LexiTopic: Music
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Taxonomy for Spelling Bee words related to MUSIC
SUBJECT HEADINGS IN THIS LEXITOPIC:
CompositionMusic Genres, Forms, and StylesInstruments: BrassInstruments: ElectronicInstruments: EnsemblesInstruments: General TermsInstruments: KeyboardInstruments: PercussionInstruments: StringedInstruments: WindMusical Performance creation of musical soundsMusical Recordings not technologiesMusical Sounds quality of musical soundsMusiciansScores and ScoringVocal and Choral
NOTES ABOUT THE TAXONOMY FOR MUSIC
SCOPE NOTE: This LexiTopic compiles and defines Bee words related to all types of music, including genres, elements of composition, instruments, vocal music, and more.
Words related to technical aspects of sound recording are in INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES.
Words related to sacred music and church musicians are also in BELIEF SYSTEMS.
Words related to types of dance music are also in DANCE.
Topical arrangement of Spelling Bee words related to TOPIC
Composition
ATONAL: marked by avoidance of traditional musical tonality; especially: organized without reference to key or tonal center and using the tones of the chromatic scale impartiallyATONALITY: marked by avoidance of traditional musical tonality; especially: organized without reference to key or tonal center and using the tones of the chromatic scale impartiallyATONALLY: marked by avoidance of traditional musical tonality; especially: organized without reference to key or tonal center and using the tones of the chromatic scale impartiallyCADENCE: a musical chord sequence moving to a harmonic close or point of rest and giving the sense of harmonic completionCHORD: three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously; also, to play chords especially on a stringed; instrument; to make chords on; to harmonizeCODA: a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structureDEVELOP: to elaborate (a musical idea) by the working out of rhythmic and harmonic changes in the themeDEVELOPED: to elaborate (a musical idea) by the working out of rhythmic and harmonic changes in the themeDIATONIC: of, relating to, or being a musical scale (such as a major or minor scale) comprising intervals of five whole steps and two half stepsDOMINANT: the fifth tone of a major or minor scale [and the harmonies built thereon]ECHO: a soft repetition of a musical phrase; also, to compose or make such a repetitionECHOED: a soft repetition of a musical phrase; also, to compose or make such a repetitionECHOING: a soft repetition of a musical phrase; also, to compose or make such a repetitionEPILOG: epilogue: the concluding section of a musical composition: codaFALL: a musical cadence or a falling-pitch intonation in speechFALLS: a musical cadence or a falling-pitch intonation in speechFEMININE: of a musical cadence: ending on an unaccented beatFIFTH: the musical interval embracing five diatonic degrees; also, a tone at this interval, specifically, the dominant; also, the harmonic combination of two tones at this intervalFILL: a bit of instrumental music that fills the pauses between phrases (as of a vocalist or soloist)FINALE: the last section of an instrumental musical composition (the symphony's finale)FLATTEN: to lower in pitch especially by a half stepHARMONY: the combination of simultaneous musical notes in a chord, or the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords, or the science of the structure, relation, and progression of chordsHOMOPHONIC: chordal; of, relating to, or suggesting a chord; also, relating to music characterized more by harmony than by counterpoint (i.e., not polyphonic)IMITATION: the repetition by one voice of a melody, phrase, or motive stated earlier in the composition by a different voiceIMITATIVE: characterized by repetition by one voice of a melody, phrase, or motive stated earlier in the composition by a different voiceINTRO: introductionMAJOR: in music: having half steps between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth degrees (a major scale); based on a major scale (a major key); equivalent to the distance between the keynote and another tone (except the fourth and fifth) of a major scale (a major third); having a major third above the root (a major triad); a major musical interval, scale, key, or modeMELODIC: related to melodyMELODY: a sweet or agreeable succession or arrangement of sounds; also, a rhythmic succession of single tones organized as an aesthetic wholeMINOR: (adj.) in diatonic Western music, having half steps between the second and third, the fifth and sixth, and sometimes the seventh and eighth degrees; a minor scale, or music based on a minor scale or in a minor key; also, less by a semitone than the corresponding major interval (a minor third); also, having a minor third above the root tone (a minor triad); also (noun) a minor musical interval, scale, key, or modeMODAL: of or relating to a musical modeMODE: an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals; also, a rhythmical scheme (as in 13th and 14th century music)MONOPHONIC: having a single unaccompanied melodic lineMOOD: a rhythmical scheme (as in 13th and 14th century music)MOTION: melodic change of pitch (stepwise motion)NINTH: a musical interval embracing an octave and a second; also, the tone at this interval; also, a chord containing a ninthOCTAVE: a musical interval embracing eight diatonic degrees; also, a tone or note at this interval; also, the harmonic combination of two tones an octave apart; also, the whole series of notes, tones, or digitals comprised within this interval and forming the unit of the modern scaleOPEN: of a musical interval: not including intermediary tones [Lex]OUTRO: a short, distinct closing section at the end of something (such as a piece of music, a performance, or a news report)PART: a vocal or instrumental line or melody in concerted music or in harmony; also, a particular voice or instrument in concerted music; also, the score for such a part (the violin part)POINT: a short musical phrase, especially: a phrase in contrapuntal musicRHYTHM: the aspect of music comprising all the elements (such as accent, meter, and tempo) that relate to forward movement; also, a characteristic rhythmic pattern (rumba rhythm); also, meter: the basic recurrent rhythmical pattern of note values, accents, and beats per measure in musicRIFF: an ostinato phrase (as in jazz) typically supporting a solo improvisation; also: a piece based on such a phrase; also, to perform, deliver, or make use of a riffRIFFING: an ostinato phrase (as in jazz) typically supporting a solo improvisation; also: a piece based on such a phrase; also, to perform, deliver, or make use of a riffROOT: the lowest tone of a chord (such as C in a C minor chord) when the tones are arranged in ascending thirds [in tonal music, and only for the root triad]TENTH: a musical interval embracing an octave and a third; also, the tone at this intervalTHIRD: the musical interval embracing three diatonic degrees; also, a tone at this interval, specifically: the mediant; also, the harmonic combination of two tones a third apartTONAL: of or relating to tonality; having tonality: key, a system of tones and harmonies generated from a hierarchical scale of seven tones based on a tonic; also, the organization of all the tones and harmonies of a piece of music in relation to a tonicTONALITY: music: key, a system of tones and harmonies generated from a hierarchical scale of seven tones based on a tonic; also, the organization of all the tones and harmonies of a piece of music in relation to a tonicTONALLY: of or relating to tonality; having tonality: key, a system of tones and harmonies generated from a hierarchical scale of seven tones based on a tonic; also, the organization of all the tones and harmonies of a piece of music in relation to a tonicTONE: a whole stepTONIC: the first tone of a major or minor scale: keynote; also, relating to or based on the first tone of a scale (tonic harmony)TRIAD: a chord of three tones consisting of a root with its third and fifth and constituting the harmonic basis of tonal musicTRILL: the alternation of two musical tones a diatonic second apart; called also shake; also, a rapid reiteration of the same tone especially on a percussion instrumentTURN: a musical ornament consisting of a group of four or more notes that wind about the principal note by including the notes next above and next below
Genres, Forms, Styles, and Motifs
