bourdon

Inherited from Middle English burdoun (“accompaniment”), from Old French bordon, from Medieval Latin burdō, burdōnem (“drone”). The modern pronunciation is influenced by modern French bourdon.

der

The earth tremors resumed and made a bourdon to the loud psalms that they sang, interspersed with the odd ode of Horace recited by Silas.

1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked:

(music, archaic) The burden or bass of a melody.


bourdon

Inherited from Middle French bourdon (“honeybee, bumblebee”), from Old French bordon (“bumblebee, drone, beetle, insect”), from Medieval Latin burdō (c. C.E. 1000), first recorded in the Homilies of King Ælfric, glossed by Old English dora (“bumblebee”). Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Frankish *boʀdō, *buʀdō (“beetle, insect”), from Proto-Germanic *buzdô (“beetle, grub”, literally “swelling”), from *būs- (“to erupt, burst, flow rapidly”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰūs- (“to move quickly”), related to Old English budda (“beetle”), Middle Low German buddech (“thick, swollen”), Low German budde (“louse, grub”). See bug.

der

c. <small class='ce-date'>C.E.</small> 1000


caprice

Borrowed from French caprice, from Italian capriccio, from caporiccio (“fright, sudden start”). Doublet of capriccio and chevron. Ultimately from Latin caper (“goat”).


avaz

(music) An unmetered vocal section of a mode in Persian music.


cantilena

Borrowed from Italian or Latin cantilēna.

He played a lazy tune that sinuated from C sharp down to G natural and back again. Astonishing that he could flute so lazy a cantilena while chasing nymphs.

1964, Anthony Burgess, The Eve of St Venus:

The sounds of insects, of which I am seldom conscious unless I have not heard them in some time, resumed, with a noise that reminded me of the tuning of the strings in the Blue Hall before the first cantilena began, a noise I sometimes used to listen to when I lay on my pallet near the open port of the apprentices' dormitory.

1982, Gene Wolfe, chapter 27, in The Sword of the Lictor (The Book of the New Sun; 3), New York: Timescape, →ISBN, pages 203-204:

(music) A vocal melody or instrumental passage in a smooth, lyrical style.


coloratura

(music) virtuosic ornamentation of a melody


звук

uk-noun

звук • (zvuk) m inan (genitive зву́ка, nominative plural зву́ки, genitive plural зву́ків)

zvuk (romanization)
зву́ка (genitive)
зву́ки (nominative plural)
зву́ків (genitive plural)
звук (nominative singular)
зву́ки (nominative plural)
зву́ка (genitive singular)
зву́ків (genitive plural)
зву́кові (dative singular)
зву́ку (dative singular)
зву́кам (dative plural)
звук (accusative singular)
зву́ки (accusative plural)
зву́ком (instrumental singular)
зву́ками (instrumental plural)
зву́ці (locative singular)
зву́ках (locative plural)
зву́ку (singular vocative)
зву́ки (plural vocative)


sleutel

head

sleutel (plural sleutels, diminutive sleuteltjie)

sleutels (plural)
sleuteltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch sleutel, from Middle Dutch slōtel, sluetel, from Old Dutch *slutil, from Proto-West Germanic *slutil.


sleutel

nl-noun

sleutel m (plural sleutels, diminutive sleuteltje n)

sleutels (plural)
sleuteltje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: sleutel

Berbice Creole Dutch: slotro, slutro

Negerhollands: sleuter, sleetel

→ Lokono: shilotoro

→ Aukan: sooto

→ Saramaccan: sòotó

→ Sranan Tongo: sroto, slotto

→ Caribbean Javanese: sroto

→ Trió: soroto

→ Warao: sidyotóre, sidiotore

From Middle Dutch slōtel, sluetel, from Old Dutch *slutil, from Proto-West Germanic *slutil, which is derived from *sleutan (“to close”). Equivalent to sluiten + -el.


kruis

head

kruis (plural kruise, diminutive kruisie)

From Dutch kruis, from Middle Dutch crûce, from Old Dutch *krūci, from Latin crux (“cross”).


kruis

nl-noun

kruis n (plural kruizen or kruisen, diminutive kruisje n)

kruizen (plural)
kruisen (plural)
kruisje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kruis

Negerhollands: kroes, cruis, krus

→ Caribbean Javanese: krèis

→ Indonesian: kres

From Middle Dutch crûce, from Old Dutch *krūci, from Latin crux (“cross”).

