Describing music

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acoustic
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(of a musical instrument or performance) designed to make natural sound, not sound produced by electrical equipment
ambient
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creating a relaxed atmosphere
atonal
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not written in any particular key
beat
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the main rhythm in music
choral
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written for choir
chorus
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part of a song that is sung after verse
climax
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the most exciting part od music
counterpoint
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combination of two or more tunes played together
discord\dissonance
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a combination of musical notes that do not sound pleasant together
genre
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a particular style of music that you can recognize because of its special features
harmonic
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musical notes that played together make a pleasing sound
harmony
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the way in different notes that are played together combiine to make pleasing sound
instrumental
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made by music instruments
instrumentation
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the way in which music is written for particular group of instruments
interpretation
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the particular way in which somebody chooses to perform a piece of music
intro
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an introduction to something
libretto
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the words that are sung ar spoken in an opera
lyric
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connected with or written for singing
mainstream
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the ideas and opinions that are thought to be normal becouse they are shared by most people
medley
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a piece of music consisting of several songs played one afted the other
melodic
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connected with the main tune
melodious
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pleasant to listen
melody
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a tune written for several instruments or voices
motif
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a phrase thet is repeated and developed in music
note
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a single sound of a particular length and pitch
pitch
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how high or low a sound is
rendition
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the performance of song. The particular way in which it is performed
rhythm
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regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements
score
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a written version of music ehowing each instrument how to play
soft
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not loud and usually pleasant
strain
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the sound of music being played or sung
strain
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the sound of music being played or sung
timbre
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the quality of sound that is produced by particular voice
tinny
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having a high thin sound like small pieces of metal hitting each other
tone
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the quality of a sound especially the sound of a musical instrument
tuneful
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having a pleasant tune or sound
tuneless
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not having a pleasant tune
upbeat
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positive and enthusiastic
verse
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a group of lines that form a unit in song
virtuoso
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showing extremaly great skill
vocal
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piece of music that is sung
volume
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the amount of sound that is produced by radio etc.

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