ADAGIO: a musical composition or movement in adagio tempoANDANTE: a musical composition or movement in andante tempoANTHEM: a song or hymn of praise or gladness; a usually rousing popular song that typifies or is identified with a particular subculture, movement, or point of viewARIA: Italian: air, meaning songBAGATELLE: a short literary or musical piece in light styleBALLAD: an art song accompanying a traditional ballad; or a simple song; or a popular song, especially: a slow romantic or sentimental songBALLADRY: the composing or performing of balladsBALLET: music for a balletBEBOP: bop, jazz characterized by harmonic complexity, convoluted melodic lines, and constant shifting of accent and often played at very rapid temposBLUE: music: of, relating to, or used in [the] bluesBOOGALOO: a genre of Latino popular music of especially New York in the 1960s influenced by soul and rhythm and bluesBOOGIE: short for boogie-woogie: a percussive style of playing blues on the piano characterized by a steady rhythmic ground bass of eighth notes in quadruple time and a series of improvised melodic variationsCANARY: a lively 16th century court dance; Middle French canarie, from Old Spanish canario, from Islas Canarias Canary IslandsCANON: a contrapuntal musical composition in which each successively entering voice presents the initial theme usually transformed in a strictly consistent way [a round]CANONIC: of or relating to musical canonCANTATA: a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompanimentCARIOCA*: a variation of the samba, or the music for this danceCAROL: an old round dance with singing, or a song of joy or mirth, or a popular song or ballad of religious joyCATCH: a round for three or more unaccompanied usually male voices often with suggestive or obscene lyricsCAVATINA*: a songlike instrumental piece or movementCHANT: a song, or plainchantCHANTEY: or chanty, a song sung by sailors in rhythm with their workCHANTY*: variant of chantey, a song sung by sailors in rhythm with their workCOOL: of jazz: marked by restrained emotion and the frequent use of counterpoint; of a musical tone: relatively lacking in timbre or resonanceCOUNTRY: country music: music derived from or imitating the folk style of the Southern U.S. or of the Western cowboy, especially: popular vocal music characterized by simple harmonies, accompaniment by stringed instruments (such as guitar, fiddle, banjo, and pedal steel), repeated choruses, and often narrative lyrics; also, of, relating to, suitable for, or featuring country music (country singers)CYCLE: a group of creative works (such as poems, plays, or songs) treating the same theme (a song cycle, a cycle of poems on nature)DANCE: a piece of music by which dancing may be guidedDANCEHALL: dancehall: a genre of Jamaican music derived from reggae in which an artist improvises vocals over a recorded or live beatDIALOG: less common variant of dialogue: a musical composition for two or more parts suggestive of a conversationDITTY: an especially simple and unaffected songELEGY: a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead; or a short pensive musical compositionETUDE: a piece of music for the practice of a point of technique; also, a composition built on a technical motive but played for its artistic valueFOLK: folk musicFUGUE: a musical composition in which one or two themes are repeated or imitated by successively entering voices and contrapuntally developed in a continuous interweaving of the voice partsGALOP: a lively dance in duple measure; also: the music of a galopGAVOTTE: a tune for the gavotte in moderately quick ⁴/₄ timeGIGUE: a lively dance movement (as of a suite) having compound triple rhythm and composed in fugal styleGLAM: glam rock, rock music characterized by performers wearing fanciful costumes and flamboyant makeup; called also glam, glitter rockGLEE: a part-song for usually male voicesGOTH: often not capitalized: rock music marked by dark and morbid lyrics; also, a fan or performer of gothHYMN: The music composed for a hymn setting; a hymn tune.IDIOM: a style or form of artistic expression that is characteristic of an individual, a period or movement, or a medium or instrumentIDIOMATIC: a style or form of artistic expression that is characteristic of an individual, a period or movement, or a medium or instrumentINVENTION: a short keyboard composition featuring two- or three-part counterpointJIVE: swing music or the dancing performed to it; also, to dance to or play jive or swingJUJU: a style of West African music that is characterized by a rapid beat, the use of percussion instruments, and vocal harmoniesLAMENT: a dirge, an elegyLARGO: a largo movementLEITMOTIF: an associated melodic phrase or figure that accompanies the reappearance of an idea, person, or situation especially in a Wagnerian music dramaLILT: a spirited and usually cheerful song or tuneMADRIGAL: a complex polyphonic unaccompanied vocal piece on a secular text developed especially in the 16th and 17th centuries; also, a part-song, especially, a gleeMARCH: a musical composition that is usually in duple or quadruple time with a strongly accentuated beat and that is designed or suitable to accompany marchingMARIACHI: the music performed by a mariachiMEDLEY: a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
MINUET: music for or in the rhythm of a minuet, a slow graceful dance in ³/₄ time characterized by forward balancing, bowing, and toe pointingMETAL: heavy metal: energetic and highly amplified electronic rock music having a hard beatMONTAGE: a literary, musical, or artistic composite of juxtaposed more or less heterogeneous elements; also, to combine into a montageMOTIF: a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts), especially: a dominant idea or central themeMOTIVE: a motif: a recurrent phrase or figure that is developed through the course of a musical compositionNOEL: a Christmas carolNONET: a musical composition for a combination of nine instruments or voicesNONVOCAL*: not relating to, composed or arranged for, or sung by the human voice (nonvocal music)OCTET: a musical composition for eight instruments or voicesOLDIE: one that is old; especially: a popular song of an earlier dayOOMPAH: a repeated rhythmic bass accompaniment especially in a band; also: music featuring such accompanimentORATORIO: a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or sceneryPARTITA: a 17th and 18th century instrumental musical form consisting of a series of dances in the same or related keys; also, the repetition of a musical theme with modifications in such elements as rhythm, melody, harmony, key, tempo, and accompanimentPAVANE: a stately court dance by couples that was introduced from southern Europe into England in the 16th century; also, the music for the pavane; also, music having the slow duple rhythm of a pavane; from Middle French pavane, from Italian dialect pavana, from feminine of pavano of Padua, from Pava (Tuscan Padova) PaduaPIECE: a literary, journalistic, artistic, dramatic, or musical compositionPOLKA: a lively couple dance of Bohemian origin in duple time with a basic pattern of hop-step-close-step; Czech, from Polka Polish woman, feminine of Polák PolePOLYPHONY: a style of musical composition employing two or more simultaneous but relatively independent melodic lines: counterpointPOPPY: characteristic of popular music especially in being catchy or broadly appealing; from pop, short for popularPUNK: punk rock; of or relating to punk rockQUINTET: a musical composition or movement for five instruments or voicesRAGA: one of the ancient traditional melodic patterns or modes in Indian music; also, an improvisation based on a traditional ragaRAPPING: to perform rap music, a type of music of African American origin in which rhythmic and usually rhyming speech is chanted to a musical accompanimentROCK: popular music usually played on electronically amplified instruments and characterized by a persistent heavily accented beat, repetition of simple phrases, and often country, folk, and blues elements; also, to sing, dance to, or play rock musicROCKING: popular music usually played on electronically amplified instruments and characterized by a persistent heavily accented beat, repetition of simple phrases, and often country, folk, and blues elements; also, to sing, dance to, or play rock musicROCOCO: of or relating to an 18th century musical style marked by light gay ornamentation and departure from thorough-bass and polyphonyROMP: a light fast-paced narrative, dramatic, or musical work usually in a comic moodRONDO: the musical form of a rondo used especially for a movement in a concerto or sonata; also [and?] an instrumental composition typically with a refrain recurring four times in the tonic and with three couplets in contrasting keysROUND: a musical canon in which each part begins on the same note and is continuously repeatedRUMBA: a ballroom dance of Cuban origin in ²/₄ or ⁴/₄ time with a basic pattern of step-close-step and marked by a delayed transfer of weight and pronounced hip movements; also: the music for this danceTAILGATE: [from the custom of seating trombonists at the rear of trucks carrying jazz bands in parades]: a jazz trombone style marked by much use of slides to and from long