Akademisches IELTS (Band 8 und Höher) - Music

the persistence of sound in an enclosed space after the original sound source has stopped

Nachhall

an additional or repeated piece that is performed at the end of a concert, because the audience has asked for it

Zugabe, Encore

a piece of music written for two performers

Duo

the final passage of an extended musical composition

Coda, Finale

a musical technique where the notes of a chord are played individually in a sequence rather than simultaneously

Arpeggio, Arpeggio

the quality that marks the absence of a key in a musical composition

Atonalität, Fehlen einer Tonart

a musical technique that consists of mixing two or more separate melodies into one harmony

Kontrapunkt, Gegenthema

an unusual combination of musical notes that sound strange when played

Dissonanz

the text of a musical play, an opera, or other extended vocal works

Libretto, Operntext

a particular way in which a musical piece or a dramatic role is represented or interpreted

Interpretation, Darstellung

all of the records or a list of the records that have been created by a particular singer, composer or musical band

Diskografie

a set of musical pieces or songs listed in the same order in which they appear on a recording

Trackliste, Liederliste

a person whose job is to introduce and play music videos on TV, at a party, etc.

Video-Jockey, Musikvideo-Moderator

a solo section at the end of a musical piece for the performer to show their skill and creativity

Cadenza, Solopart

a musical composition in moderate triple time, popular in the baroque era

Chaconne

a short and simple song or poem

Liedchen, Häufchen

an instrumental composition marked with irregular form and improvisation, expressing strong emotions

Rhapsodie

a stock of plays, songs, dances, etc. that a company or a performer is prepared to perform

Repertoire, Katalog

the part in harmonic music or the voice with the highest pitch that belongs to a boy or female vocalist

Soprano, Hohe Stimme

the interval between the first and the last notes in eight diatonic degrees

Oktave

any of the signs written on the left-hand end of a staff indicating the pitch of the notes

Violinschlüssel, Schlüssel

a full-length album

Langspielplatte, Vollalbum

a music recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer tracks than a full album

EP (erweiterte Spiel), verlängerter Tonträger

a person who is an expert or master in conducting or directing an orchestra or musical performance

Maestro, Dirigent

the process of changing the style or form by a musician in order to appeal to a wider range of people

Crossover, Übertritt

the deliberate transition from discordant or tense notes or chords to harmonious and stable ones, delivering a musically satisfying and conclusive sound

Auflösung, musikalische Entscheidung