Nödvändigt Ordförråd för TOEFL - Music

(of a musical instrument) making a sound that is natural, not amplified

akustisk

(of music) made only by instruments and without vocals

instrumental, instrumentella

a record made of synthetic resin or plastic, used in the past before CDs became popular

vinyl, vinyler

a sequence of musical notes arranged in a specific order to create a recognizable piece of music

melodi, sång

the recorded sounds, speeches, or music of a movie, play, or musical

soundtrack, filmmusik

a group of musicians playing various instruments gathered and organized to perform a classic piece

orkester

a series of lines forming a unit in a song or poem

vers, strofa

a section of a song or poem that follows each verse

refräng, kör

an electronic device that strengthens electrical signals or causes sounds to get louder

förstärkare

a piece of music's or a poem's main rhythm

takt, rytm

a group of singers who perform together, particularly in religious ceremonies or in public

kör, sånggrupp

to write a musical piece

komponera, skriva (ett musikstycke)

to direct a choir or orchestra using special movements of the hands

dirigera, leda

someone who guides and directs an orchestra

orkesterledare, dirigent

a musical work for two singers or players

duo

a written sign or symbol indicating a single tone of particular pitch and length made by a vocal or musical instrument

not, tecken

(of a musical note) being a semitone lower than the note mentioned

flat, b

(of a musical note) a half step higher than a particular note

kors, vass

notes of music played or sung in a combination that produces a pleasing effect

harmoni

based on a scale in which the interval between the third and the fourth notes and the seventh and the eighth notes is a half step

dur, durtonart

based on a scale in which the interval between the second and the third notes, the fifth and the sixth notes and the seventh and eighth notes is a half step

moll, mollton

the degree of highness or lowness of a tone that is determined by the frequency of waves producing it

tonhöjd, tonalitet

a strong repeated pattern of musical notes or sounds

rytm

the speed that a piece of music is or should be played at

tempo

the arrangement of unstressed and stressed syllables in a verse that produces the rhythm

meter, mått

a cord of stretched wire, nylon, etc. on a musical instrument that is plucked to produce sound

sträng, tråd

a public performance of music or poetry by an individual or a small group

recital

to play a string instrument, such as a guitar, using the fingers or a plectrum

plocka, spela

an arrangement of a series of musical notes with specified intervals, in ascending or descending pitch order

skala, tonskala

a musical piece written for one singer or instrument

solo, musikstycke för solo

a CD or a musical record that has only one main song, often released separately from an album to promote it

singel, enkelspår

a person who writes music as their profession

kompositör