De noot had een kruis, wat betekent dat hij een halve toon hoger moet worden gespeeld.

The note had a sharp, meaning it should be played a half tone higher.


diapason

Borrowed from Latin diapason, from Ancient Greek διαπασῶν (diapasôn), that is διά (diá, “through”) + πασῶν (pasôn, “all”) (χορδῶν (khordôn, “notes”)), “through all (notes)”.

2 to 1, which is a duple ratio, forms the [symphony] diapason

1818, Iamblichus, translated by Thomas Taylor, Life of Pythagoras, page 328:

(music) A tonal grouping of the flue pipes of a pipe organ.


diapason

fr-noun

diapason m (countable and uncountable, plural diapasons)

→ Portuguese: diapasão


arabesque

/ˌæɹ.əˈbɛsk/

/ˌæɹ.əˈbɛsk/

Borrowed from French arabesque, from Italian arabesco, from arabo (“Arab”). By surface analysis, Arab + -esque.

(music) An ornate composition, especially for the piano.


oud

From Arabic عُود (ʕūd). Doublet of lute.

Coordinate term: sintir

(music) A short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab and Turkish origin.


Locrian

scattered piano keys (all white, an octave on B to be exact—or H, in the German nomenclature—the notes of the rejected Locrian mode

1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow:

(music) Designating an ancient Greek mode, of uncertain detail.

(music) Designating a minor scale with the second and fifth scale degrees lowered by a semitone.

lokriszi

music: designating a minor scale with the second and fifth scale degrees lowered by a semitone


effected

Their palette was covered with heavily effected guitars, synthetic loops and samples, electronic drums, and cold industrial sound effects.

2000, John Joseph Thompson, Raised by Wolves: The Story of Christian Rock & Roll:


Mixolydian

From Ancient Greek μιξο-Λυδιος (mixo-Ludios, “half-Lydian”), from μιξο- (mixo-) (from base of μιγνυναι (mignunai, “to mix”)) + Λυδιος (Ludios, “Lydia (an ancient country in Asia Minor)”); named in reference to Lydian (another Greek mode).

der

Johann Jakob Froberger's piece Canzona V in G is in the mixolydian mode.

It is susceptible of nodes or modes as far apart as hyperphrygian and mixolydian and of texts so divergent as priests haihooping round David's that is Circe's or what am I saying Ceres' altar and David's tip from the stable to his chief bassoonist about the alrightiness of his almightiness.

1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 15: Circe]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 474:

(music) Designating the Mixolydian mode, the highest of the ancient Greek modes, and now having final G and D dominant.

miksolyydinen

designating a mode in music having (in the C scale) final G and D dominant


vals

nl-adj

vals (comparative valser, superlative meest vals or valst)

valser (comparative)
meest vals (superlative)
valst (superlative)
vals (adverbial positive predicative)
valser (adverbial comparative predicative)
het valst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het valste (adverbial predicative superlative)
valse (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
valsere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
valste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
vals (indefinite neuter positive singular)
valser (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
valste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
valse (indefinite plural positive)
valsere (comparative indefinite plural)
valste (indefinite plural superlative)
valse (definite positive)
valsere (comparative definite)
valste (definite superlative)
vals (partitive positive)
valsers (comparative partitive)

Afrikaans: vals

Negerhollands: valsch, vals

desc

→ Indonesian: fals (“off-key, out of tune”)

From Middle Dutch valsch, from Old French fals, from Latin falsus.


vals

valsuri (plural)
vals (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
un vals (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
valsul (accusative definite nominative singular)
valsuri (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște valsuri (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
valsurile (accusative definite nominative plural)
vals (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unui vals (dative genitive indefinite singular)
valsului (dative definite genitive singular)
valsuri (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor valsuri (dative genitive indefinite plural)
valsurilor (dative definite genitive plural)
valsule (singular vocative)
valsurilor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from French valse, from German Walzer.


φωνή

foní (romanization)
φωνές (plural)
φωνή (nominative singular)
φωνές (nominative plural)
φωνής (genitive singular)
φωνών (genitive plural)
φωνή (accusative singular)
φωνές (accusative plural)
φωνή (singular vocative)
φωνές (plural vocative)

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ), from Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoh₂-néh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”).