sustained tonesTANGO: a ballroom dance of Latin American origin in ²/₄ time with a basic pattern of step-step-step-step-close and characterized by long pauses and stylized body positions; also: the music for this dance; also, to dance the tangoTANGOING: a ballroom dance of Latin American origin in ²/₄ time with a basic pattern of step-step-step-step-close and characterized by long pauses and stylized body positions; also: the music for this dance; also, to dance the tangoTECHNO: electronic dance music that features a fast beat and synthesized sounds usually without vocals or a conventional popular song structureTHEMA*: a melodic subject of a musical composition or movement: a themeTHEMATIC: of, relating to, or constituting a themeTHEME: music: a melodic phrase forming the subject of a musical composition or movement; also, a theme songTHEMED: music: a melodic phrase forming the subject of a musical composition or movement; also, a theme songTHEMING: not in M-W; Collins has to give a theme to; specif., to plan according to a central theme; to provide with a theme (a themed restaurant)TOCCATA: a musical composition usually for organ or harpsichord in a free style and characterized by full chords, rapid runs, and high harmoniesTRAP: or trap music: rap music typically featuring heavy bass, synthesized drums, and triplet-based rhythmsTRIO: a musical composition for three voice parts or three instruments; also, the secondary or episodic division of a minuet or scherzo, a march, or of various dance formsTUNE: a pleasing succession of musical tones: a melody; also, a dominant [musical] themeVIVACE: a musical composition or movement in vivace tempoVOCAL: a usually accompanied musical composition for the human voice: a song; also, a performance of such a compositionWEEPIE: a tearjerker: a story, song, play, film, or broadcast that moves or is intended to move its audience to tearsWHEEL: the refrain or burden of a song
Instruments: Brass
BUGLING: to sound a bugle HORN: a brass wind instrument or any a wind instrument used in a jazz band; also, an animal's horn used as a wind instrumentMUTE: a device attached to or inserted into a musical instrument to soften or alter its toneTANTARA: the blare of a trumpet or hornTONGUE: music: to articulate (notes on a wind [or brass] instrument) by successively interrupting the stream of wind with the action of the tongueTONGUED: music: to articulate (notes on a wind [or brass] instrument) by successively interrupting the stream of wind with the action of the tongueTONGUING: music: to articulate (notes on a wind [or brass] instrument) by successively interrupting the stream of wind with the action of the tongueTOOT: a short blast (as on a horn); also: a sound resembling such a blastTRUMP: a trumpet; also, a sound of or as if of trumpeting (the trump of doom)TUBA: a large low-pitched brass instrument usually oval in shape and having a conical tube, a cup-shaped mouthpiece, and a usual range an octave lower than that of the euphoniumTUBE: the basically cylindrical section between the mouthpiece and bell that is the fundamental part of a wind instrumentVALVE: a device in a brass instrument for quickly channeling air flow through an added length of tube in order to change the fundamental tone by some definite intervalWIND: to cause (something, such as a horn) to sound by blowing: to blow; to sound (a call or note) on a horn; to produce a sound on a hornWINDED: to cause (something, such as a horn) to sound by blowing: to blow; to sound (a call or note) on a horn; to produce a sound on a hornWINDING: to cause (something, such as a horn) to sound by blowing: to blow; to sound (a call or note) on a horn; to produce a sound on a hornWOUND: to cause (something, such as a horn) to sound by blowing: to blow; to sound (a call or note) on a horn; to produce a sound on a horn
Instruments: Electronic
PEDAL: also; an electronic device that is usually pressed by the foot and that alters or loops the sound of an amplified voice or musical instrument (a guitar pedal, an effects pedal, a wah-wah pedal); also, to use or work a pedal; to work the pedals ofPEDALED: also; an electronic device that is usually pressed by the foot and that alters or loops the sound of an amplified voice or musical instrument (a guitar pedal, an effects pedal, a wah-wah pedal); also, to use or work a pedal; to work the pedals of
Instruments: Ensembles
BAND: a group of musicians organized for ensemble playingBANDWAGON: a usually ornate and high wagon for a band of musicians especially in a circus paradeBOTTOM: music: the bass or baritone instruments of a bandCHAIR: a position of employment usually of one occupying a chair or desk, specifically: the position of a player in an orchestra or bandCHOIR: a group of instruments of the same class (e.g., a brass choir)COMBO: a usually small jazz or dance bandGAMELAN*: an Indonesian orchestra made up especially of percussion instruments (such as gongs, xylophones, and drums)MARIACHI: a small, strolling, Mexican band consisting usually of trumpeters, guitarists, and violinistsNONET: a combination of nine instruments or voices QUINTET: an ensemble of five instruments or voicesRHYTHM: the group of instruments in a band supplying the rhythm, called also rhythm sectionTRIO: the performers of a musical or dance trioWAIT: one of a band of public musicians in England employed to play for processions or public entertainments; one of a group who serenade for gratuities especially at the Christmas season; also, a piece of music by such a group
Instruments: General Terms
ACTION: the degree of resistance of a musical instrument to being played, especially: the response or resistance of keys in a keyboard-operated instrument to the player's or operator's fingersALTO: a member of a family of instruments having a range lower than that of the treble or soprano; especially: an alto saxophoneBELL: the flared end of a wind [or brass] instrumentBODY: the sound box or pipe of a musical instrumentTONGUE: music: to articulate (notes on a wind [or brass] instrument) by successively interrupting the stream of wind with the action of the tongueTONGUED: music: to articulate (notes on a wind [or brass] instrument) by successively interrupting the stream of wind with the action of the tongueTONGUING: music: to articulate (notes on a wind [or brass] instrument) by successively interrupting the stream of wind with the action of the tongue
Instruments: Keyboard
ACCORDION: a portable keyboard wind instrument in which the wind is forced past free reeds by means of a hand-operated bellowsFLUE: a flue pipe, an organ pipe whose tone is produced by an air current striking the lip and causing the air within to vibrateGRAND: a grand piano, a piano with horizontal frame and stringsIVORY: the key of a piano, organ, etc.MANUAL: a keyboard for the hands, specifically: one of the several keyboards of an organ or harpsichord that controls a separate division of the instrumentMELODEON: a small reed organ in which a suction bellows draws air inward through the reedsMOUTH: an opening in the side of an organ flue pipeOCTAVE: an organ stop giving tones an octave above those corresponding to the keysOPEN: of an organ pipe: not stopped at the topORGAN: a keyboard instrument in which sets of pipes are sounded by compressed air and produce a variety of timbres; called also pipe organ; also, an electronic keyboard instrument that approximates the sounds and resources of the pipe organ; also, a reed organ (harmonium); also, any of various similar cruder instrumentsPEDAL: a lever pressed by the foot in the playing of a musical instrument (such as an organ or piano); also, to use or work a pedal; to work the pedals ofPEDALED: a lever pressed by the foot in the playing of a musical instrument (such as an organ or piano); also, to use or work a pedal; to work the pedals ofPIANO: a musical instrument having steel wire strings that sound when struck by felt-covered hammers operated from a keyboard, Italian, short for pianoforte, from gravicembalo col piano e forte, literally, harpsichord with soft and loud; from the fact that its tones could be varied in loudnessPIANOLA: a piano containing a mechanism by which it plays automatically; from Pianola, formerly a trademarkPIPE: one of the tubes of a pipe organ: a flue pipe (an organ pipe whose tone is produced by an air current striking the lip and causing the air within to vibrate) or a reed pipe (a pipe-organ pipe producing its tone by vibration of a beating reed in a current of air)ROLL: a roll of paper on which music for a player piano is recorded in perforations which actuate the keysTANGENT: a small upright flat-ended metal pin at the inner end of a clavichord key that strikes the string to produce the toneTOUCH: a manner or method of touching or striking especially the keys of a keyboard instrument; also, particular action of a keyboard with reference to the resistance of its keys to pressure (piano with a stiff touch)WIND: to regulate the wind supply of (an organ pipe)WINDED: to regulate the wind supply of (an organ pipe)WINDING: to regulate the wind supply of (an organ pipe)WOLF: dissonance in some chords on organs, pianos, or other instruments with fixed tones tuned by unequal temperament; also, an instance of such dissonance
