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+ 12-tone_music
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n
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1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07057539-n
|
a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row)
|
|
+ 12-tone_system
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07057539-n
|
a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row)
|
|
+ a_cappella
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02252352-a
|
sung without instrumental accompaniment
|
|
+ a_cappella
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00001740-r
|
without musical accompaniment
|
|
+ accelerando
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02537841-a
|
gradually increasing in tempo
|
|
+ accelerando
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-15264726-n
|
a gradually increasing tempo of music
|
|
+ accelerando
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00264927-r
|
with increasing speed
|
|
+ accented
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02319538-a
|
bearing a stress or accent
|
|
+ accompanied
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02252053-a
|
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
|
|
+ accompaniment
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07031752-n
|
a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
|
|
+ acid_rock
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07065562-n
|
a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience
|
|
+ adagio
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00982881-a
|
(of tempo) leisurely
|
|
+ adagio
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00265059-r
|
slowly
|
|
+ African-American_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07025604-n
|
music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses
|
|
+ air
|
n
|
7
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07028373-n
|
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
|
|
+ allegretto
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00982170-a
|
(of tempo) faster than allegro
|
|
+ allegretto
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-15264891-n
|
a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
|
|
+ allegretto
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00270581-r
|
in a moderately quick tempo
|
|
+ allegro
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-15265021-n
|
a brisk and lively tempo
|
|
+ allegro_con_spirito
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-15265135-n
|
lively with spirit
|
|
+ alto
|
a
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01213786-a
|
(of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group
|
|
+ andante
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00982954-a
|
(of tempo) moderately slow
|
|
+ andante
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-15265219-n
|
a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)
|
|
+ andante
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00267812-r
|
at a moderately slow tempo
|
|
+ andantino
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00982275-a
|
(of tempo) moderately fast
|
|
+ antiphon
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07033245-n
|
a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
|
|
+ antiphonal
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02630519-a
|
relating to or resembling an antiphon or antiphony
|
|
+ antiphonal
|
a
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-03110741-a
|
containing or using responses; alternating
|
|
+ antiphonal
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07034516-n
|
bound collection of antiphons
|
|
+ antiphonary
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02630519-a
|
relating to or resembling an antiphon or antiphony
|
|
+ antiphonary
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07034516-n
|
bound collection of antiphons
|
|
+ antiphony
|
n
|
2
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07033245-n
|
a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
|
|
+ antiphony
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07048782-n
|
alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts
|
|
+ ariose
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01501505-a
|
having a melody (as distinguished from recitative)
|
|
+ arioso
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07087508-n
|
(music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria
|
|
+ art_rock
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07065333-n
|
a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing
|
|
+ atonal
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02438188-a
|
characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality
|
|
+ atonalistic
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02647236-a
|
of or relating to atonalism
|
|
+ atonally
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00236668-r
|
without tonality
|
|
+ attended
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02252053-a
|
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
|
|
+ audio_CD
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02757061-n
|
compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music)
|
|
+ audio_compact_disc
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02757061-n
|
compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music)
|
|
+ augmentation
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07030376-n
|
the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original)
|
|
+ Bach
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07277915-n
|
the music of Bach
|
|
+ backup
|
n
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07031752-n
|
a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
|
|
+ ballet
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07054336-n
|
music written for a ballet
|
|
+ balletic
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02658043-a
|
characteristic of or resembling or suitable for ballet
|
|
+ ballroom_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07060697-n
|
a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
|
|
+ barrel_organ
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02795978-n
|
a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
|
|
+ bass
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07032292-n
|
the lowest part in polyphonic music
|
|
+ bass_part
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07032292-n
|
the lowest part in polyphonic music
|
|
+ basso_continuo
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07032556-n
|
a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
|
|
+ beats_per_minute
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-15286042-n
|
the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds
|
|
+ bebop
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07063101-n
|
an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
|
|
+ bebop
|
v
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-01895263-v
|
dance the bebop
|
|
+ Beethoven
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07278014-n
|
the music of Beethoven
|
|
+ Beethovenian
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-03028987-a
|
of or relating to Ludwig van Beethoven or his music
|
|
+ beguine
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07054994-n
|
music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
|
|
+ black_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07025604-n
|
music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses
|
|
+ bluegrass
|
n
|
3
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07062190-n
|
a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars
|
|
+ bolero
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07055103-n
|
music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance
|
|
+ bop
|
n
|
2
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07063101-n
|
an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
|
|
+ bop
|
v
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-01895263-v
|
dance the bebop
|
|
+ bouffe
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07026646-n
|
opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken
|
|
+ bowed
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00945513-a
|
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
|
|
+ bpm
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-15286042-n
|
the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds
|
|
+ Brahms
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07278146-n
|
the music of Brahms
|
|
+ C
|
n
|
10
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06866332-n
|
(music) the keynote of the scale of C major
|
|
+ C_and_W
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07060440-n
|
a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments
|
|
+ C_major
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06866442-n
|
(music) the major scale having no sharps or flats
|
|
+ C_major_scale
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06866442-n
|
(music) the major scale having no sharps or flats
|
|
+ cantabile
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01501718-a
|
smooth and flowing
|
|
+ cantata
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07042249-n
|
a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
|
|
+ canto
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07031636-n
|
the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music
|
|
+ carioca
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07055203-n
|
music composed for dancing the carioca
|
|
+ chamber_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07026239-n
|
serious music performed by a small group of musicians
|
|
+ chest_register
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-05127500-n
|
the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing
|
|
+ chest_tone
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-05127500-n
|
the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing
|
|
+ chest_voice
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-05127500-n
|
the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing
|
|
+ choir
|
v
|
1
|
[ area music ]
|
eng-30-01730799-v
|
sing in a choir
|
|
+ Chopin
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07278256-n
|
the music of Chopin
|
|
+ choral
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02874282-a
|
related to or written for or performed by a chorus or choir
|
|
+ chorale_prelude
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07040693-n
|
a composition for organ using a chorale as a basis for variations
|
|
+ chorally
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00135998-r
|
by a chorus
|
|
+ chord
|
v
|
2
|
[ musical_notation music ]
|
eng-30-00482180-v
|
bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
|
|
+ chorus