κατά φωνή κι ο γάιδαρος

talk of the devil; by voice, here's the donkey


μέτρον

grc-noun

μέτρον • (métron) n (genitive μέτρου); second declension

métron (romanization)
μέτρου (genitive)
τὸ μέτρον (nominative singular)
τὼ μέτρω (dual nominative)
τᾰ̀ μέτρᾰ (nominative plural)
τοῦ μέτρου (genitive singular)
τοῖν μέτροιν (dual genitive)
τῶν μέτρων (genitive plural)
τῷ μέτρῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν μέτροιν (dative dual)
τοῖς μέτροις (dative plural)
τὸ μέτρον (accusative singular)
τὼ μέτρω (accusative dual)
τᾰ̀ μέτρᾰ (accusative plural)
μέτρον (singular vocative)
μέτρω (dual vocative)
μέτρᾰ (plural vocative)

Greek: μέτρο (métro)

→ English: metron

desctree

→ Latin: metrum
→ Dutch: metrum
→ Indonesian: metrum
→ French: mètre (see there for further descendants)
→ German: Metrum
→ Luxembourgish: Metrum
→ Old Irish: metar
Irish: meadar
→ English: mether, medar, meather, madder
→ Italian: metro
→ Polish: metrum
Spanish: miedro

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”) + -τρον (-tron).


νόμος

grc-noun

νόμος • (nómos) m (genitive νόμου); second declension

nómos (romanization)
νόμου (genitive)
ὁ νόμος (nominative singular)
τὼ νόμω (dual nominative)
οἱ νόμοι (nominative plural)
τοῦ νόμου (genitive singular)
τοῖν νόμοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν νόμων (genitive plural)
τῷ νόμῳ (dative singular)
τοῖν νόμοιν (dative dual)
τοῖς νόμοις (dative plural)
τὸν νόμον (accusative singular)
τὼ νόμω (accusative dual)
τοὺς νόμους (accusative plural)
νόμε (singular vocative)
νόμω (dual vocative)
νόμοι (plural vocative)

→ Aramaic: נמוסא

Classical Syriac: ܢܡܘܣܐ (nāmōsā)

Classical Mandaic: ࡍࡉࡌࡅࡎࡀ (nimusa)

→ Arabic: نَامُوس (nāmūs)

→ Coptic: ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ (nomos)

Greek: νόμος (nómos)

Mariupol Greek: но́мус (nómus)

→ English: -nomy

→ Latin: nummus (through Doric)

→ English: nummus

desc

→ Sogdian: 𐫗𐫇𐫖 (nwm /nōm/, “law, canon”)

→ Old Uyghur: 𐽺𐽳𐽹 (nom, “book; Buddhist scripture”)

→ Middle Mongol:

Classical Mongolian: ᠨᠣᠮ (nom)

Mongolian: ном (nom)

→ Shor: ном

→ Tuvan: ном (nom)

Buryat: ном (nom)

→ Hebrew: נימוס


ψυχή

psychí (romanization)
ψυχές (plural)
ψυχή (nominative singular)
ψυχές (nominative plural)
ψυχής (genitive singular)
ψυχών (genitive plural)
ψυχή (accusative singular)
ψυχές (accusative plural)
ψυχή (singular vocative)
ψυχές (plural vocative)

άβυσσος η ψυχή του ανθρώπου

there's nowt so queer as folk; an abyss [is] the soul of man

(music) sound post (of a string instrument, e.g. the violin)


quindicessima

From Italian quindicessima, the feminine ordinal form of quindici (“fifteen”).

(music) Two octaves higher. Marking indicates a passage to be transposed up two octaves. Abbreviation: 15ma.


From Italian quindicesima (“fifteenth”). Since the 20th century, the "a" has sometimes been interpreted as representing alta in Italian quindicesima alta (“fifteenth higher”); compare 15mb.

der

(music) An instruction to play two octaves higher than indicated.


cura

head

cura (definite accusative curayı, plural curalar)

curayı (accusative definite)
curalar (plural)

From Ottoman Turkish جوره (cura) from either Persian جوره (jura) or Persian جره (jarra).


μέρος

méros (romanization)
μέρη (plural)
μέρος (nominative singular)
μέρη (nominative plural)
μέρους (genitive singular)
μερών (genitive plural)
μέρος (accusative singular)
μέρη (accusative plural)
μέρος (singular vocative)
μέρη (plural vocative)

Το τρίτο μέρος της συμφωνίας.