Instruments: Percussion
BELL: a hollow [usually metallic] device that gives off a reverberating sound when struck; also, the flared end of a wind instrument; also, a percussion instrument consisting of metal bars or tubes that when struck give out tones resembling bells —Used in Plural, orchestra bells; also, a glockenspielBOBS: a modification of the order in change ringing; also, a method of change ringing using a bobBONE: plural: thin bars of bone, ivory, or wood held in pairs between the fingers and used to produce musical rhythmsBONGO: one of a pair of small connected drums of different sizes and pitches played with the handsCHANGE: an order in which a set of bells is struck in change ringingCHIME: a musically tuned set of bells; an apparatus for chiming a bell or set of bells; one of a set of objects giving a bell-like sound when struck; the sound of a set of bells; a musical sound suggesting that of bells; also, to make a musical and especially a harmonious sound; to make the sounds of a chimeCHIMING: to make a musical and especially a harmonious sound; to make the sounds of a chimeCLAVE: one of a pair of cylindrical hardwood sticks that are used as a percussion instrumentCONGA: a tall barrel-shaped or tapering drum of Afro-Cuban origin that is played with the hands; American Spanish, probably from feminine of congo, meaning black person, from Congo, region in AfricaCYMBAL: a concave metal plate (as of brass or bronze) that produces a brilliant clashing tone and that is struck with a drumstick or is used in pairs struck glancingly togetherDRUM: a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow shell or cylinder with a drumhead stretched over one or both ends that is beaten with the hands or with some implement (such as a stick or wire brush)DRUMROLL: a roll on a drum or its soundGAMELAN*: an Indonesian orchestra made up especially of percussion instruments (such as gongs, xylophones, and drums)GONG: a disk-shaped percussion instrument that produces a resounding tone when struck with a usually padded hammerGONGED: sounded a gong, a disk-shaped percussion instrument that produces a resounding tone when struck with a usually padded hammerGONGING: sounding a gong, a disk-shaped percussion instrument that produces a resounding tone when struck with a usually padded hammerKETTLE: kettledrum, a percussion instrument that consists of a hollow brass, copper, or fiberglass hemisphere with a calfskin or plastic head whose tension can be changed to vary the pitchMALLET: a light hammer with a small rounded or spherical usually padded head used in playing certain musical instruments (such as a vibraphone)MARACA: a rattle usually made from a gourd that is used as a percussion instrumentMARIMBA: a xylophone of southern Africa and Central America with resonators beneath each bar; also: a modern form of this instrumentPEAL: the loud ringing of bells; also, a complete set of changes (the order in which a set of bells is struck in change ringing) on a given number of bells; also, a set of bells tuned to the tones of the major scale for change ringingRING: a set of bellsROLL: a sound produced by rapid strokes on a drumTABLA: a pair of small different-sized hand drums used especially in music of IndiaTABOR: a small drum with one head of soft calfskin used to accompany a pipe or fife played by the same personTIMPANI: a set of two or more kettledrums played by one performer in an orchestra or bandTOLL: the sound of a tolling bell; also, to sound with slow measured strokes (the bell tolls solemnly); to sound (a bell) by pulling the rope; to give signal or announcement of (the clock tolled each hour); to announce by tolling (church bells tolled the death of the bishop); to call to or from a place or occasion (bells tolled the congregation to church)TOLLED: the sound of a tolling bell; also, to sound with slow measured strokes (the bell tolls solemnly); to sound (a bell) by pulling the rope; to give signal or announcement of (the clock tolled each hour); to announce by tolling (church bells tolled the death of the bishop); to call to or from a place or occasion (bells tolled the congregation to church)TONGUE: a metal ball suspended inside a bell so as to strike against the sides as the bell is swungTOUCH: a set of changes in change ringing that is less than a pealTOUCHED: a set of changes in change ringing that is less than a pealTRAP: traps plural: a group of percussion instruments (such as a bass drum, snare drums, and cymbals) used especially in a dance or jazz bandTUCK: a sound of or as if of a drumbeatVIBE: sometimes plural vibes: vibraphone, a percussion instrument resembling the xylophone but having metal bars and motor-driven resonators for sustaining the tone and producing a vibrato
Instruments: Stringed
ARCO: Re: stringed instruments: playing with the bowBALALAIKA: a usually 3-stringed instrument of Russian origin with a triangular body played by plucking or strummingBANJO: a musical instrument with a drumlike body, a fretted neck, and usually four or five strings which may be plucked or strummedBOWED: music: to play a stringed instrument with a bowBOWING: music: to play a stringed instrument with a bowCAPO: a movable bar attached to the fingerboard of a fretted instrument to uniformly raise the pitch of all the strings; short for capotasto, from Italian, literally, head of fingerboardCELLI: plural, shortened form of violoncelli; the bass member of the violin family tuned an octave below the violaCELLO: shortened form of violoncello, the bass member of the violin family tuned an octave below the viola
FIDDLE: a violin; also, to play on a fiddle; to play (something) on a fiddle (fiddle a tune)FIDDLED: to play on a fiddle; to play (something) on a fiddle (fiddle a tune)FIDDLING: to play on a fiddle; to play (something) on a fiddle (fiddle a tune)FROG: the nut of a violin bowHARP: a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are strung between the soundboard and the neck; also, a harmonica; also, HARPING: to play on a harpLUTE: a stringed instrument having a large pear-shaped body, a vaulted back, a fretted fingerboard, and a head with tuning pegs which is often angled backward from the neckMANDOLIN: a musical instrument of the lute family that has a usually pear-shaped body and fretted neck and four to six pairs of stringsMUTE: a device attached to or inserted into a musical instrument to soften or alter its toneNECK: the part of a stringed musical instrument extending from the body and supporting the fingerboard and stringsOPEN: of a string on a musical instrument: not stopped by the fingerPICK: a small thin piece (as of plastic or metal) used to pluck the strings of a stringed instrument; also, to pluck (a stringed instrument, such as a guitar) with a pick or with the fingersPICKED: a small thin piece (as of plastic or metal) used to pluck the strings of a stringed instrument; also, to pluck (a stringed instrument, such as a guitar) with a pick or with the fingersPLUCK: to play by sounding the strings with the fingers or a pickPOINT: the head of the bow of a stringed instrument
TAILPIECE: a device from which the strings of a stringed instrument are stretched to the pegs UKULELE: or less commonly ukelele: a small guitar of Portuguese origin popularized in Hawaii in the 1880s and strung typically with four stringsVIOL: a bowed stringed instrument chiefly of the 16th and 17th centuries made in treble, alto, tenor, and bass sizes and distinguished from members of the violin family especially in having a deep body, a flat back, sloping shoulders, usually six strings, a fretted fingerboard, and a low-arched bridgeVIOLA: a musical instrument of the violin family that is intermediate in size and compass between the violin and cello and is tuned a fifth below the violinVIOLIN: a bowed stringed instrument having four strings tuned at intervals of a fifth and a usual range from G below middle C upward for more than 4½ octaves and having a shallow body, shoulders at right angles to the neck, a fingerboard without frets, and a curved bridgeWOLF: a harshness due to faulty vibration in various tones in a bowed instrument
Instruments: Wind
