclover's handbook, containing (1) a pronouncing dictionary of musical terms and (2) biographical dictionary of musicians, 1911
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1Loco (It.). Place; play as written. Used after 8va.
2Lontano (It.), Da lontano. As if from a distance.
3Lösung or Auflösung (Ger.) (lay-soonk) [from Ger., lösen, to free]. Resolution.
4Loud Pedal. A name for the damper-pedal.
5Loure (Fr.) (loor). (1) A slow dance in 6/4 or 3/4 time. (2) An old name for a variety of bag-pipe.
6Louré (Fr.) (looreh). Legato; slurred.
7Low. (1) Soft. (2) Deep in pitch.
8Lugubre [Fr., loo-goobr; It., loo-goo-breh]. Mournful.
9Lullaby. Cradle song; berceuse.
10Lunga (It.). Long. Lunga pausa, long pause.
11Luogo (It.). See Loco.
12Lusingando (It.) (loos-in-gan'-do), Lusingante (It.) (loo-sin-gan'-teh), Lusinghevolmente (It.) (loo-sing-eh-vol-men'-teh), Lusinghiere (It.) (loo-sin-gee-eh-reh). Coaxing; caressing; seductive. [From It., lusingare, to coax or flatter.]
13Lustig (Ger.) (loos-tig). Merry; gay; lively.
14Lute, Luth (Ger.) (loot). A string instrument of the guitar family of very ancient origin. It was brought into Europe by the Moors. In shape it resembled the mandolin, and was strung with from six to twelve or more strings of gut. The bass strings were wire-covered and did not pass over the fingerboard. For several centuries the lutes held the foremost place as fashionable instruments. They were made of several sizes. The larger varieties were called Theorbo, Arch Lute, or Chittarone. Music for the lute was written in a system of notation called tablature, q.v.
15Luth (Ger.) (loot). Lute.
16Luthier (Ger.) (loot-eer). A lute-maker; also given to makers of all string instruments of the guitar or violin families.
17Luttosamente. Mournfully. [From It., luttare, to mourn; struggle.]
18Luttoso (It.) (loot-to-so). Mournful.
19Lyre. A Greek string instrument of the harp family.
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