καθαρός

καθαρός • (katharós) m (feminine καθαρή, neuter καθαρό)

katharós (romanization)
καθαρή (feminine)
καθαρό (neuter)
καθαρός (masculine nominative singular)
καθαρή (feminine nominative singular)
καθαρό (neuter nominative singular)
καθαροί (masculine nominative plural)
καθαρές (feminine nominative plural)
καθαρά (neuter nominative plural)
καθαρού (genitive masculine singular)
καθαρής (feminine genitive singular)
καθαρού (genitive neuter singular)
καθαρών (genitive masculine plural)
καθαρών (feminine genitive plural)
καθαρών (genitive neuter plural)
καθαρό (accusative masculine singular)
καθαρή (accusative feminine singular)
καθαρό (accusative neuter singular)
καθαρούς (accusative masculine plural)
καθαρές (accusative feminine plural)
καθαρά (accusative neuter plural)
καθαρέ (masculine singular vocative)
καθαρή (feminine singular vocative)
καθαρό (neuter singular vocative)
καθαροί (masculine plural vocative)
καθαρές (feminine plural vocative)
καθαρά (neuter plural vocative)
πιο + positive forms (comparative usually)
καθαρότερος (masculine nominative singular)
καθαρότερη (feminine nominative singular)
καθαρότερο (neuter nominative singular)
καθαρότεροι (masculine nominative plural)
καθαρότερες (feminine nominative plural)
καθαρότερα (neuter nominative plural)
καθαρότερου (genitive masculine singular)
καθαρότερης (feminine genitive singular)
καθαρότερου (genitive neuter singular)
καθαρότερων (genitive masculine plural)
καθαρότερων (feminine genitive plural)
καθαρότερων (genitive neuter plural)
καθαρότερο (accusative masculine singular)
καθαρότερη (accusative feminine singular)
καθαρότερο (accusative neuter singular)
καθαρότερους (accusative masculine plural)
καθαρότερες (accusative feminine plural)
καθαρότερα (accusative neuter plural)
καθαρότερε (masculine singular vocative)
καθαρότερη (feminine singular vocative)
καθαρότερο (neuter singular vocative)
καθαρότεροι (masculine plural vocative)
καθαρότερες (feminine plural vocative)
καθαρότερα (neuter plural vocative)
καθαρότατος (masculine nominative singular)
καθαρότατη (feminine nominative singular)
καθαρότατο (neuter nominative singular)
καθαρότατοι (masculine nominative plural)
καθαρότατες (feminine nominative plural)
καθαρότατα (neuter nominative plural)
καθαρότατου (genitive masculine singular)
καθαρότατης (feminine genitive singular)
καθαρότατου (genitive neuter singular)
καθαρότατων (genitive masculine plural)
καθαρότατων (feminine genitive plural)
καθαρότατων (genitive neuter plural)
καθαρότατο (accusative masculine singular)
καθαρότατη (accusative feminine singular)
καθαρότατο (accusative neuter singular)
καθαρότατους (accusative masculine plural)
καθαρότατες (accusative feminine plural)
καθαρότατα (accusative neuter plural)
καθαρότατε (masculine singular vocative)
καθαρότατη (feminine singular vocative)
καθαρότατο (neuter singular vocative)
καθαρότατοι (masculine plural vocative)
καθαρότατες (feminine plural vocative)
καθαρότατα (neuter plural vocative)

el-decl-adj-positive

Comparative: <i class="Grek mention" lang="el">πιο</i> + positive forms (e.g. πιο καθαρός, etc.)
 Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο καθαρός, etc.)

el-decl-adj-table

καθαρότερος •

καθαρότερη •

καθαρότερο •

καθαρότεροι •

καθαρότερες •

καθαρότερα •

καθαρότερου •

καθαρότερης •

καθαρότερου •

καθαρότερων •

καθαρότερων •

καθαρότερων •

καθαρότερο •

καθαρότερη •

καθαρότερο •

καθαρότερους •

καθαρότερες •

καθαρότερα •

καθαρότερε •

καθαρότερη •

καθαρότερο •

καθαρότεροι •

καθαρότερες •

καθαρότερα •

καθαρότατος •

καθαρότατη •

καθαρότατο •

καθαρότατοι •

καθαρότατες •

καθαρότατα •

καθαρότατου •

καθαρότατης •

καθαρότατου •

καθαρότατων •

καθαρότατων •

καθαρότατων •

καθαρότατο •

καθαρότατη •

καθαρότατο •

καθαρότατους •

καθαρότατες •

καθαρότατα •

καθαρότατε •

καθαρότατη •

καθαρότατο •

καθαρότατοι •

καθαρότατες •

καθαρότατα •


fandango

en-noun

fandango (countable and uncountable, plural fandangos or fandangoes)

/ˈfæn.dæŋ.ɡəʊ/

Borrowed from Spanish fandango, of uncertain origin. Possibly related to Portuguese fado, or of West African origin.