|
n
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07050177-n
|
the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
|
|
+ chorus
|
v
|
2
|
[ area music ]
|
eng-30-01730799-v
|
sing in a choir
|
|
+ chromatic
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00409750-a
|
based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones
|
|
+ church_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07033007-n
|
genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies
|
|
+ classical
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07025900-n
|
traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
|
|
+ classical_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07025900-n
|
traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
|
|
+ comic_opera
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07026646-n
|
opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken
|
|
+ composition
|
n
|
4
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07037465-n
|
a musical work that has been created
|
|
+ con_brio
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02279523-a
|
with liveliness or spirit
|
|
+ con_brio
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00019900-r
|
with liveliness or spirit
|
|
+ concerted_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07024929-n
|
music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
|
|
+ concerto
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07043275-n
|
a composition for orchestra and a soloist
|
|
+ concerto_grosso
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07043389-n
|
a baroque composition for orchestra and a group of solo instruments
|
|
+ conga
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07055295-n
|
music composed for dancing the conga
|
|
+ conga
|
v
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01896767-v
|
dance the conga
|
|
+ conjunct
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00565799-a
|
progressing melodically by intervals of a second
|
|
+ consonant
|
a
|
1
|
[ sound_property music ]
|
eng-30-01163320-a
|
involving or characterized by harmony
|
|
+ continuo
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07032556-n
|
a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
|
|
+ contrapuntal
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01544169-a
|
having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together
|
|
+ contrapuntal
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02855970-a
|
relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint
|
|
+ cool_jazz
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07063413-n
|
jazz that is restrained and fluid and marked by intricate harmonic structures often lagging slightly behind the beat
|
|
+ copyrighted
|
a
|
1
|
[ literature music ]
|
eng-30-01110470-a
|
(of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work) protected by copyright
|
|
+ counterpoint
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07025419-n
|
a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
|
|
+ counterpoint
|
v
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01705841-v
|
write in counterpoint
|
|
+ country_and_western
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07060440-n
|
a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments
|
|
+ country_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07060440-n
|
a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments
|
|
+ crescendo
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02537946-a
|
gradually increasing in volume
|
|
+ crescendo
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-04990525-n
|
(music) a gradual increase in loudness
|
|
+ crescendo
|
v
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00546729-v
|
grow louder
|
|
+ crossover
|
n
|
3
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07032753-n
|
the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience
|
|
+ dance_music
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07054433-n
|
music to dance to
|
|
+ dance_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07060697-n
|
a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
|
|
+ danceroom_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07060697-n
|
a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
|
|
+ dead_march
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07059028-n
|
a slow march to be played for funeral processions
|
|
+ decreasing
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02538050-a
|
music
|
|
+ decrescendo
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02538389-a
|
gradually decreasing in volume
|
|
+ decrescendo
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-04991225-n
|
(music) a gradual decrease in loudness
|
|
+ decrescendo
|
v
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00546873-v
|
grow quieter
|
|
+ descant
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07032026-n
|
a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
|
|
+ descant
|
v
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01710836-v
|
sing in descant
|
|
+ diatonic
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00409889-a
|
based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals
|
|
+ diatonic
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02437534-a
|
based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music
|
|
+ diminished
|
a
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00882890-a
|
(of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval
|
|
+ diminuendo
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02538389-a
|
gradually decreasing in volume
|
|
+ diminuendo
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-04991225-n
|
(music) a gradual decrease in loudness
|
|
+ diminution
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07030549-n
|
the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
|
|
+ discant
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07032026-n
|
a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
|
|
+ disco
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07059626-n
|
popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques
|
|
+ disco_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07059626-n
|
popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques
|
|
+ disconnected
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02293856-a
|
(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
|
|
+ disjunct
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00565962-a
|
progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second
|
|
+ dissonant
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01164561-a
|
characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved
|
|
+ dolce
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00513248-r
|
gently and sweetly
|
|
+ dominant
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06858266-n
|
(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
|
|
+ doo-wop
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07061677-n
|
a genre (usually a cappella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by the backup
|
|
+ dramatic
|
a
|
4
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01469161-a
|
used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style
|
|
+ drop
|
v
|
12
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00393534-v
|
lower the pitch of (musical notes)
|
|
+ electric_organ
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-03273551-n
|
(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
|
|
+ electronic_organ
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-03273551-n
|
(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
|
|
+ entr'acte
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00520880-n
|
a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
|
|
+ ethnic_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07060167-n
|
the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
|
|
+ falsetto
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01214115-a
|
artificially high; above the normal voice range
|
|
+ falsetto
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-05127357-n
|
a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register
|
|
+ fanfare
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06856884-n
|
(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
|
|
+ fast
|
a
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00981818-a
|
at a rapid tempo
|
|
+ feminine
|
a
|
4
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02320289-a
|
(music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable
|
|
+ fermata
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-05052243-n
|
(music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest
|
|
+ fiddle
|
v
|
4
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01724891-v
|
play on a violin
|
|
+ figured_bass
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07032556-n
|
a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
|
|
+ fine-tune
|
v
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00302763-v
|
adjust finely
|
|
+ first
|
a
|
6
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01016215-a
|
highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
|
|
+ flamenco
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07055401-n
|
guitar music composed for dancing the flamenco
|
|
+ flat
|
a
|
6
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01578152-a
|
(of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
|
|
+ flatten
|
v
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00393534-v
|
lower the pitch of (musical notes)
|
|
+ flourish
|
n
|
5
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06856884-n
|
(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
|
|
+ folk
|
n
|
4
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07060167-n
|
the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
|
|
+ folk_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07060167-n
|
the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
|
|
+ forte
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-04990781-n
|
(music) loud
|
|
+ forte
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00343799-r
|
used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly
|
|
+ fortemente
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01458941-a
|
chiefly a direction or description in music; loud and strong
|
|
+ fortissimo
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01459058-a
|
chiefly a direction or description in music
|
|
+ fortissimo
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-04990781-n
|
(music) loud
|
|
+ fortissimo
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00344073-r
|
a direction in music; to be played very loudly
|
|
+ four-part_harmony
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07027805-n
|
harmony in which each chord has four notes that create four melodic lines
