Lunga trillo—a long trill.
CHAPTER XX
Miscellaneous Terms (Continued)
Lyric—a short, song-like poem of simple character. Also applied to instrumental pieces of like character.
Maggiore—major.
Marcato il canto—the melody well marked; i.e., subdue the accompaniment so that the melody may stand out strongly.
Melos—melody. This word melos is also applied to the peculiar style of vocal solo found in Wagner's music dramas. See recitative ([p. 75], [Sec. 170]).
Mellifluous—pleasing; pleasant sounding.