Coordinate term: bolero

The soldiers were oftener gambling and dancing beneath the walls than keeping watch upon the battlements, and nothing was heard from morning till night but the noisy contests of cards and dice, mingled with the sound of the bolero or fandango, the drowsy strumming of the guitar, and the rattling of the castanets, while often the whole was interrupted by the loud brawl and fierce and bloody contest.

1829, Washington Irving, chapter XXVI, in Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada:

We skipped the light fandango / Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor

1967, “A Whiter Shade of Pale”, in Procol Harum, performed by Procol Harum:

I'm wearing a Spanish skirt so what's wrong with dancing a fandango.

2014, Rosie Harris, Looking For Love, page 179:

(music, dance) A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina).


fandango

→ English: fandango

desc

→ French: fandango, fandangue (Francised form)

→ German: Fandango

→ Italian: fandango

→ Russian: фанда́нго (fandángo)

→ Swedish: fandango

[fãn̪ˈd̪ãŋ.ɡo]

Unknown, possibly from Old Spanish *fadango, from fado.


fandango

fandango (indefinite nominative singular)
fandangon (definite nominative singular)
fandangor (indefinite nominative plural)
fandangorna (definite nominative plural)
fandangos (genitive indefinite singular)
fandangons (definite genitive singular)
fandangors (genitive indefinite plural)
fandangornas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Spanish fandango. Attested since 1796.


time signature

(music) A symbol or numerical sign placed on a stave to indicate the meter; in the case of a numerical time signature, the numerator is the number of beats per bar, the denominator represents the value of each beat.


πρός

grc-preposition

πρός • (prós) (governs the genitive, dative, and accusative)

Greek: προς (pros)

From Proto-Indo-European *próti, *préti. Cognates include Sanskrit प्रति (práti), Latin pretium, and Old Church Slavonic противъ (protivŭ). May be related to πρό (pró, “before”).
Equivalent prepositions in use for πρός (prós) from another root are ποτί (potí) — Epic, Doric, ποί (poí) — Doric, πός (pós) — Arcadocypriot.
The genitive is an innovated Greek associative. The dative is from the PIE locative. The accusative is from the pre-PIE directional, with some of the metaphorical uses like παρά (pará).

(expressing direction) on the side of, from, at, to, forward to, toward

(with accusative, expressing motion or direction) towards

expressing direction; expressing motion or direction


ottava

From Italian ottava (“octave”) (also feminine form of ottavo (“eighth”), ordinal form of otto).

(music) One octave higher; as a marking, typically abbreviated 8va.


שיר

he-noun

שִׁיר • (shir) m (plural indefinite שִׁירִים, singular construct שִׁיר־, plural construct שִׁירֵי־)

שִׁיר (canonical)
shir (romanization)
שִׁירִים (indefinite plural)
שִׁיר־ (construct singular)
שִׁירֵי־ (construct plural)

Root
 שׁ־י־ר (sh-y-r)
Compare Arabic شِعر.


ópera

Borrowed from Italian opera, from Latin opera (“work, labor”). Doublet of obra.


ópera

Borrowed from Italian opera, from Latin opera (“work, labor”). Doublet of obra and huebra.


concert grand

(music) A large grand piano, especially one used for concert performances.


בקר

he-adj

בֵּקָר • (beqár)

from French bécarre, from Medieval Latin b quadrātum (“B natural”, literally “square B”).


mediante

Borrowed from Late Latin mediantem (“being in the middle”), present active participle of mediō (“to be in the middle”).


da capo

Unadapted borrowing from Italian da capo.

ubor

(music) from scratch; from the beginning; from the top


concerto grosso

(music) a musical form, common in the Baroque period, in which contrasting sections are played by full orchestra and by a small group of soloists.


musica ficta

From Medieval Latin mūsica ficta (literally “fashioned music”).

bor

(music) The use of chromatically altered tones in the contrapuntal music of the 10th to the 16th centuries.


rallentando

(music) slackening; becoming slower (used as a musical direction).


rallentando

Unadapted borrowing from Italian rallentando.