|
|
+ fretted
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02731850-a
|
having frets
|
|
+ fugue
|
n
|
3
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07043675-n
|
a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement
|
|
+ funeral_march
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07059028-n
|
a slow march to be played for funeral processions
|
|
+ funk
|
n
|
3
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07063585-n
|
an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
|
|
+ funky
|
a
|
2
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-00855158-a
|
(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
|
|
+ gamut
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06857487-n
|
the entire scale of musical notes
|
|
+ gavotte
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07055502-n
|
music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte
|
|
+ genre
|
n
|
3
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07071942-n
|
an expressive style of music
|
|
+ gigue
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07055805-n
|
music in three-four time for dancing a jig
|
|
+ Gilbert_and_Sullivan
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07278365-n
|
the music of Gilbert and Sullivan
|
|
+ Gilbertian
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01266649-a
|
wildly comic and improbable as in Gilbert and Sullivan operas
|
|
+ glissando
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06857122-n
|
a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
|
|
+ glissando
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00348592-r
|
(musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes)
|
|
+ gospel
|
n
|
3
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07061334-n
|
folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
|
|
+ gospel_singing
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07061334-n
|
folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
|
|
+ grand_opera
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07026827-n
|
opera in which all the text is sung
|
|
+ grind_organ
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02795978-n
|
a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
|
|
+ ground_bass
|
n
|
1
|
[ music composition ]
|
eng-30-07032426-n
|
a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated
|
|
+ habanera
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07055612-n
|
music composed in duple time for dancing the habanera
|
|
+ Hammond_organ
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-03273551-n
|
(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
|
|
+ hand_organ
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02795978-n
|
a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
|
|
+ Handel
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07278510-n
|
the music of Handel
|
|
+ harmonic
|
a
|
5
|
[ sound_property music ]
|
eng-30-01163320-a
|
involving or characterized by harmony
|
|
+ harmonic
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02737772-a
|
of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm
|
|
+ harmonic
|
a
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02738091-a
|
of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds
|
|
+ harmonical
|
a
|
1
|
[ sound_property music ]
|
eng-30-01163320-a
|
involving or characterized by harmony
|
|
+ harmonically
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00134727-r
|
with respect to harmony
|
|
+ harmonious
|
a
|
1
|
[ sound_property music ]
|
eng-30-01163083-a
|
musically pleasing
|
|
+ harmonisation
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07027458-n
|
a piece of harmonized music
|
|
+ harmonise
|
v
|
6
|
[ musical_notation music ]
|
eng-30-00482180-v
|
bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
|
|
+ harmonise
|
v
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01707306-v
|
write a harmony for
|
|
+ harmonised
|
a
|
1
|
[ sound_property music ]
|
eng-30-01163320-a
|
involving or characterized by harmony
|
|
+ harmonization
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07027458-n
|
a piece of harmonized music
|
|
+ harmonize
|
v
|
6
|
[ musical_notation music ]
|
eng-30-00482180-v
|
bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
|
|
+ harmonize
|
v
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01707306-v
|
write a harmony for
|
|
+ harmonized
|
a
|
1
|
[ sound_property music ]
|
eng-30-01163320-a
|
involving or characterized by harmony
|
|
+ harmony
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07027180-n
|
the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
|
|
+ Haydn
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07278582-n
|
the music of Haydn
|
|
+ head_register
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-05127150-n
|
the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head
|
|
+ head_tone
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-05127150-n
|
the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head
|
|
+ head_voice
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-05127150-n
|
the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head
|
|
+ heavy_metal
|
n
|
2
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07065149-n
|
loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery
|
|
+ heavy_metal_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07065149-n
|
loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery
|
|
+ hillbilly_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07062315-n
|
country music originating in mountainous regions of southern United States
|
|
+ hip-hop
|
n
|
2
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07064055-n
|
genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged
|
|
+ homophonic
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01543937-a
|
having a single melodic line with accompaniment
|
|
+ homophony
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07031144-n
|
part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)
|
|
+ hornpipe
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07055720-n
|
music for dancing the hornpipe
|
|
+ hot_jazz
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07063775-n
|
jazz that is emotionally charged and intense and marked by strong rhythms and improvisation
|
|
+ hurdy_gurdy
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02795978-n
|
a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
|
|
+ hurdy-gurdy
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02795978-n
|
a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
|
|
+ idea
|
n
|
5
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07029247-n
|
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
|
|
+ increasing
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02537743-a
|
music
|
|
+ instrumental_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07038767-n
|
music intended to be performed by a musical instrument or group of instruments
|
|
+ interlude
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00520880-n
|
a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
|
|
+ interlude
|
v
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01713796-v
|
perform an interlude
|
|
+ intermezzo
|
n
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00520880-n
|
a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
|
|
+ inversion
|
n
|
6
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07030174-n
|
(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
|
|
+ invert
|
v
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00387153-v
|
make an inversion (in a musical composition)
|
|
+ jazz
|
n
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07060976-n
|
a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands
|
|
+ jazz
|
n
|
2
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07062697-n
|
a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
|
|
+ jazz
|
v
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01725734-v
|
play something in the style of jazz
|
|
+ jazzy
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02019881-a
|
resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
|
|
+ jig
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07055805-n
|
music in three-four time for dancing a jig
|
|
+ jig
|
v
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01898032-v
|
dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions
|
|
+ jive
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07066042-n
|
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
|
|
+ jive
|
v
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-01708542-v
|
dance to jive music; dance the jive
|
|
+ keynote
|
n
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06857726-n
|
(music) the first note of a diatonic scale
|
|
+ kwela
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07061180-n
|
a kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; includes a whistle among its instruments
|
|
+ landler
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07055923-n
|
music in triple time for dancing the landler
|
|
+ larghissimo
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00983401-a
|
(of tempo) as slow and broad as possible
|
|
+ leading_tone
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06858539-n
|
(music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale
|
|
+ legato
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02294263-a
|
(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
|
|
+ legato
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00387983-r
|
connecting the notes; in music
|
|
+ leitmotif
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07028797-n
|
a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)
|
|
+ leitmotiv
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07028797-n
|
a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)
|
|
+ lentissimo
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00983119-a
|
(of tempo) very slow
|
|
+ lento
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00983052-a
|
(of tempo) slow
|
|
+ lento
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00388494-r
|
in music
|
|
+ ligature
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07045519-n
|
(music) a group of notes connected by a slur
|
|
+ light_opera
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07027090-n
|
a short amusing opera
|
|
+ line
|
n
|
26
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07028373-n
|
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
|
|
+ loudly
|
r
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00343799-r
|
used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly
|
|
+ low-down
|
a
|
2
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-00855158-a
|
(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
|
|
+ lyric
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01468994-a