BAZOO*: alternate of kazoo, an instrument that imparts a buzzing quality to the human voice and that usually consists of a small metal or plastic tube with a side hole covered by a thin membraneFIFE: a small transverse flute with six to eight finger holes and usually no keys; also, to play the fifeFIFED: to play the fifeFIFING: to play the fifeFLUE: an air channel leading to the lip of a wind instrumentFLUTE: a keyed woodwind instrument consisting of a cylindrical tube which is stopped at one end and which has a side hole over which air is blown to produce the tone and having a range from middle C upward for three octavesFLUTED: to play a flute, or to produce a flutelike soundKAZOO: or bazoo, an instrument that imparts a buzzing quality to the human voice and that usually consists of a small metal or plastic tube with a side hole covered by a thin membrane [also called bazoo]LIPPED: embouchure: the position and use of the lips, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrumentLIPPING: embouchure: the position and use of the lips, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrumentOBOE: a double-reed woodwind instrument having a conical tube, a brilliant penetrating tone, and a usual range from B flat below middle C upward for over 2¹/₂ octavesOCARINA: a simple wind instrument typically having an oval body with finger holes and a projecting mouthpiecePICCOLO: a small shrill flute whose range is an octave higher than that of an ordinary flute; from Italian, short for piccolo flauto, small flutePIPE: a tubular wind instrument, specifically: a small fipple flute held in and played by the left hand; also, a bagpipe, a wind instrument consisting of a reed melody pipe and from one to five drones with air supplied continuously either by a bag with valve-stopped mouth tube or by bellows, —usually used in plural (he plays the pipes)TONGUE: music: to articulate (notes on a wind [or brass] instrument) by successively interrupting the stream of wind with the action of the tongueTONGUED: music: to articulate (notes on a wind [or brass] instrument) by successively interrupting the stream of wind with the action of the tongueTONGUING: music: to articulate (notes on a wind [or brass] instrument) by successively interrupting the stream of wind with the action of the tongueTUBE: the basically cylindrical section between the mouthpiece and bell that is the fundamental part of a wind instrumentWIND: winds plural: musical wind instruments especially as distinguished from strings and percussion: the wind instruments of an orchestra [or other ensemble]; also, the players of wind instrumentsWOODWIND: any of a group of wind instruments (such as a clarinet, flute, oboe, or saxophone) that are characterized by a cylindrical or conical tube of wood or metal usually ending in a slightly flared bell, that produce tones by the vibration of one or two reeds in the mouthpiece or by the passing of air over a mouth hole, and that usually have finger holes or keys by which the player may produce all the tones within an instrument's range; also, woodwinds plural: the woodwind section of a band or orchestra
Musical Performance creation of musical sounds
ACCOMPANY: to perform an accompaniment to or for, or to perform an accompanimentACCOUNT: a performance (e.g., a straightforward account of the sonata)AMBIENT: (noun) music intended to serve as an unobtrusive accompaniment to other activities (as in a public place) and characterized especially by quiet and repetitive instrumental melodies; also, of or relating to ambient musicBACK: to provide musical accompaniment for —often used with upBACKING: to provide musical accompaniment for; also, the music that is played along with someone who is singing or playing the main tune: the music that accompanies the lead musicianBACKUP: musical accompanimentBATON: a slender rod with which a leader directs a band or orchestra; also, a hollow metal rod with a weighted bulb at one or both ends that is flourished by a drum major or drum majoretteBEAT: music: the tempo indicated (as by a conductor) to a musical performerBLEW: of a wind instrument, horn, etc.: to sound; to make a sound by or as if by blowing; to play (something) on a wind instrument (blow a tune)BLOW: of a wind instrument, horn, etc.: to sound; to make a sound by or as if by blowing; to play (something) on a wind instrument (blow a tune)BLOWING: of a wind instrument, horn, etc.: to sound; to make a sound by or as if by blowing; to play (something) on a wind instrument (blow a tune)BLOWN: of a wind instrument, horn, etc.: to sound; to make a sound by or as if by blowing; to play (something) on a wind instrument (blow a tune)COLLAB: short for collaboration: a musical collaborationCONDUCT: to direct the performance of (conduct an orchestra, conduct an opera)CONDUCTED: to direct the performance of (conduct an orchestra, conduct an opera)COUNT: to call aloud (beats or time units) (Count the cadence. Count the eighth notes.)COUNTED: to call aloud (beats or time units) (Count the cadence. Count the eighth notes.)DUET: to perform a composition for two performersDUETTED: to perform a composition for two performersEXECUTE: to perform (execute a piece of music)GLIDE: portamento: in music, a continuous gliding movement from one tone to another (as by the voice)GOING: present participle of to go, to be capable of being sung or played (a tune that goes like this)GONE: past participle of to go, to be capable of being sung or played (a tune that goes like this)INTONATION: the ability to play or sing notes in tuneJAMMING: to improvise on a musical instrument with a group: to take part in a jam session (musicians jamming together)KEEP: music: to stay in accord with (a beat) (keep time)KEEPING: music: to stay in accord with (a beat) (keep time)KEPT: music: past tense and past participle of keep: to stay in accord with (a beat) (keep time)LICK: a musical figure, specifically: an interpolated and usually improvised figure or flourishLILT: a rhythmical swing, flow, or cadence; also, a spirited and usually cheerful song or tune; also, to sing or play [music] in a lively cheerful mannerLILTED: a rhythmical swing, flow, or cadence; also, a spirited and usually cheerful song or tune; also, to sing or play [music] in a lively cheerful mannerLILTING: a rhythmical swing, flow, or cadence; also, a spirited and usually cheerful song or tune; also, to sing or play [music] in a lively cheerful mannerLIVE: of or involving a presentation (such as a play or concert) in which both the performers and an audience are physically present (a live record album, live entertainment, live audience)LOOP: a continuously repeated segment of music, dialogue, or images (a drum loop)NOODLE: to improvise on an instrument in an informal or desultory mannerNOODLED: to improvise on an instrument in an informal or desultory mannerNOODLING: to improvise on an instrument in an informal or desultory mannerOOMPAH: a repeated rhythmic bass accompaniment especially in a band; also: music featuring such accompanimentOPEN: of an instrumental tone: produced by an open string or on a wind instrument by the lip without the use of slides, valves, or keysPIPE: to play on a pipe or to play (a tune) on a pipe; to lead or cause to go with pipe music (the band piped the troops out of town)PIPED: to play on a pipe or to play (a tune) on a pipe; to lead or cause to go with pipe music (the band piped the troops out of town)PIPING: to play on a pipe or to play (a tune) on a pipe; to lead or cause to go with pipe music (the band piped the troops out of town)PLAY: to perform music (play on a violin); to sound in performance (the organ is playing); to perform (music) on an instrument (play a waltz); to perform music on (play the violin); to perform music of (a certain composer)RIFF: an ostinato phrase (as in jazz) typically supporting a solo improvisation; also: a piece based on such a phrase; also, to perform, deliver, or make use of a riffRIFFING: an ostinato phrase (as in jazz) typically supporting a solo improvisation; also: a piece based on such a phrase; also, to perform, deliver, or make use of a riffROLL: to play (a chord) in arpeggio styleRUNNING: to sing or play a musical passage quickly (run up and down the scale)THUMP: to produce (music) mechanically or in a mechanical manner —usually used with out (thumped out a tune on the piano)TIGHT: characterized by a polished style and precise arrangements in music performance (a tight band)TIGHTLY: characterized by a polished style and precise arrangements in music performance (a tight band)TIME: rate of speed: tempo; also, the grouping of the beats of music: rhythm; also, to keep or beat timeTIMED: rate of speed: tempo; also, the grouping of the beats of music: rhythm; also, to keep or beat timeTIMING: rate of speed: tempo; also, the grouping of the beats of music: rhythm; also, to keep or beat timeTOOT: a short blast (as on a horn); also: a sound resembling such a blast; also, to sound a short blast (the horn tooted: to sound a note or call suggesting the short blast of a wind instrument; to blow or sound an instrument (such as a horn) especially so as to produce short blasts; to cause to sound (toot a whistle)TOOTED: a short blast (as on a horn); also: a