Baroque period

(music) The musical period of time following the Renaissance, extending roughly between 1600-1750.


con brio

From Italian con brio (literally “with vigor”).

bor

She ate, drank, worked, danced, and made love in exactly the same way: con brio.

The bags were obviously heavy but she carried them con brio, her back straight, her low heels clicking briskly.

2012, Stephen King, chapter 20, in 11/22/63, page 442:

(music) with spirit, with vigor; vivaciously (used as a musical direction)


ritornello

en-noun

ritornello (plural ritornellos or ritornelli)

ritornellos (plural)
ritornelli (plural)

Italian ritornello, diminutive of ritorno (“return”), from ritornare (“to return”): compare French ritournelle.

(music) A recurring tutti passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus.


giocoso

en-adj

giocoso (comparative more giocoso, superlative most giocoso)

more giocoso (comparative)
most giocoso (superlative)

From Italian giocoso, from Latin iocōsus.


ritenuto

From Italian ritenuto. Doublet of retinue.

(music) (of a passage in a musical score) immediately slower, held back at a slower rate of pace.


ritenuto

Unadapted borrowing from Italian ritenuto.


baroque organ

(music) a pipe organ dating from or built to the specifications of the Baroque period at the time of J.S. Bach


grazioso

en-adj

grazioso (comparative more grazioso, superlative most grazioso)

more grazioso (comparative)
most grazioso (superlative)

Borrowed from Italian grazioso (“graceful”), from Latin grātiōsus (“agreeable, popular”), from grātia (“grace”). Doublet of gracioso and gracious.


grazioso

it-adj

grazioso (feminine graziosa, masculine plural graziosi, feminine plural graziose, superlative graziosissimo)

graziosa (feminine)
graziosi (masculine plural)
graziose (feminine plural)
graziosissimo (superlative)

Borrowed from Latin grātiōsus (“agreeable, popular”), from grātia (“grace”) + -ōsus (“-y, -ous”). By surface analysis, grazia + -oso. Cognate to English gracious, French gracieux, Norman grâcieux, Romanian grațios, Spanish and Portuguese gracioso, Catalan graciós.


addolorato

(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played sorrowfully.


music hall

(music) An auditorium for concerts and musical entertainments.


tamtam

tamtam (nominative singular)
tamtamit (nominative plural)
tamtam (accusative nominative singular)
tamtamit (accusative nominative plural)
tamtamin (accusative genitive singular)
tamtamit (accusative genitive plural)
tamtamin (genitive singular)
tamtamien (genitive plural)
tamtamia (partitive singular)
tamtameja (partitive plural)
tamtamissa (inessive singular)
tamtameissa (inessive plural)
tamtamista (elative singular)
tamtameista (elative plural)
tamtamiin (illative singular)
tamtameihin (illative plural)
tamtamilla (adessive singular)
tamtameilla (adessive plural)
tamtamilta (ablative singular)
tamtameilta (ablative plural)
tamtamille (allative singular)
tamtameille (allative plural)
tamtamina (essive singular)
tamtameina (essive plural)
tamtamiksi (singular translative)
tamtameiksi (plural translative)
tamtamitta (abessive singular)
tamtameitta (abessive plural)
tamtamein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
tamtamini (nominative singular)
tamtamini (nominative plural)
tamtamini (accusative nominative singular)
tamtamini (accusative nominative plural)
tamtamini (accusative genitive singular)
tamtamini (accusative genitive plural)
tamtamini (genitive singular)
tamtamieni (genitive plural)
tamtamiani (partitive singular)
tamtamejani (partitive plural)
tamtamissani (inessive singular)
tamtameissani (inessive plural)
tamtamistani (elative singular)
tamtameistani (elative plural)
tamtamiini (illative singular)
tamtameihini (illative plural)
tamtamillani (adessive singular)
tamtameillani (adessive plural)
tamtamiltani (ablative singular)
tamtameiltani (ablative plural)
tamtamilleni (allative singular)
tamtameilleni (allative plural)
tamtaminani (essive singular)
tamtameinani (essive plural)
tamtamikseni (singular translative)
tamtameikseni (plural translative)
tamtamittani (abessive singular)
tamtameittani (abessive plural)
tamtameineni (comitative plural)
tamtamisi (nominative singular)
tamtamisi (nominative plural)
tamtamisi (accusative nominative singular)
tamtamisi (accusative nominative plural)
tamtamisi (accusative genitive singular)
tamtamisi (accusative genitive plural)
tamtamisi (genitive singular)
tamtamiesi (genitive plural)
tamtamiasi (partitive singular)
tamtamejasi (partitive plural)
tamtamissasi (inessive singular)
tamtameissasi (inessive plural)
tamtamistasi (elative singular)
tamtameistasi (elative plural)
tamtamiisi (illative singular)
tamtameihisi (illative plural)
tamtamillasi (adessive singular)
tamtameillasi (adessive plural)
tamtamiltasi (ablative singular)
tamtameiltasi (ablative plural)
tamtamillesi (allative singular)
tamtameillesi (allative plural)
tamtaminasi (essive singular)
tamtameinasi (essive plural)
tamtamiksesi (singular translative)
tamtameiksesi (plural translative)
tamtamittasi (abessive singular)
tamtameittasi (abessive plural)
tamtameinesi (comitative plural)
tamtamimme (nominative singular)
tamtamimme (nominative plural)
tamtamimme (accusative nominative singular)
tamtamimme (accusative nominative plural)
tamtamimme (accusative genitive singular)
tamtamimme (accusative genitive plural)
tamtamimme (genitive singular)
tamtamiemme (genitive plural)
tamtamiamme (partitive singular)
tamtamejamme (partitive plural)
tamtamissamme (inessive singular)
tamtameissamme (inessive plural)
tamtamistamme (elative singular)
tamtameistamme (elative plural)
tamtamiimme (illative singular)
tamtameihimme (illative plural)
tamtamillamme (adessive singular)
tamtameillamme (adessive plural)
tamtamiltamme (ablative singular)
tamtameiltamme (ablative plural)
tamtamillemme (allative singular)
tamtameillemme (allative plural)
tamtaminamme (essive singular)
tamtameinamme (essive plural)
tamtamiksemme (singular translative)
tamtameiksemme (plural translative)
tamtamittamme (abessive singular)
tamtameittamme (abessive plural)
tamtameinemme (comitative plural)
tamtaminne (nominative singular)
tamtaminne (nominative plural)
tamtaminne (accusative nominative singular)
tamtaminne (accusative nominative plural)
tamtaminne (accusative genitive singular)
tamtaminne (accusative genitive plural)
tamtaminne (genitive singular)
tamtamienne (genitive plural)
tamtamianne (partitive singular)
tamtamejanne (partitive plural)
tamtamissanne (inessive singular)
tamtameissanne (inessive plural)
tamtamistanne (elative singular)
tamtameistanne (elative plural)
tamtamiinne (illative singular)
tamtameihinne (illative plural)
tamtamillanne (adessive singular)
tamtameillanne (adessive plural)
tamtamiltanne (ablative singular)
tamtameiltanne (ablative plural)
tamtamillenne (allative singular)
tamtameillenne (allative plural)
tamtaminanne (essive singular)
tamtameinanne (essive plural)
tamtamiksenne (singular translative)
tamtameiksenne (plural translative)
tamtamittanne (abessive singular)
tamtameittanne (abessive plural)
tamtameinenne (comitative plural)
tamtaminsa (nominative singular)
tamtaminsa (nominative plural)
tamtaminsa (accusative nominative singular)
tamtaminsa (accusative nominative plural)
tamtaminsa (accusative genitive singular)
tamtaminsa (accusative genitive plural)
tamtaminsa (genitive singular)
tamtamiensa (genitive plural)
tamtamiaan (partitive singular)
tamtamiansa (partitive singular)
tamtamejaan (partitive plural)
tamtamejansa (partitive plural)
tamtamissaan (inessive singular)
tamtamissansa (inessive singular)
tamtameissaan (inessive plural)
tamtameissansa (inessive plural)
tamtamistaan (elative singular)
tamtamistansa (elative singular)
tamtameistaan (elative plural)
tamtameistansa (elative plural)
tamtamiinsa (illative singular)
tamtameihinsa (illative plural)
tamtamillaan (adessive singular)
tamtamillansa (adessive singular)
tamtameillaan (adessive plural)
tamtameillansa (adessive plural)
tamtamiltaan (ablative singular)
tamtamiltansa (ablative singular)
tamtameiltaan (ablative plural)
tamtameiltansa (ablative plural)
tamtamilleen (allative singular)
tamtamillensa (allative singular)
tamtameilleen (allative plural)
tamtameillensa (allative plural)
tamtaminaan (essive singular)
tamtaminansa (essive singular)
tamtameinaan (essive plural)
tamtameinansa (essive plural)
tamtamikseen (singular translative)
tamtamiksensa (singular translative)
tamtameikseen (plural translative)
tamtameiksensa (plural translative)
tamtamittaan (abessive singular)
tamtamittansa (abessive singular)
tamtameittaan (abessive plural)
tamtameittansa (abessive plural)
tamtameineen (comitative plural)
tamtameinensa (comitative plural)

[ˈt̪ɑ̝mt̪ɑ̝m]


tam-tam

(music) A flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer.


concertino

en-noun

concertino (plural concertinos or concertini)

concertinos (plural)
concertini (plural)

Borrowed from Italian concertino, from concerto + -ino (diminutive suffix).