|
used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range
|
|
+ lyric
|
a
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02856460-a
|
relating to or being musical drama
|
|
+ M.M.
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-15286042-n
|
the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds
|
|
+ macumba
|
n
|
2
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07059821-n
|
popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult
|
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+ major
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a
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5
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01472098-a
|
of a scale or mode
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|
+ march
|
n
|
6
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07058296-n
|
genre of music written for marching
|
|
+ marching_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07058296-n
|
genre of music written for marching
|
|
+ martial_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07058468-n
|
brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade
|
|
+ masculine
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a
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02319922-a
|
(music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable
|
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+ Mass
|
n
|
8
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07033753-n
|
a musical setting for a Mass
|
|
+ mazurka
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07056021-n
|
music composed for dancing the mazurka
|
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+ measured
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a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02931947-a
|
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
|
|
+ mediant
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06857986-n
|
(music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant
|
|
+ melodic
|
a
|
1
|
[ sound_property film music ]
|
eng-30-01501113-a
|
containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody
|
|
+ melodic
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02864068-a
|
of or relating to melody
|
|
+ melodic_line
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07028373-n
|
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
|
|
+ melodic_phrase
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07028373-n
|
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
|
|
+ melodic_theme
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07029247-n
|
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
|
|
+ melodically
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00134613-r
|
with respect to melody
|
|
+ melodious
|
a
|
2
|
[ sound_property film music ]
|
eng-30-01501113-a
|
containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody
|
|
+ melodious
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01502195-a
|
having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune
|
|
+ melodiously
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00398955-r
|
in a melodious manner
|
|
+ melodise
|
v
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01706756-v
|
supply a melody for
|
|
+ melodize
|
v
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01706756-v
|
supply a melody for
|
|
+ melody
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07028373-n
|
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
|
|
+ meno_mosso
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-15265331-n
|
played at reduced speed; less rapid
|
|
+ mensurable
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02931947-a
|
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
|
|
+ mensural
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02931947-a
|
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
|
|
+ Messiah
|
n
|
4
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07042405-n
|
an oratorio composed by Handel in 1742
|
|
+ metronome_marking
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-15286042-n
|
the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds
|
|
+ military_march
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07058468-n
|
brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade
|
|
+ military_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07058468-n
|
brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade
|
|
+ minor
|
a
|
4
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01472225-a
|
of a scale or mode
|
|
+ minuet
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07056113-n
|
a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite
|
|
+ moderato
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00983499-a
|
(of tempo) moderate
|
|
+ modern_jazz
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07063921-n
|
any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940
|
|
+ molto
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00403175-r
|
much
|
|
+ monodic
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01544059-a
|
having a single vocal part
|
|
+ monodical
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01544059-a
|
having a single vocal part
|
|
+ monody
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07024705-n
|
music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)
|
|
+ monophonic
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01543772-a
|
consisting of a single melodic line
|
|
+ monophonic_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07024705-n
|
music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)
|
|
+ monophony
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07024705-n
|
music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)
|
|
+ motif
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07029682-n
|
a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
|
|
+ motive
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07029682-n
|
a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
|
|
+ Mozart
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07278652-n
|
the music of Mozart
|
|
+ Mozartean
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-03035675-a
|
of or relating to or in the manner of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
|
|
+ Mozartian
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-03035675-a
|
of or relating to or in the manner of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
|
|
+ music
|
n
|
4
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-05718935-n
|
(music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)
|
|
+ music_genre
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07071942-n
|
an expressive style of music
|
|
+ musical
|
a
|
4
|
[ sound_property film music ]
|
eng-30-01501113-a
|
containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody
|
|
+ musical
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02867783-a
|
characterized by or capable of producing music
|
|
+ musical_accompaniment
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07031752-n
|
a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
|
|
+ musical_composition
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07037465-n
|
a musical work that has been created
|
|
+ musical_drama
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07026920-n
|
opera in which the musical and dramatic elements are equally important; the music is appropriate to the action
|
|
+ musical_genre
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07071942-n
|
an expressive style of music
|
|
+ musical_harmony
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07027180-n
|
the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
|
|
+ musical_notation
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06814870-n
|
(music) notation used by musicians
|
|
+ musical_style
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07071942-n
|
an expressive style of music
|
|
+ musical_theme
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07029247-n
|
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
|
|
+ natural
|
a
|
5
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01577771-a
|
(of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone
|
|
+ neo_jazz
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07063921-n
|
any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940
|
|
+ new_jazz
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07063921-n
|
any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940
|
|
+ nonharmonic
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02737981-a
|
not harmonic
|
|
+ nonmusical
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01505786-a
|
lacking interest in or talent for music
|
|
+ note_value
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-15134913-n
|
(music) the relative duration of a musical note
|
|
+ obbligato
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07029581-n
|
a persistent but subordinate motif
|
|
+ obligato
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07029581-n
|
a persistent but subordinate motif
|
|
+ opera
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07026352-n
|
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
|
|
+ opera_bouffe
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07026646-n
|
opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken
|
|
+ opera_comique
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07026646-n
|
opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken
|
|
+ operetta
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07027090-n
|
a short amusing opera
|
|
+ opus
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07037465-n
|
a musical work that has been created
|
|
+ oratorio
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07042249-n
|
a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
|
|
+ organ
|
n
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-03273551-n
|
(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
|
|
+ overture
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07040820-n
|
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
|
|
+ pacing
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-15264363-n
|
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
|
|
+ part
|
n
|
11
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07030718-n
|
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
|
|
+ part_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07030976-n
|
vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment)
|
|
+ partita
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07047275-n
|
one of the variations contained in a partita
|
|
+ paso_doble
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07056265-n
|
music in march time composed for dancing the paso doble; often played at bull fights
|
|
+ pavan
