S: (n) passage (a section of text; particularly a section of medium length)
S: (n) section, subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)) "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
S: (n) writing, written material, piece of writing (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)) "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
S: (adj) chromatic (based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones) "a chromatic scale"
S: (adj) diatonic (based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals)
S: (adj) classical (of or relating to music in the European tradition, such as symphonies and operas) "classical music"
S: (adj) popular, pop ((of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people))
S: (adj) conjunct (progressing melodically by intervals of a second) "conjunct motion of an ascending scale"
S: (adj) disjunct (progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second)
S: (adj) diminished ((of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval) "a diminished fifth"
S: (adj) bowed (of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow)
S: (adj) plucked (of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum)
S: (adj) fast (at a rapid tempo) "the band played a fast fox trot"
S: (adj) slow (at a slow tempo) "the band played a slow waltz"
S: (adj) first (highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections) "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"
S: (adj) second (a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first) "second flute"; "the second violins"
S: (adj) copyrighted ((of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work) protected by copyright) "permission to publish copyright material"
S: (adj) alto ((of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group) "alto clarinet or recorder"
S: (adj) tenor ((of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass) "a tenor sax"
S: (adj) lyric (used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range) "a lyric soprano"
S: (adj) dramatic (used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style) "a dramatic tenor"; "a dramatic soprano"
S: (adj) major ((of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees) "major scales"; "the key of D major"
S: (adj) minor ((of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees) "the minor keys"; "in B flat minor"
S: (adj) staccato, disconnected ((music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply) "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes"
S: (adj) legato, smooth ((music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected) "a legato passage"
S: (adj) masculine ((music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable) "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'"
S: (adj) feminine ((music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable) "a feminine ending"
S: (adj) tonal (having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic)
S: (adv) andante (at a moderately slow tempo) "this passage must be played andante"
S: (adv) allegretto (in a moderately quick tempo) "play this more allegretto"
S: (adv) allegro (in a quick and lively tempo) "play this section allegro"
S: (adv) glissando ((musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes)) "this should be played glissando, please"
S: (n) sounding board, soundboard ((music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument)
S: (n) stop ((music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes) "the organist pulled out all the stops"
S: (n) synthesizer, synthesiser ((music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments)
S: (n) unison ((music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves) "singing in unison"
S: (n) registration ((music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform a particular piece of music; the technique of selecting and adjusting organ stops)
S: (n) timbre, timber, quality, tone ((music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)) "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
S: (n) fermata ((music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest)
S: (n) register ((music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments)
S: (n) pyrotechnics ((music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music))
S: (n) music ((music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds))
S: (n) section, subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)) "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
S: (n) dedication, inscription (a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something)
S: (n) exposition ((music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur)
S: (n) sheet music (a musical composition in printed or written form) "she turned the pages of the music as he played"
S: (n) scale, musical scale ((music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave))
S: (n) flourish, fanfare, tucket ((music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments) "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"
S: (n) swoop, slide ((music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale) "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"
S: (n) segno ((music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated)
S: (n) sforzando ((music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack)
S: (n) world premiere ((music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world)
S: (n) rhapsody ((music) a free instrumental composition in one extended movement; typically emotional or exuberant in character)
S: (n) preparation ((music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord) "the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance"
S: (n) resolution ((music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord)
S: (n) theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea ((music) melodic subject of a musical composition) "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"
S: (n) statement ((music) the presentation of a musical theme) "the initial statement of the sonata"
S: (n) recapitulation ((music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated)
S: (n) ligature ((music) a group of notes connected by a slur)
S: (n) largo ((music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner)
S: (n) larghetto ((music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio)
S: (n) suite (a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected)
S: (n) adagio ((music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)) "they played the adagio too quickly"
S: (n) syncopation (music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm)
S: (n) expressive style, style (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period) "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"
S: (n) development ((music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated)
S: (n) arioso ((music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria)
S: (n) vibrato ((music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch)
S: (v) play (perform music on (a musical instrument)) "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"
S: (v) beat (produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly) "beat the drum"
S: (v) chord (play chords on (a stringed instrument))
S: (v) solmizate (sing by the syllables of solmization) "solmizate a song before you learn the lyrics"
S: (v) prepare (lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord) "prepare the discord in bar 139"
W: (n) musician [Related to: music] (someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession))
W: (n) musician [Related to: music] (artist who composes or conducts music as a profession)
S: (n) cut, gash (a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation)
S: (n) cut (a step on some scale) "he is a cut above the rest"
S: (n) cut, gash, slash, slice (a wound made by cutting) "he put a bandage over the cut"
S: (n) cut, cut of meat (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)
S: (n) stinger, cut (a remark capable of wounding mentally) "the unkindest cut of all"
S: (n) cut, track (a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc) "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"
S: (n) deletion, excision, cut (the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage) "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"
S: (n) cut (the style in which a garment is cut) "a dress of traditional cut"
S: (n) cut (a canal made by erosion or excavation)
S: (n) snub, cut, cold shoulder (a refusal to recognize someone you know) "the snub was clearly intentional"
S: (n) baseball swing, swing, cut (in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball) "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
S: (n) cut, undercut ((sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball) "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
S: (n) cut, cutting (the division of a deck of cards before dealing) "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"
S: (n) cut, cutting (the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge) "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
S: (n) cut, cutting (the act of cutting something into parts) "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
S: (n) cut, cutting, cutting off (the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends) "the barber gave him a good cut"
S: (n) cut (the act of reducing the amount or number) "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
S: (n) cut (an unexcused absence from class) "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
Verb
S: (v) cut (separate with or as if with an instrument) "Cut the rope"
S: (v) separate, disunite, divide, part (force, take, or pull apart) "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
S: (v) move, displace (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense) "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
S: (v) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut (turn sharply; change direction abruptly) "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
S: (v) cut (make an incision or separation) "cut along the dotted line"
S: (v) cut (discharge from a group) "The coach cut two players from the team"
S: (v) cut (form by probing, penetrating, or digging) "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"
S: (v) cut, tailor (style and tailor in a certain fashion) "cut a dress"
S: (v) cut (hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction) "cut a Ping-Pong ball"
S: (v) write out, issue, make out, cut (make out and issue) "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"
S: (v) edit, cut, edit out (cut and assemble the components of) "edit film"; "cut recording tape"
S: (v) cut, skip (intentionally fail to attend) "cut class"
S: (v) perform, execute, do (carry out or perform an action) "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
S: (v) cut (divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult) "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"
S: (v) switch off, cut, turn off, turn out (cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch) "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
S: (v) cut (have grow through the gums) "The baby cut a tooth"
S: (v) cut (grow through the gums) "The new tooth is cutting"
S: (v) geld, cut (cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)) "the vet gelded the young horse"
Adjective
S: (adj) cut (separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument) "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists"
S: (adj) cut (fashioned or shaped by cutting) "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet"