English For Music Students

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

Epilogue /'ɛpɪlɒg/ (n) (also Epilog) [Fr]
concluding section (at the end of a literary work or a piece of music)


Etude /'eɪtjuːd/ (n) [Fr]
piece of music intended for practice of a particular technique


Falsch /fɑlʃ/ (adj, adv) [Ger]
wrong; false; incorrect


Falsetto /fɒl'sɛtəʊ/ (n, adj) [Ita]
a method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to
sing notes higher than their normal range


Fingerboard /'fɪŋgəbɔːd/ (n)
a flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings
are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher
pitches


Flat /flat/ (n, adj, v)
a musical note lowered a semitone (half step) below natural pitch, the sign
‘v’ indicating this; to lower the pitch of a note


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Flugelhorn /'fluːg(ə)lhɔːn/ (n) [Ger]
valved brass musical instrument like a cornet but with a fuller tone


Forte /'fɔːteɪ/ (adv, adj, n) [Ita]
loudly; musical passage performed or marked to be performed loudly


Fortissimo /fɔː'tɪsɪməʊ/ (adv, adj, n) [Ita]
very loudly; musical passage performed or marked to be performed very
loudly

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