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07056406-n
|
music composed for dancing the pavane
|
|
+ pavane
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07056406-n
|
music composed for dancing the pavane
|
|
+ philharmonic
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01505619-a
|
devoted to or appreciative of music
|
|
+ pianissimo
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01458490-a
|
chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft
|
|
+ pianissimo
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-04991389-n
|
(music) low loudness
|
|
+ pianissimo
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00343938-r
|
a direction in music; to be played very softly
|
|
+ pianissimo_assai
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01458619-a
|
chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft
|
|
+ piano
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01458303-a
|
used chiefly as a direction or description in music
|
|
+ piano
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-04991389-n
|
(music) low loudness
|
|
+ piano_sonata
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07044276-n
|
a sonata for piano
|
|
+ pibroch
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07058762-n
|
martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes
|
|
+ piece
|
n
|
4
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07037465-n
|
a musical work that has been created
|
|
+ piece_of_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07037465-n
|
a musical work that has been created
|
|
+ pizzicato
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07024607-n
|
a note or passage that is played pizzicato
|
|
+ pizzicato
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00423378-r
|
with a light plucking staccato sound
|
|
+ plucked
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00945772-a
|
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
|
|
+ polka
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07056504-n
|
music performed for dancing the polka
|
|
+ polyphonic
|
a
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01544169-a
|
having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together
|
|
+ polyphonic
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02855757-a
|
of or relating to or characterized by polyphony
|
|
+ polyphonic_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07024929-n
|
music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
|
|
+ polyphonically
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00131660-r
|
in a polyphonic manner
|
|
+ polyphonous
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02855757-a
|
of or relating to or characterized by polyphony
|
|
+ polyphony
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07024929-n
|
music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
|
|
+ polytonal
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02437685-a
|
using more than one key or tonality simultaneously
|
|
+ polytonalism
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07025151-n
|
music that uses two or more different keys at the same time
|
|
+ polytonality
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07025151-n
|
music that uses two or more different keys at the same time
|
|
+ pop
|
a
|
1
|
[ art music ]
|
eng-30-00414518-a
|
(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
|
|
+ pop
|
n
|
4
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07059962-n
|
music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
|
|
+ pop_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07059962-n
|
music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
|
|
+ popular
|
a
|
4
|
[ art music ]
|
eng-30-00414518-a
|
(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
|
|
+ popular_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07059255-n
|
any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)
|
|
+ popular_music_genre
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07059255-n
|
any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)
|
|
+ popularism
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07025302-n
|
music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority
|
|
+ prelude
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07040543-n
|
music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
|
|
+ prelude
|
v
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01725615-v
|
play as a prelude
|
|
+ preparation
|
n
|
5
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07027942-n
|
(music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord
|
|
+ prepare
|
v
|
7
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02179915-v
|
lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
|
|
+ prestissimo
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00982430-a
|
(of tempo) as fast as possible
|
|
+ prestissimo
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00423749-r
|
extremely fast; as fast as possible
|
|
+ presto
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00982357-a
|
(of tempo) very fast
|
|
+ presto
|
r
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00061899-r
|
at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro)
|
|
+ primo
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07031276-n
|
the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet)
|
|
+ processional
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07034409-n
|
religious music used in a procession
|
|
+ processional_march
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07058871-n
|
a march to be played for processions
|
|
+ progressive_rock
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07065333-n
|
a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing
|
|
+ prosodion
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07034409-n
|
religious music used in a procession
|
|
+ psychedelic_rock
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07065562-n
|
a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience
|
|
+ punk
|
n
|
5
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07065740-n
|
rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
|
|
+ punk_rock
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07065740-n
|
rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
|
|
+ pure
|
a
|
4
|
[ sound_property music ]
|
eng-30-01163860-a
|
free from discordant qualities
|
|
+ put
|
v
|
8
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01706375-v
|
adapt
|
|
+ pyrotechnics
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-05620050-n
|
(music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music)
|
|
+ quadrille
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07056593-n
|
music for dancing the quadrille
|
|
+ quickstep
|
n
|
1
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[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07058668-n
|
military march accompanying quick time
|
|
+ R_and_B
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07064315-n
|
a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll
|
|
+ rag
|
n
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07060844-n
|
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
|
|
+ rag
|
v
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01725886-v
|
play in ragtime
|
|
+ ragtime
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07060844-n
|
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
|
|
+ rallentando
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02538508-a
|
gradually decreasing in tempo
|
|
+ rallentando
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00423888-r
|
slowing down
|
|
+ rap
|
n
|
5
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07064055-n
|
genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged
|
|
+ rap
|
v
|
3
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-01715997-v
|
perform rap music
|
|
+ rap_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07064055-n
|
genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged
|
|
+ recapitulation
|
n
|
4
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00940217-n
|
(music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement)
|
|
+ recessional_march
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07058871-n
|
a march to be played for processions
|
|
+ reel
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07056680-n
|
music composed for dancing a reel
|
|
+ refrain
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07050177-n
|
the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
|
|
+ reggae
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07066285-n
|
popular music originating in the West Indies; repetitive bass riffs and regular chords played on the off beat by a guitar
|
|
+ register
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-05126849-n
|
(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
|
|
+ reharmonisation
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07027651-n
|
a piece of music whose original harmony has been revised
|
|
+ reharmonise
|
v
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01707128-v
|
provide with a different harmony
|
|
+ reharmonization
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07027651-n
|
a piece of music whose original harmony has been revised
|
|
+ reharmonize
|
v
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01707128-v
|
provide with a different harmony
|
|
+ religious_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07033007-n
|
genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies
|
|
+ Requiem
|
n
|
2
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07033913-n
|
a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead
|
|
+ resolution
|
n
|
9
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07028221-n
|
(music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
|
|
+ responsive
|
a
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-03110741-a
|
containing or using responses; alternating
|
|
+ rhumba
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07056764-n
|
syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba
|
|
+ rhumba
|
v
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01897779-v
|
dance the rhumba
|
|
+ rhythm_and_blues
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07064315-n
|
a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll
|
|
+ rit.
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02538508-a
|
gradually decreasing in tempo
|
|
+ ritardando
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02538508-a
|
gradually decreasing in tempo
|
|
+ ritenuto
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02538508-a
|
gradually decreasing in tempo
|
|
+ rock
|
n
|
6
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07064715-n
|
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
|
|
+ rock_'n'_roll
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07064715-n
|
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
|
|
+ rock_and_roll
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07064715-n
|
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
|
|
+ rock_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07064715-n
|
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
|
|
+ rock-and-roll
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07064715-n
|
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
|
|
+ rock'n'roll
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07064715-n
|
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
|
|
+ rockabilly
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07064537-n
|
a fusion of black music and country music that was popular in the 1950s; sometimes described as blues with a country beat
|
|
+ rondeau
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07043968-n
|
a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata
|
|
+ rondo
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07043968-n
|
a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata
|
|
+ roulade
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06857591-n
|
(music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable
|
|
+ rubato
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-15265423-n
|
a flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat
|
|
+ rumba
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07056764-n
|
syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba
|
|
+ rumba
|
v
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01897779-v
|
dance the rhumba
|
|
+ samba
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07056895-n
|
music composed for dancing the samba
|
|
+ samba
|
v
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01896881-v
|
dance the samba
|
|
+ saraband
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07057001-n
|
music composed for dancing the saraband
|
|
+ scale_of_C_major
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06866442-n
|
(music) the major scale having no sharps or flats
|
|
+ schottische
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07057095-n
|
music performed for dancing the schottische
|
|
+ second
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01016436-a
|
a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
|
|
+ secondo
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07031401-n
|
the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet)
|
|
+ section
|
n
|
1
|
[ piece_of_writing music ]
|
eng-30-06392001-n
|
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
|
|
+ serial
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02797257-a
|
pertaining to or composed in serial technique
|
|
+ serial_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07057196-n
|
20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition
|
|
+ serialism
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07057196-n
|
20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition
|
|
+ serially
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00126427-r
|
in a serial manner
|
|
+ serious_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07025900-n
|
traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
|
|
+ set_to_music
|
v
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01706014-v
|
write (music) for (a text)
|
|
+ sharp
|
a
|
10
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01577973-a
|
(of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
|
|
+ sharpen
|
v
|
6
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00393398-v
|
raise the pitch of (musical notes)
|
|
+ signature
|
n
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07029088-n
|
a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program
|
|
+ signature_tune
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07029088-n
|
a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program
|
|
+ singing
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01501718-a
|
smooth and flowing
|
|
+ skiffle
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07066459-n
|
a style of popular music in the 1950s; based on American folk music and played on guitars and improvised percussion instruments
|
|
+ slide
|
n
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06857264-n
|
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
|
|
+ slow
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00982602-a
|
at a slow tempo
|
|
+ slowly
|
r
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00388494-r
|
in music
|
|
+ smooth
|
a
|
5
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02294263-a
|
(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
|
|
+ snare
|
n
|
4
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-04249029-n
|
strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
|
|
+ soft
|
a
|
7
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01458303-a
|
used chiefly as a direction or description in music
|
|
+ solo
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02252480-a
|
composed or performed by a single voice or instrument
|
|
+ sonata
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07044088-n
|
a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms
|
|
+ sonatina
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07044680-n
|
a short and simple sonata
|
|
+ songlike
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01501505-a
|
having a melody (as distinguished from recitative)
|
|
+ soul
|
n
|
5
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07061968-n
|
a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s
|
|
+ sound_off
|
v
|
2
|
[ music music music ]
|
eng-30-01651110-v
|
start playing
|
|
+ soundboard
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-04262161-n
|
(music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument
|
|
+ sounding_board
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-04262161-n
|
(music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument
|
|
+ square-dance_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07062451-n
|
music performed for square dancing
|
|
+ staccato
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02293856-a
|
(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
|
|
+ staccato
|
r
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00388094-r
|
separating the notes; in music
|
|
+ statement
|
n
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07029819-n
|
(music) the presentation of a musical theme
|
|
+ stop
|
n
|
8
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-04327324-n
|
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
|
|
+ strain
|
n
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07028373-n
|
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
|
|
+ Stravinskian
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-03038199-a
|
of or relating to or like or in the manner of Stravinsky
|
|
+ Stravinsky
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07278775-n
|
the music of Stravinsky
|
|
+ Stravinskyan
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-03038199-a
|
of or relating to or like or in the manner of Stravinsky
|
|
+ street_organ
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02795978-n
|
a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
|
|
+ stressed
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02319538-a
|
bearing a stress or accent
|
|
+ strike_up
|
v
|
1
|
[ music music music ]
|
eng-30-01651110-v
|
start playing
|
|
+ string
|
n
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-04338143-n
|
a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
|
|
+ string
|
v
|
7
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01359145-v
|
provide with strings
|
|
+ subdivision
|
n
|
4
|
[ piece_of_writing music ]
|
eng-30-06392001-n
|
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
|
|
+ subdominant
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06858144-n
|
(music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale
|
|
+ submediant
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06858384-n
|
(music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic)
|
|
+ subtonic
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06858539-n
|
(music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale
|
|
+ supertonic
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06857867-n
|
(music) the second note of a diatonic scale
|
|
+ support
|
n
|
9
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07031752-n
|
a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
|
|
+ support
|
v
|
9
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01720773-v
|
play a subordinate role to (another performer)
|
|
+ swell
|
n
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-04990692-n
|
a crescendo followed by a decrescendo
|
|
+ swing
|
n
|
5
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07066042-n
|
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
|
|
+ swing_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07066042-n
|
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
|
|
+ swoop
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06857264-n
|
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
|
|
+ swoop
|
v
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02064759-v
|
move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc
|
|
+ symphonic
|
a
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-03002040-a
|
relating to or characteristic or suggestive of a symphony
|
|
+ symphonic_music
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07044760-n
|
a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
|
|
+ symphony
|
n
|
1
|
[ music expressive_style ]
|
eng-30-07044760-n
|
a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
|
|
+ syncopate
|
v
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-00170500-v
|
modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat
|
|
+ syncopation
|
n
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07057385-n
|
music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm
|
|
+ synthesiser
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-04376400-n
|
(music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
|
|
+ synthesizer
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-04376400-n
|
(music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
|
|
+ Ta'ziyeh
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07281635-n
|
(Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion; based on the Battle of Kerbala and performed annually (in Farsi)
|
|
+ tango
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07057829-n
|
music written in duple time for dancing the tango
|
|
+ tango
|
v
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01896007-v
|
dance a tango
|
|
+ tarantella
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07057948-n
|
music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella
|
|
+ techno
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07058064-n
|
a style of fast heavy electronic dance music usually without vocals
|
|
+ tempo
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-15264363-n
|
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
|
|
+ tenor
|
a
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01215263-a
|
(of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
|
|
+ thematic
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02813978-a
|
of or relating to a melodic subject
|
|
+ theme
|
n
|
3
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07029247-n
|
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
|
|
+ theme_song
|
n
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07028964-n
|
a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie
|
|
+ theme_song
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07029088-n
|
a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program
|
|
+ thorough_bass
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-07032556-n
|
a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
|
|
+ tie
|
n
|
7
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-06866124-n
|
(music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
|
|
+ tie
|
v
|
9
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-01355411-v
|
unite musical notes by a tie
|
|
+ time_value
|
n
|
1
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-15134913-n
|
(music) the relative duration of a musical note
|
|
+ tonal
|
a
|
2
|
[ music ]
|
eng-30-02437148-a
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having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic
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+ tone-deaf
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a
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-00682662-a
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unable to appreciate music
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+ toned
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a
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-02437853-a
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having or characterized or distinguished by tone or a specific tone; often used in combination
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+ tonic
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n
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3
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[ music ]
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eng-30-06857726-n
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(music) the first note of a diatonic scale
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+ tra-la
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n
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-07050379-n
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a set of nonsensical syllables used while humming a refrain
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+ tra-la-la
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n
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-07050379-n
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a set of nonsensical syllables used while humming a refrain
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+ trad
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n
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1
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[ music expressive_style ]
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eng-30-07065932-n
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traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s
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+ transpose
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v
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7
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[ music ]
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eng-30-00380872-v
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change key
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+ transpose
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v
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5
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[ music ]
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eng-30-01706631-v
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put (a piece of music) into another key
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+ transposition
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n
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7
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[ music ]
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eng-30-00102162-n
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(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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+ tremolo
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n
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2
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[ music ]
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eng-30-07399336-n
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vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one
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+ tremolo
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n
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-14004958-n
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(music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
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+ tucket
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n
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-06856884-n
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(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
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+ tune
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n
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-07028373-n
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a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
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+ tune
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v
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-00295966-v
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adjust for (better) functioning
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+ tune_in
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v
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-02171514-v
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regulate (a radio or television set) in order to receive a certain station or program
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+ tune_up
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v
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-00295966-v
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adjust for (better) functioning
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+ tuneful
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a
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-01502195-a
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having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune
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+ tunefully
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r
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-00398955-r
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in a melodious manner
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+ tuneless
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a
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1
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[ sound_property music ]
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eng-30-01502383-a
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not having a musical sound or pleasing tune
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+ tunelessly
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r
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1
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[ sound_property music ]
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eng-30-00507219-r
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in a tuneless fashion
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+ tuning
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n
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-00999588-n
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(music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency
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+ tweak
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v
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3
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[ music ]
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eng-30-00302763-v
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adjust finely
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+ twelve-tone_music
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n
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-07057539-n
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a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row)
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+ twelve-tone_system
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n
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-07057539-n
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a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg; uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row)
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+ unaccompanied
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a
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2
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[ music ]
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eng-30-02252182-a
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playing or singing without accompaniment
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+ unemphatic
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a
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-02320680-a
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not emphasized
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+ unfretted
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a
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-02731953-a
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without frets
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+ unison
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n
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3
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[ music ]
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eng-30-04981781-n