sound resembling such a blast; also, to sound a short blast (the horn tooted: to sound a note or call suggesting the short blast of a wind instrument; to blow or sound an instrument (such as a horn) especially so as to produce short blasts; to cause to sound (toot a whistle)TOOTING: a short blast (as on a horn); also: a sound resembling such a blast; also, to sound a short blast (the horn tooted: to sound a note or call suggesting the short blast of a wind instrument; to blow or sound an instrument (such as a horn) especially so as to produce short blasts; to cause to sound (toot a whistle)TOOTLE: to toot gently, repeatedly, or continuouslyTOOTLED: to toot gently, repeatedly, or continuouslyTRILL: the alternation of two musical tones a diatonic second apart; called also shake; also, a rapid reiteration of the same tone especially on a percussion instrument; also, to play or sing with a trill: to quaverTRILLING: the alternation of two musical tones a diatonic second apart; called also shake; also, a rapid reiteration of the same tone especially on a percussion instrument; also, to play or sing with a trill: to quaverTUTTI: with all voices or instruments performing together —used as a direction in music; also, a passage or section performed by all the performersTWEEDLE: to sing or whistle in modulation: to pipe, to chirp; to play negligently on a musical instrument; to cajole or entice by music; also, a sound of tweedling (the tweedle of bagpipes)TWEEDLED: to sing or whistle in modulation: to pipe, to chirp; to play negligently on a musical instrument; to cajole or entice by music; also, a sound of tweedling (the tweedle of bagpipes)VAMP: a short introductory musical passage often repeated several times (as in vaudeville) before a solo or between verses; also, to play a musical vamp (vamp for 12 bars)VIBE: informal: to enjoy music (vibe to the new album)VIBED: informal: to enjoy music (vibe to the new album)VIBING: informal: to enjoy music (vibe to the new album)VIBRATO: a slightly tremulous effect imparted to vocal or instrumental tone for added warmth and expressiveness by slight and rapid variations in pitchWENT: past tense of to go, to be capable of being sung or played (a tune that goes like this)
Musical Recordings not technologies
AIRPLAY: the playing of a musical recording on the air by a radio stationBUMP: US slang: to play or listen to (recorded music and especially rap)BUMPING: US slang: to play or listen to (recorded music and especially rap)CUTOUT: a record album no longer in production that is sold at a discountDEEJAY: initialism from disc jockey, a person who introduces and plays recorded music (especially popular music) on a show (such as a radio program); also, an entertainer who plays and often manipulates recorded music (as by combining tracks or adding effects) for dancing at a night club or party; also: someone who makes music (as through turntablism, sampling, etc.) that is often sung or rapped over; also, to perform the role of a disc jockey: to act as a disc jockey forDEEJAYED: initialism from disc jockey, a person who introduces and plays recorded music (especially popular music) on a show (such as a radio program); also, an entertainer who plays and often manipulates recorded music (as by combining tracks or adding effects) for dancing at a night club or party; also: someone who makes music (as through turntablism, sampling, etc.) that is often sung or rapped over; also, to perform the role of a disc jockey: to act as a disc jockey forDEMO: a recording intended to show off a song or performer to a record producer; also, to make or produce such a recordingDEMOED: a recording intended to show off a song or performer to a record producer; also, to make or produce such a recordingINDIE: one that is independent, especially: an unaffiliated record or motion-picture production company; also, something (such as a record or film) produced by an indie; by shortening & alteration from independentJOCK: a disc jockey, an announcer of a radio show of popular recorded music; also: one who plays recorded music for dancing at a nightclub or partyLABEL: a brand of commercial recordings issued under a usually trademarked name; also, a company issuing such recordings (she records with three labels); also, a recording so issuedLIVE: of or involving a presentation (such as a play or concert) in which both the performers and an audience are physically present (a live record album, live entertainment, live audience)
Musical Sounds quality of musical sounds
ACCENT: in music: greater stress given to one musical tone than to its neighbors; also, a musical accent mark; also, to accent a noteAMPLIFY: to make louderATTACK: music: the act or manner of beginning a musical tone or phraseATTUNE: to bring into harmony; to tuneATTUNED: to bring into harmony; to tuneATTUNING: to bring into harmony; to tuneBEAT: a metrical or rhythmic stress in music or the rhythmic effect of these stresses; also, to strike repeatedly in order to produce music or a signal (beat a drum)BLEND: to produce a harmonious effectBLENDED: to produce a harmonious effectBODY: music: fullness or resonance of a musical toneCATCHY: a melody easily retained in memoryCOLOR: the quality of timbre in music (the color and richness of the cello)COLOUR*: chiefly British spelling of color; the quality of timbre in music (the color and richness of the cello)CONCORD: a simultaneous occurrence of two or more musical tones that produces an impression of agreeableness or resolution on a listener (opposite of discord)CONCORDANT: consonant; marked by musical consonancesDEEP: having a low musical pitch or pitch rangeDULCET: pleasing to the earFLAT: below the proper musical pitch; a musical note or tone one half step lower than a specified note or tone; also, to lower in pitch especially by a half step; to sing or play below the true pitchGAMUT: the whole series of recognized musical notes; also, an entire range or series (ran the gamut from praise to contempt); Middle English gamut, gamma-ut "lowest note in the medieval hexachord system, the system itself," borrowed from Medieval Latin, from gamma (used as a symbol for the lowest note in the scale) + ut (a syllable used for the first note in the diatonic scale in an early solmization system and later replaced by do)HIGH: elevated in pitch (a high note)HOOK: a device especially in music or writing that catches the attentionHOOKY: music: appealing and easy to remember: catchyLEGATO: a smooth and connected manner of performance (as of music)LENGTH: relative duration or stress of a sound (such as a vowel or syllable in prose or a note in music)LINE: a succession of musical notes especially considered in melodic phrasesLIQUID: being musical and free of harshness in sound (the liquid song of the robin)LIQUIDLY: being musical and free of harshness in sound (the liquid song of the robin)MELODIC: related to melodyMELODY: a sweet or agreeable succession or arrangement of sounds; also, a rhythmic succession of single tones organized as an aesthetic wholeMONOTONE: a single unvaried musical toneNOTE: a tone, a sound of definite pitch and vibrationOPEN: of an instrumental tone: produced by an open string or on a wind instrument by the lip without the use of slides, valves, or keysPARTIAL: an overtone, one of the higher tones produced simultaneously with the fundamental and that with the fundamental comprise a complex musical tonePIPE: piping: a sound, note, or call like that of a pipe, or the music of a pipe; also, to play on a pipe or to play (a tune) on a pipePIPED: piping: a sound, note, or call like that of a pipe, or the music of a pipe; also, to play on a pipe or to play (a tune) on a pipePIPING: piping: a sound, note, or call like that of a pipe, or the music of a pipe; also, to play on a pipe or to play (a tune) on a pipePITCH: the property of a sound and especially a musical tone that is determined by the frequency of the waves producing it: the highness or lowness of sound; also, a standard frequency for tuning instruments; also, to set in a particular musical keyPITCHED: the property of a sound and especially a musical tone that is determined by the frequency of the waves producing it: the highness or lowness of sound; also, a standard frequency for tuning instruments; also, to set in a particular musical keyPITCHING: the property of a sound and especially a musical tone that is determined by the frequency of the waves producing it: the highness or lowness of sound; also, a standard frequency for tuning instruments; also, to set in a particular musical keyPITCHY: of a musical tone: slightly off pitch: slightly too high or too lowRHYTHM: the aspect of music comprising all the elements (such as accent, meter, and tempo) that relate to forward movement; also, a characteristic rhythmic pattern (rumba rhythm); also, meter: the basic recurrent rhythmical pattern of note