Music Dictionary/L
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LAn abbreviation for left, of linke, hand.
La In solmization, the sixth degree of the major scale.
Also, the first degree of the relative minor scale, e.g. a is
the sixth degree, or la, in the C major scale and the first degree
of the a-minor scale.
La BémolThe note A 
.
La Bémol MajeurThe key A Major.
La Bémol MineyrThe key A minor.
LacrimosoTearful, mournful.
La DestraThe right hand.
La DiesèThe note A 
.
Lamento, Lamentoso Mournful, sad.
Landini cadenceOccurs when the upper voice moves from the seventh degree to the tone below, and then leaps to the tonic. More about cadences.
LangsamSlow.
LargamenteBroadly.
LarghettoSlower than largo.
LargoVery slow.
Leading toneThe seventh degree of the major scale, so
called because of its strong tendency to resolve upward to the
tonic.
Ledger linesShort lines placed above and below the staff
for pitches beyond the range of the staff.
LegatoSmooth, connected.
Leggiero Light; graceful.
LentoSlow; slightly faster than largo, slower than adagio.
LiberamentoFreely.
LinearMelodic; horizontal lines.
Definitions and terms excerpted from
Belwin Pocket Dictionary of Music: Music Theory Dictionary
By Dr. William Lee
The Thomas Music Studio
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