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(music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves
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+ unkeyed
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a
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-02438188-a
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characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality
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+ unmelodic
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a
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-01502099-a
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lacking melody
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+ unmelodious
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a
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2
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[ music ]
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eng-30-01502099-a
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lacking melody
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+ unmelodious
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a
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1
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[ sound_property music ]
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eng-30-01502383-a
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not having a musical sound or pleasing tune
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+ unmelodiously
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r
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1
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[ sound_property film music ]
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eng-30-00399106-r
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in an unmelodious manner
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+ unmusical
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a
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3
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[ music ]
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eng-30-01502099-a
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lacking melody
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+ unmusical
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a
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-01505786-a
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lacking interest in or talent for music
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+ unresolved
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a
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3
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[ music ]
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eng-30-01164561-a
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characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved
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+ unstressed
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a
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-02320117-a
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not bearing a stress or accent
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+ unstring
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v
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-01359303-v
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remove the strings from
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+ untuneful
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a
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1
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[ sound_property music ]
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eng-30-01502383-a
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not having a musical sound or pleasing tune
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+ value
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n
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5
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[ music ]
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eng-30-15134913-n
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(music) the relative duration of a musical note
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+ vamp
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n
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2
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[ music ]
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eng-30-07032206-n
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an improvised musical accompaniment
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+ variation
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n
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3
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[ music ]
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eng-30-07030012-n
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a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
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+ very_loudly
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r
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-00344073-r
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a direction in music; to be played very loudly
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+ very_softly
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r
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-00343938-r
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a direction in music; to be played very softly
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+ vibrato
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n
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-07399137-n
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(music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch
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+ vivace
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a
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-00982518-a
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(of tempo) very fast and lively
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+ vivace
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r
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-00493414-r
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lively, in music
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+ vocal
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n
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-07282006-n
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music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
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+ vocal_music
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n
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-07282006-n
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music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
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+ voice
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n
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11
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[ music ]
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eng-30-07030718-n
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the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
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+ voice_part
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n
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-07031534-n
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a part written for a singer
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+ Wagner
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n
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3
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[ music ]
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eng-30-07278925-n
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the music of Wagner
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+ waltz
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n
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2
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[ music ]
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eng-30-07058184-n
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music composed in triple time for waltzing
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+ waltz
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v
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1
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[ human music ]
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eng-30-01895612-v
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dance a waltz
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+ waltz_around
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v
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1
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[ human music ]
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eng-30-01895612-v
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dance a waltz
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+ warm-toned
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a
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-00856790-a
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used of music
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+ wedding_march
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n
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1
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[ music expressive_style ]
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eng-30-07059150-n
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a march to be played for a wedding procession
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+ world_premiere
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n
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1
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[ music ]
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eng-30-06894371-n
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(music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world
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+ zydeco
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n
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1
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[ music expressive_style ]
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eng-30-07062550-n
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music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues
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