English For Music Students

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

Augmented /ɔːɡ'mɛntɪd/ (adj)
(of an interval) greater by a semitone than the corresponding major or
perfect interval


Bar /bɑː/ (n)
a subdivision of time in music; one measure of a piece of music


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Bar line /bɑː lʌɪn/ (n)
a vertical line that divides measures of music


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Baritone /'barɪtəʊn/ (n, adj)
adult male singing voice between tenor and bass


Baroque /bə'rəʊk/ (n, adj)
relating to a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and
18th centuries characterised by ornate detail; highly ornate and extravagant
in style


Beat /biːt/ (n)
a basic unit of measurement of musical time, expressed as a certain
number of beats in the bar


Bow /bəʊ/ (n, v)
a partially curved rod with horsehair stretched along its length, used for
playing some stringed instruments; play (a stringed instrument) using a
bow


Brass /brɑːs/ (n)
brass wind instruments forming a band or section of an orchestra

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