values, accents, and beats per measure in musicRHYTHMIC: marked by or moving in pronounced rhythm; also, of, relating to, or involving rhythmROLL: to play (a chord) in arpeggio styleTANTARA: the blare of a trumpet or hornTONAL: of or relating to tone, a sound of definite pitch and vibrationTONALITY: tonal quality, of or relating to tone, a sound of definite pitch and vibrationTONALLY: of or relating to tone, a sound of definite pitch and vibrationTONE: a sound of definite pitch and vibrationTOOT: a short blast (as on a horn); also: a sound resembling such a blastTUNE: correct musical pitch or consonance —used chiefly in the phrases in tune and out of tune; also, to adjust in musical pitch or cause to be in tune (tuned her guitar)TUNED: correct musical pitch or consonance —used chiefly in the phrases in tune and out of tune; also, to adjust in musical pitch or cause to be in tune (tuned her guitar)TUNEFUL: melodious, musical (a tuneful ballad)TUNEFULLY: melodious, musical (a tuneful ballad)TUNING: correct musical pitch or consonance —used chiefly in the phrases in tune and out of tune; also, to adjust in musical pitch or cause to be in tune (tuned her guitar)UNTUNE: to put out of tune (correct musical pitch or consonance)UNTUNED: to put out of tune (correct musical pitch or consonance)UNTUNEFUL: not pleasing in sound: harshUNTUNING: to put out of tune (correct musical pitch or consonance)VALUE: the relative duration of a musical noteVOCAL: full of voices: resoundingWHITE: of, relating to, or constituting a musical tone quality characterized by a controlled pure sound, a lack of warmth and color, and a lack of resonance
Musicians
ALTO: countertenor or contralto voice; the second highest voice part in a 4-part chorus [sometimes]AXMAN: slang: a guitarist especially in a jazz or rock bandCANTOR: a choir leaderCHAIR: a position of employment usually of one occupying a chair or desk, specifically: the position of a player in an orchestra or bandCHOIR: an organized company of singersCHOIRBOY: a boy member of a choirCHOIRGIRL: M-W does not include choirgirl, a girl member of a choirCOLORATURA: a singer specializing in coloratura: elaborate embellishment in vocal music, or more broadly, music with ornate figurationCONDUCTOR: the leader of a musical ensembleCONTRALTO: a singing voice having a range between tenor and mezzo-soprano, or a person having this voice; also, the part sung by a contraltoDIVA: a prima donna: a principal female singer in an opera or concert organizationEXECUTANT: one who executes or performs, especially: one skilled in the technique of an art: a performerFRONT: to be the leader of (a musical group)FRONTMAN: M-W has this as an open compound, front man: a person serving as a front or figurehead, or the lead performer in a musical groupGIGGED: to work as a musicianGIGGING: to work as a musicianGRIOT: any of a class of musician-entertainers of western Africa whose performances include tribal histories and genealogies; a storytellerMARIACHI: a musician belonging to a mariachi —often used before another nounMETALHEAD: a fan or performer of heavy metalMEZZO: mezzo-soprano, a woman's voice with a range between soprano and contralto; also: a singer having this voiceMONOTONE: a person unable to produce or to distinguish between musical intervalsNONET: a combination of nine instruments or voices OCTET: the performers of an octetPRIMO: the first or leading part (as in a duet or trio)PUNK: a punk rock musicianQUINTET: the performers of a quintet [vocal or instrumental]TRIO: the performers of a musical or dance trioTROUBADOUR: one of a class of lyric poets often of knightly rank who flourished from the 11th to the 13th century in France and Italy and whose major theme was courtly love; also, a singer especially of folk songsWIND: the players of wind instruments [in an ensemble]
Scores and Scoring
ACCOLADE: music: a brace or a line used in music to join two or more staffs carrying simultaneous partsADAGIO: at a slow tempo —used chiefly as a direction in musicANDANTE: moderately slow usually used as a direction in musicARRANGING: to adapt (a musical composition) by scoring for voices or instruments other than those for which originally written; also, to orchestrateBINARY: music: duple, used of measure or rhythm; or having two musical subjects or two complementary sectionsBIND: a tie: a curved line that joins two musical notes of the same pitch to denote a single tone sustained through the time value of the twoBOOK: music: a book of arrangements for a musician or dance orchestra: musical repertoryBOOKS: music: a book of arrangements for a musician or dance orchestra: musical repertoryBRIO: In music, usually as part of “con brio”CHART: a musical arrangement; also: a part in such an arrangementCLEF: a sign placed at the beginning of a musical staff to determine the pitch of the notesDICTATION: the performing of music to be reproduced by a student; also, the music so reproducedDOTTED: a point after a note or rest in music indicating augmentation of the time value by one half, or a point over or under a note indicating that it is to be played staccatoDUPLE: marked by two or a multiple of two beats per measure of music (duple time)EIGHTH: an eighth note; also, an octaveFINE: end —used as a direction in music to mark the closing point after a repeatFLAG: one of the cross strokes of a musical note less than a quarter note in valueFLAT: of a musical tone: lowered a half step in pitch (e.g., B-flat), or lower than the proper pitch; or a character ♭ on a line or space of the musical staff indicating a half step drop in pitchHEAD: the oval part of a printed musical noteHOLD: in music: a fermata or pauseLARGO: at a very slow tempo —used as a direction in musicLEGATO: in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) —used especially as a direction in music; also, a passage of music so performedLENTO: at a slow tempo, used especially as a direction in musicLINE: any of the horizontal parallel strokes on a music staff on or between which notes are placedLOCO: music: in the register as written —used as a direction in musicMARCATO*: with strong accentuation —used as a direction in musicMINIM: a half noteNATURAL: a sign ♮ placed on any degree of the musical staff to nullify the effect of a preceding sharp or flat; a note or tone affected by the natural sign; having neither flats nor sharps; being neither sharped nor flatted; having the pitch modified by the natural signNOTATE: to put into notation, the recording in musical notes of musical sounds [Lex]NOTATING: to put into notation, the recording in musical notes of musical sounds [Lex]NOTATION: the recording in musical notes of musical sounds [Lex]NOTATIONAL: the recording in musical notes of musical sounds [Lex]NOTATOR: a specialist in musical or dance notationNOTE: a written symbol used to indicate duration and pitch of a tone by its shape and position on the staffPART: a vocal or instrumental line or melody in concerted music or in harmony; also, a particular voice or instrument in concerted music; also, the score for such a part (the violin part)PIANO: at a soft volume: soft —used as a direction in musicPRIMO: the first or leading part (as in a duet or trio)QUAD: a quadruplet, a group of four musical notes to be performed in the time ordinarily given to three of the same kindTACET: used as a direction in music to indicate that an instrument is not to play during a movement or long sectionTEMPI: plural of tempo, the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome markingTEMPO: the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome markingTEXT: the printed score of a musical compositionTIED: to unite (musical notes) by a tie, a curved line that joins two musical notes of the same pitch to denote a single tone sustained through the time value of the twoTITLE: a distinguishing name of a musical composition or a work of art; also, having the same title as or providing the title for the collection or production of which it forms a part (the title song); also, to provide a title forTITLED: a distinguishing name of a musical composition or a work of art; also, having the same title as or providing the title for the collection or production of which it forms a part (the title song); also, to provide a title forTITLING: a distinguishing name of a musical composition or a work of art; also, having the same title as or providing the title for the collection or production of which it forms a part (the title song); also, to provide a title forTUTTI: with all voices or instruments performing together —used as a direction in music; also, a passage or section performed by all the performersTYING: to unite (musical notes) by a tie, a curved line that joins two musical notes of the same pitch to denote a single tone sustained through the time value of the twoVIVACE: in a brisk spirited manner —used as a direction in musicVOICE: one of the melodic parts in a vocal or instrumental composition
