English For Music Students

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

Bridge /brɪdʒ/ (n)
a short transitional section in the middle of a popular song, generally of a
different character from the other parts of the song


Cadence /'keɪd(ə)ns/ (n) [Fr]
rhythm; intonation; a sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a
musical phrase


Cello /'tʃɛləʊ/ (n) [Ita]
bass instrument of the violin family


Chord /kɔːd/ (n)
a group of notes sounded together, combined according to some system; a
combination of harmonising notes


Chorus /'kɔːrəs/ (n)
a part of a song which is repeated after each verse


Chromatic /krə'matɪk/ (adj)
referring to the twelve notes that make up a scale using all the semitones of
the octave; ascending or descending by semitones


Clef /klɛf/ (n)
a symbol placed at the beginning of a staff, indicating the pitch of the notes
written on the staff


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Coda /'kəʊdə/ (n) [Ita]
the concluding passage of a piece, typically forming an addition to the
basic structure


Common time /'kɒmən tʌɪm/ (n)
a time signature of 4/4; a time signature indicating that there are four beats
per measure, and that each quarter note will receive one beat

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