L
la Sixth degree in the solfège system that assigns a word to a pitch: do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do.
Lakme A French opera in three acts composed by Léo Delibes, with libretto by Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet. Produced in Paris in 1883, Lakme takes place in India in the late nineteenth century.
lament A composition written to commemorate the death of a famous person.
lamento Musical compositions written in a sad or somber manner. In seventeenth-century opera, a lamento was a scene expressing immense despair.
largo A musical tempo of a very slow speed equaling 40 to 60 beats per measure. The same tempo as lento.
Lark Quartet Award-winning New York City-based string quartet.
Lark Quartet Nickname for a string quartet (String Quartet in ...
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