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Essential Vocabulary for the GRE - The World of Music

Here you will learn some English words about music, such as "acoustic", "duet", "measure", etc. that are needed for the GRE exam.

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Essential Words Needed for the GRE
composition

the art or the act of writing pieces of music, poetry, etc.

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ballad

a tale that is narrated in the form of a song or poem

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adagio

a movement or composition intended to be played at a slow tempo

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instrumental

(of music) made only by instruments and without vocals

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acoustic

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

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harmonic

having blended sounds or tones that combine in a pleasing way

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melodic

having a tuneful, harmonious quality or arrangement of sounds

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ambient

relating to the type of music that emphasizes on tone and atmosphere rather than traditional structure

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avant-garde

innovative, experimental, or unconventional in style or approach, especially in the arts

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indie

(of a musical band) not associated with major labels or companies

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solo

a musical piece written for one singer or instrument

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duet

a piece of music written for two performers

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baritone

a male singing voice that is classified between bass and tenor, characterized by a lower and richer tone

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bar line

an upright line that separates the bars in written music

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movement

one of the main parts that a long musical work is divided into, having its own structure

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chord

three or more musical notes that form a harmony when played together

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measure

any of the short sections consisting of musical beats located between two consecutive lines

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scale

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

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encore

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

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discord

an unusual combination of musical notes that sound strange when played

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dissonance

a combination of notes or chords that sounds harsh or unstable

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coda

the final passage of an extended musical composition

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clef

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

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concerto

a musical composition that is written for one or more solo instruments and accompanied by an orchestra with three movements

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opus

a musical piece or collection that is written by a famous composer followed by the date in which it was created

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discography

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

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compilation

something such as a book, record, etc. that consists of different pieces taken from several sources

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etude

an instrumental composition that is usually short and is intended for practice or demonstration of a skill

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fingerboard

a narrow flat part on the neck of a string instrument where the fingers press the strings to play various notes

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to headline

to be the star performer in a concert or performance

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to improvise

to create and perform words of a play, music, etc. on impulse and without preparation, particularly because one is forced to do so

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major

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

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minor

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

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interval

a dissimilarity in pitch between two notes

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pitch

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

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tempo

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

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octave

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

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to pluck

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

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monophonic

describing sound transmission, recording or reproduction that is transferred through a single channel

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refrain

a repeated line or phrase in a poem or song, typically at the end of each stanza or verse

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