English > music: 5 senses > noun 1, communication| Meaning | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
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| Category of | C | (music) the keynote of the scale of C major |
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| C major, C major scale, scale of C major | (music) the major scale having no sharps or flats |
| accelerando | gradually increasing in tempo |
| accelerando | With increasing speed |
| adagio | (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully) |
| adagio | slowly |
| allargando | gradually decreasing in tempo and broadening in manner |
| allegretto | In a moderately quick tempo |
| allegro | In a quick and lively tempo |
| alto | (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group |
| andante | At a moderately slow tempo |
| arioso | (music) a short / short recitative that is melodic / melodic but is not an aria |
| arrange, set | Adapt for performance in a different way |
| atonal, unkeyed | characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality |
| atonalistic | Of or relating to atonalism |
| audio CD, audio compact disc | compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music) |
| barrel organ, grind organ, hand organ | A musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs |
| beat | produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly |
| beats per minute, bpm, metronome marking, M.M. | The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds |
| bowed | Of a stringed instrument |
| brass family | (music) the family of brass instruments |
| calando | gradually decreasing in tempo and volume |
| cantabile, singing | Smooth and flowing |
| chord | Play chords on (a string instrument) |
| chromatic | Based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones |
| classical | Of or relating to music in the European tradition, such as symphonies and operas |
| compose, write | Write music |
| con brio | With liveliness or spirit |
| con brio | With liveliness or spirit |
| conjunct | progressing melodically by intervals of a second |
| copyrighted | (of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work) protected by copyright |
| counterpoint | Write in counterpoint |
| crescendo | gradually increasing in volume |
| crescendo | (music) a gradual increase / increase / increase / increase in loudness |
| decreasing | music |
| decrescendo, diminuendo | gradually decreasing in volume |
| decrescendo, diminuendo | (music) a gradual decrease in loudness |
| dedication, inscription | A short / short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something |
| development | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated |
| diatonic | Based on the standard / standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals |
| diminished | (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval |
| disjunct | progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second |
| dolce | gently and sweetly |
| dominant | (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale |
| dramatic | Used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style |
| electric organ, electronic organ, Hammond organ, organ | (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ |
| executant | A performer (usually of musical works) |
| exposition | (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur |
| expressive style, style | A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period |
| fast | At a rapid tempo |
| feminine | (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable |
| fermata | (music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest |
| fiddle | Play on a violin |
| first | Highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections |
| flat | (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone |
| flatten, drop | lower the pitch of (musical notes) |
| flourish, fanfare, tucket | (music) a short / short lively tune played on brass instruments |
| fretted | Having frets |
| fugally | In a fugal style |
| gamut | The entire scale of musical notes |
| glissando | (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes) |
| harmonize, harmonise | sing or play in harmony |
| increasing | music |
| interlude, intermezzo, entr'acte | A brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance |
| invert | make an inversion (in a musical composition) |
| larghetto | (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio |
| largo | (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner |
| largo | slowly and broadly |
| legato, smooth | (music) without breaks between notes |
| ligature | (music) a group of notes connected by a slur |
| lyric | Used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range |
| lyric | relating to or being musical drama |
| major | Of a scale or mode |
| masculine | (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable |
| mediant | (music) the third note of a diatonic scale |
| melodize, melodise | Supply a melody for |
| mensural, measured, mensurable | Having notes of fixed rhythmic value |
| minor | Of a scale or mode |
| molto | Much |
| monophonic | Consisting of a single melodic line |
| music | musical activity (singing / singing / singing or whistling etc.) |
| music | (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) |
| musical notation | (music) notation used by musicians / musicians |
| musical time | (music) the beat of musical rhythm |
| musician | artist who composes or conducts music as a profession |
| natural | (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone |
| piano, pianissimo | (music) low loudness |
| pizzicato | With a light plucking staccato sound |
| play | Perform music on (a musical instrument) |
| play | Play on an instrument |
| plucked | Of a stringed instrument |
| polyphonic, contrapuntal | Having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic / melodic parts sounding together |
| polyphonic, polyphonous | Of or relating to or characterized by polyphony |
| popular, pop | (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) |
| preparation | (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord |
| prepare | Lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord |
| prestissimo | Extremely fast |
| presto | At a very fast tempo (faster than allegro) |
| put | Adapt |
| pyrotechnics | (music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music) |
| rag | Play in ragtime |
| rallentando, ritardando, ritenuto, rit. | gradually decreasing in tempo |
| rallentando | slowing down |
| realize, realise | Expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass |
| recapitulation | (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement) |
| recapitulation | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated |
| register | (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments |
| registration | (music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform a particular piece of music |
| release, tone ending | (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone |
| resolution | (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord |
| rhapsody | (music) a free instrumental composition in one extended movement |
| roulade | (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable |
| scale, musical scale | (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) |
| score | Write a musical score for |
| second | A part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first |
| section, subdivision | A self-contained part of a larger / larger composition / composition (written or musical) |
| segno | (music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated |
| serial | pertaining to or composed in serial technique |
| set to music | Write (music) for (a text) |
| sforzando | (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack |
| sharp | (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone |
| sharpen | Raise the pitch of (musical notes) |
| sheet music | A musical composition in printed or written form |
| sightreader | A performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music) |
| slow | At a slow tempo |
| slur | (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato |
| solmizate | sing by the syllables of solmization |
| solo | Composed or performed by a single voice or instrument |
| sound off, strike up | start playing |
| sounding board, soundboard | (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument |
| staccato, disconnected | (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds |
| staff, stave | (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written |
| statement | (music) the presentation of a musical theme |
| stop | (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes |
| subdominant | (music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale |
