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Edouard Lalo
b. 1-27-1823; Lille, France
d. 4-22-1892

Edouard Lalo, a string player and music teacher, also composed songs, chamber works, and operas. His most remembered work is the Le roi d'Ys (The King of Ys), an opera based on the Breton legend of the city of Ys.

Orlande de Lassus
b. 1532; Mons, Belgium
d. 6-14-1594

Orlande de Lassus (Orlando di Lasso), a Flemish Late Renaissance composer, was the best known musician in 16th century Europe, writing over 2000 works.

• Orlando di Lasso: Patrocinium Musices, 1573-1574

Franz Lehar
b. 4-30-1870; Austria-Hungary
d. 10-24-1948

Franz Lehar was the composer of the operetta The Merry Widow.

Ruggero Leoncavallo
b. 4-23-1857; Naples, Italy
d. 8-9-1919

Ruggero Leoncavallo was the composer of Pagliacci, often performed with Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana.

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) was a renowned Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer of the 19th century Romantic period.

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Jean Baptiste Lully
(née Giovanni Battista di Lulli)
b. 11-28-1632; Florence, Italy
d. 3-22-1687

Jean Baptiste Lully was naturally talented at music and dance with little formal education. He was brought to France as a child, found favor in the court of Louis XIV and composed many ballets and operas in the Middle Baroque period.

• Jean-Baptiste Lully: L'Orchestre du Roi Soleil