Vocal and Choral
ALTO: countertenor or contralto voice; the second highest voice part in a 4-part chorus [sometimes]ANTHEM: a song or hymn of praise or gladness; a usually rousing popular song that typifies or is identified with a particular subculture, movement, or point of viewARIA: Italian: air, meaning songBELT: to sing in a forceful manner or styleBELTING: to sing in a forceful manner or styleBLACK: having a very deep or low register (a bass with a black voice)CANTATA: a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompanimentCANTOR: a choir leaderCAROL: an old round dance with singing, or a song of joy or mirth, or a popular song or ballad of religious joyCARRY: to sing with reasonable correctness of pitch (carry a tune)CARRYING: to sing with reasonable correctness of pitch (carry a tune)CATCH: a round for three or more unaccompanied usually male voices often with suggestive or obscene lyricsCAVATINA*: an operatic solo simpler and briefer than an ariaCHANGE: of the voice: to shift to lower register: to break (His voice started to change when he turned 13.)CHANGED: of the voice: to shift to lower register: to break (His voice started to change when he turned 13.)CHANGING: of the voice: to shift to lower register: to break (His voice started to change when he turned 13.)CHANT: to make melodic sounds with the voice, especially: to sing a chant; also, a song, or plainchantCHANTEY: or chanty, a song sung by sailors in rhythm with their workCHANTY*: variant of chantey, a song sung by sailors in rhythm with their workCHOIR: an organized company of singersCHOIRBOY: a boy member of a choirCHOIRGIRL: M-W does not include choirgirl, a girl member of a choirCOLORATURA: elaborate embellishment in vocal music, or more broadly, music with ornate figuration, or a singer specializing in coloraturaCONTRALTO: a singing voice having a range between tenor and mezzo-soprano, or a person having this voice; also, the part sung by a contraltoCROON: to sing or speak in a gentle murmuring manner; especially: to sing in a soft intimate manner adapted to amplifying systems; to sing (something, such as a popular song or a lullaby) in a crooning mannerCROONING: to sing or speak in a gentle murmuring manner; especially: to sing in a soft intimate manner adapted to amplifying systems; to sing (something, such as a popular song or a lullaby) in a crooning mannerDICTION: pronunciation and enunciation of words in singingDITTY: an especially simple and unaffected songDIVA: a prima donna: a principal female singer in an opera or concert organizationDRAMATIC: of an opera singer: having a powerful voice and a declamatory styleGLEE: a part-song for usually male voicesGLIDE: portamento: in music, a continuous gliding movement from one tone to another (as by the voice)GRADUAL: often capitalized: a book containing the choral parts of the MassHUMMED: to sing with the lips closed and without uttering speech sounds distinctlyHYMN: The music composed for a hymn setting; a hymn tune.HYMNAL: a collection of church hymnsHYMNARY: a hymnal, a collection of church hymnsHYMNBOOK: a hymnal, a collection of church hymnsINTONATION: something that is intoned, specifically: the opening tones of a Gregorian chant; also, the act of intoning and especially of chantingINTONE: to utter in musical or prolonged tones: recite in singing tones or in a monotoneINTONED: to utter in musical or prolonged tones: recite in singing tones or in a monotoneINTONING: to utter in musical or prolonged tones: recite in singing tones or in a monotoneLILT: to sing or speak rhythmically and with fluctuating pitchLILTED: to sing or speak rhythmically and with fluctuating pitchLILTING: to sing or speak rhythmically and with fluctuating pitchLITANY: a resonant or repetitive chantLULLABY: a soothing refrain; specifically, a song to quiet children or lull them to sleep; also, to quiet with or as if with a lullabyLYRIC: the words of a song —often used in plural; also, suitable for singing to the lyre or for being set to music and sung; also, of, relating to, or being drama set to music, especially: operatic (the lyric stage)LYRICAL: having an artistically beautiful or expressive quality suggestive of song; of or relating to song lyricsLYRICALLY: having an artistically beautiful or expressive quality suggestive of song; of or relating to song lyricsMADRIGAL: a complex polyphonic unaccompanied vocal piece on a secular text developed especially in the 16th and 17th centuries; also, a part-song, especially, a gleeMEZZO: mezzo-soprano, a woman's voice with a range between soprano and contralto; also: a singer having this voiceMOTET: a polyphonic choral composition [typically] on a sacred text usually without instrumental accompanimentMOTET: a polyphonic choral composition [typically] on a sacred text usually without instrumental accompanimentNOEL: a Christmas carolNONET: a combination of nine instruments or voices ORATORIO: a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or sceneryPIPE: pipes: vocal cords, voiceTEXT: the words of something (such as a poem) set to musicTHROAT: the voice; the seat of the voice; also, to sing or enunciate in a throaty voiceTHROATY: uttered or produced from low in the throat (a throaty voice); heavy, thick, and deep as if from the throatTONAL: related to vocal or musical sound of a specific quality; especially: musical sound with respect to timbre and manner of expressionTONE: vocal or musical sound of a specific quality; especially: musical sound with respect to timbre and manner of expression; also, to soften or reduce in intensity, color, appearance, or sound: to mellow —often used with downTONED: vocal or musical sound of a specific quality; especially: musical sound with respect to timbre and manner of expression; also, to soften or reduce in intensity, color, appearance, or sound: to mellow —often used with downTONING: vocal or musical sound of a specific quality; especially: musical sound with respect to timbre and manner of expression; also, to soften or reduce in intensity, color, appearance, or sound: to mellow —often used with downTRILL: vibrato, a slightly tremulous effect imparted to vocal or instrumental tone for added warmth and expressiveness by slight and rapid variations in pitch [this is incorrect]; also, a sound resembling a musical trill: a warbleTROLL: to sing the parts of (something, such as a round or catch) in succession; also, to sing loudly; to celebrate in song; to sing or play in a jovial mannerTROUBADOUR: one of a class of lyric poets often of knightly rank who flourished from the 11th to the 13th century in France and Italy and whose major theme was courtly love; also, a singer especially of folk songsVIBRATO: a slightly tremulous effect imparted to vocal or instrumental tone for added warmth and expressiveness by slight and rapid variations in pitchVOCAL: relating to, composed or arranged for, or sung by the human voice (vocal music); also, a usually accompanied musical composition for the human voice: a song; also, a performance of such a compositionVOICE: musical sound produced by the vocal folds and resonated by the cavities of head and throat; also, the power or ability to produce musical tones; also, a singer; also, condition of the vocal organs with respect to production of musical tones (she’s in good voice today); also, the use of the voice (as in singing or acting) (he is studying voice); also, to adjust for producing the proper musical soundsVOICED: musical sound produced by the vocal folds and resonated by the cavities of head and throat; also, the power or ability to produce musical tones; also, a singer; also, condition of the vocal organs with respect to production of musical tones (she’s in good voice today); also, the use of the voice (as in singing or acting) (he is studying voice); also, to adjust for producing the proper musical soundsVOICING: musical sound produced by the vocal folds and resonated by the cavities of head and throat; also, the power or ability to produce musical tones; also, a singer; also, condition of the vocal organs with respect to production of musical tones (she’s in good voice today); also, the use of the voice (as in singing or acting) (he is studying voice); also, to adjust for producing the proper musical soundsWORD: words plural, the text of a vocal musical compositionYODEL: a song or refrain sung by yodeling; also: a yodeled shout or cry; also, to sing by suddenly changing from a natural voice to a falsetto and backalso: to shout or call in a similar manner; to sing (a tune) by yodelingYODELED: a song or refrain sung by yodeling; also: a yodeled shout or cry; also, to sing by suddenly changing from a natural voice to a falsetto and backalso: to shout or call in a similar manner; to sing (a tune) by yodeling
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