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- lacrimoso: tearfully; i.e., sadly
- laissez vibrer, l.v. (Fr):
allow the sound to continue, do not damp; used frequently in harp music,
occasionally in piano or percussion. For percussion & electric guitar, "let
ring" is more common.[1]
- lamentando: lamenting, mournfully
- lamentoso: lamenting, mournfully
- langsam (Ger):
slowly
- largamente: broadly; i.e., slowly
(same as largo)
- larghetto: somewhat slowly; not as
slow as largo
- larghissimo: very slowly; slower
than largo
- largo: broadly; i.e., slowly
- leap (skip):
a melodic interval
greater than a major 2nd, as opposed to a step. Melodies which move by a
leap are called "disjunct". Octave leaps
are not uncommon in florid vocal
music.
- lebhaft (Ger):
briskly, lively
- legato: joined; i.e., smoothly, in
a connected manner (see also articulation)
- leggiero, or leggiermente:
lightly, delicately
- leggierissimo: very lightly and
delicately
- lent (Fr):
slowly
- lentissimo: very slowly
- lento: slowly
- liberamente: freely
- libero: free, freely
- lilt: a jaunty rhythm
- l'istesso: see lo
stesso, below
- loco: [in] place; i.e., perform
the notes at the pitch written, generally used to cancel an 8va or 8vb direction.
In string music, also used to indicate return to normal playing position
(see Playing the violin).[1]
- long accent Hit
hard and keep full value of note (>)
- lontano: from a distance;
distantly
- lo stesso (or
commonly, but ungrammatically, l'istesso):
the same; applied to the manner of articulation, tempo, etc.
- lugubre: lugubrious, mournful
- luminoso: luminously
- lunga: long (often applied to a fermata)
- lusingando: coaxingly
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