| submediant | (music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic) |
| subtonic, leading tone | (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale |
| suite | A musical composition of several movements only loosely connected |
| supertonic | (music) the second note of a diatonic scale |
| swing | Play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm |
| swoop, slide | (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale |
| syncopation | music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm |
| synthesizer, synthesiser | (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments |
| tempo, pacing | (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played |
| tenor | (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto / alto and baritone or bass |
| theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition |
| tie | (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch |
| timbre, timber, quality, tone | (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) |
| tonal | Having tonality |
| tonic, keynote | (music) the first note of a diatonic scale |
| transpose | put (a piece of music) into another key |
| transposition | (music) playing in a different key from the key intended |
| tremolo | (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones |
| tuning | (music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency |
| unfretted | Without frets |
| unison | (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves |
| unresolved, dissonant | Characterized by musical dissonance / dissonance |
| value, time value, note value | (music) the relative duration of a musical note |
| vibrato | (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch |
| violin family | (music) the family of bowed stringed instruments |
| woodwind family | (music) the family of woodwind instruments |
| world premiere | (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world |
| Narrower | Bach | The music of Bach |
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| Beethoven | The music of Beethoven |
| Brahms | The music of Brahms |
| Chopin | The music of Chopin |
| Gilbert and Sullivan | The music of Gilbert and Sullivan |
| Handel | The music of Handel |
| Haydn | The music of Haydn |
| Mozart | The music of Mozart |
| Stravinsky | The music of Stravinsky |
| Ta'ziyeh | (Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion |
| Wagner | The music of Wagner |
| antiphony | Alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts |
| ballet | music written for a ballet |
| dance music | Music to dance to |
| harmony, musical harmony | The structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords |
| instrumental music | music intended to be performed by a musical ... / musical instrument or group of instruments |
| monophony, monophonic music, monody | music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment) |
| music genre, musical genre, genre, musical style | An expressive style of music |
| musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music | A musical work that has been created |
| overture | orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio |
| part music | vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment) |
| pizzicato | A note or passage that is played pizzicato |
| polyphony, polyphonic music, concerted music | music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments |
| polytonality, polytonalism | music that uses two or more different keys at the same time |
| popularism | music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority |
| prelude | music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera |
| refrain, chorus | The part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers |
| rhapsody | (music) a free instrumental composition in one extended movement |
| section, subdivision | A self-contained part of a larger / larger composition / composition (written or musical) |
| serialism, serial music | 20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition |
| syncopation | music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm |
| tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase | A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence |
| vocal music, vocal | music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment |
| Broader | auditory communication | communication that relies on hearing |
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| Spanish | música |
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| Catalan | música |
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| Adjectives | musical | characterized by or capable of producing music |
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| Nouns | musician | artist who composes or conducts music as a profession |
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| musician | someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) |
English > music: 5 senses > noun 3, act| Meaning | musical activity (singing / singing / singing or whistling etc.). |
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| Example | "his music was his central interest" |
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| Category of | bang out | Play loudly |
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| bow | Play on a string instrument with a bow |
| bugle | Play on a bugle |
| carol | sing carols / carols |
| choir, chorus | sing in a choir |
| churn out | Perform in a mechanical way |
| clarion | blow the clarion |
| concertize, concertise | Give concerts |
| conduct, lead, direct | Lead, as in the performance of a composition |
| conduct | Lead musicians in the performance of |
| double tongue, triple-tongue | Play fast notes on a wind instrument |
| drum | Play a percussion instrument |
| fiddle | Play the violin or fiddle |
| harmonize, harmonise | sing or play in harmony |
| harp | Play the harp |
| hymn | sing a hymn |
| interlude | Perform an interlude |
| jazz | Play something in the style of jazz |
| madrigal | sing madrigals |
| minstrel | celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels |
| modulate | change the key of, in music |
| pedal | operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument |
| pipe | Play on a pipe |
| play | Perform music on (a musical instrument) |
| play along, accompany, follow | Perform an accompaniment to |
| prelude | Play as a prelude |
| psalm | sing or celebrate in psalms |
| rag | Play in ragtime |
| rap | Perform rap music |
| register | manipulate the registers of an organ |
| reprise, reprize, repeat, recapitulate | repeat an earlier theme of a composition |
| scamp | Perform hastily and carelessly |
| sightread, sight-read | Perform music from a score without having seen the score before |
| sing | produce tones with the voice |
| sing | deliver by singing |
| skirl | Play the bagpipes |
| slur | Play smoothly or legato |
| solmizate | sing using syllables like 'do', 're' and 'mi' to represent the tones of the scale |
| sound off, strike up | start playing |
| symphonize, symphonise | Play or sound together, in harmony / harmony |
| tongue | articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments |
| troll | sing the parts of (a round) in succession |
| trumpet | Play or blow on the trumpet |
| tweedle | Play negligently on a musical instrument |
| tweedle, chirp | sing in modulation |
| Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
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| singing, vocalizing | The act of singing / singing vocal music |
| Parts | beats per minute, bpm, metronome marking, M.M. | The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds |
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| Narrower | bell ringing, carillon, carillon playing | Playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower |
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| instrumental music | music produced by playing a musical instrument |
| intonation | The production of musical tones (by voice or instrument) |
| percussion | The act of playing a percussion instrument |
| vocal music | music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music) |
| whistling | The act of whistling a tune |
| Broader | activity | Any specific behavior |
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| Spanish | música |
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| Catalan | música |
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| Adjectives | musical | talented in or devoted to music |
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| Nouns | musician | artist who composes or conducts music as a profession |
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| musician | someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) |
