Landino, 61, 69 Lauds, 21 et seq. music of, 23 development of, 25 Lavagnolo, Lorenzo, teacher of dance at Mantua, 45 Lighting in early plays, 95 Liturgical drama, 1 et seq. early examples, 6 et seq. its longevity, 9 character of music, 5, 6, 10 French as related to opera, 12 costumes, etc., 26 stage used, 26 Luzzaschi, music to "Pastor Fido," 172 Lyra di braccio, 134 Lyre, 130 Madrigal, 102, 104, 105, 112 Italian, 148 solo, 168, 216, 217, 218, 219, 223 florid element in, 214 ornamented by singer, 217, 218 Madrigal drama, transition to from frottola, 147 et seq. in maturity, 191 et seq. Madrigal dramas, 166 comedy in, 179 et seq. dialogue in, 181, 198 et seq., 201, 203 instruments in, 185, 199 manner of performance, 198 et seq. voices in, 200 solo in, 201 unintelligibility of text, 213 Mantegna, 38, 39, 40 Mantua, birthplace of secular drama, 35 sketch of the marquisate, 35 et seq. literary and artistic importance, 36 music at, 40 et seq. musical relations with Ferrara, 46 Marenzio, Luca, 50 "Marienklage, die," liturgical drama, 9 "Mary Magdalen," sacred play, 33 Masques, 32, 33 Medici, Lorenzo de, writer of sacred plays, 29 Merulo, Claudio, his "Tragedia," 171