(music) The group of solo instruments in a concerto grosso.

(music) A section in a concerto grosso played by three instruments.


concertino

→ English: concertino

→ Spanish: concertino


basset horn

From German Bassetthorn, translation of French cor de bassette, from Italian corno di bassetto.

(music) An alto instrument of the clarinet family, pitched in F below middle C, with a range reaching down to F below that.


tomtom

tomtom (nominative singular)
tomtomit (nominative plural)
tomtom (accusative nominative singular)
tomtomit (accusative nominative plural)
tomtomin (accusative genitive singular)
tomtomit (accusative genitive plural)
tomtomin (genitive singular)
tomtomien (genitive plural)
tomtomia (partitive singular)
tomtomeja (partitive plural)
tomtomissa (inessive singular)
tomtomeissa (inessive plural)
tomtomista (elative singular)
tomtomeista (elative plural)
tomtomiin (illative singular)
tomtomeihin (illative plural)
tomtomilla (adessive singular)
tomtomeilla (adessive plural)
tomtomilta (ablative singular)
tomtomeilta (ablative plural)
tomtomille (allative singular)
tomtomeille (allative plural)
tomtomina (essive singular)
tomtomeina (essive plural)
tomtomiksi (singular translative)
tomtomeiksi (plural translative)
tomtomitta (abessive singular)
tomtomeitta (abessive plural)
tomtomein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
tomtomini (nominative singular)
tomtomini (nominative plural)
tomtomini (accusative nominative singular)
tomtomini (accusative nominative plural)
tomtomini (accusative genitive singular)
tomtomini (accusative genitive plural)
tomtomini (genitive singular)
tomtomieni (genitive plural)
tomtomiani (partitive singular)
tomtomejani (partitive plural)
tomtomissani (inessive singular)
tomtomeissani (inessive plural)
tomtomistani (elative singular)
tomtomeistani (elative plural)
tomtomiini (illative singular)
tomtomeihini (illative plural)
tomtomillani (adessive singular)
tomtomeillani (adessive plural)
tomtomiltani (ablative singular)
tomtomeiltani (ablative plural)
tomtomilleni (allative singular)
tomtomeilleni (allative plural)
tomtominani (essive singular)
tomtomeinani (essive plural)
tomtomikseni (singular translative)
tomtomeikseni (plural translative)
tomtomittani (abessive singular)
tomtomeittani (abessive plural)
tomtomeineni (comitative plural)
tomtomisi (nominative singular)
tomtomisi (nominative plural)
tomtomisi (accusative nominative singular)
tomtomisi (accusative nominative plural)
tomtomisi (accusative genitive singular)
tomtomisi (accusative genitive plural)
tomtomisi (genitive singular)
tomtomiesi (genitive plural)
tomtomiasi (partitive singular)
tomtomejasi (partitive plural)
tomtomissasi (inessive singular)
tomtomeissasi (inessive plural)
tomtomistasi (elative singular)
tomtomeistasi (elative plural)
tomtomiisi (illative singular)
tomtomeihisi (illative plural)
tomtomillasi (adessive singular)
tomtomeillasi (adessive plural)
tomtomiltasi (ablative singular)
tomtomeiltasi (ablative plural)
tomtomillesi (allative singular)
tomtomeillesi (allative plural)
tomtominasi (essive singular)
tomtomeinasi (essive plural)
tomtomiksesi (singular translative)
tomtomeiksesi (plural translative)
tomtomittasi (abessive singular)
tomtomeittasi (abessive plural)
tomtomeinesi (comitative plural)
tomtomimme (nominative singular)
tomtomimme (nominative plural)
tomtomimme (accusative nominative singular)
tomtomimme (accusative nominative plural)
tomtomimme (accusative genitive singular)
tomtomimme (accusative genitive plural)
tomtomimme (genitive singular)
tomtomiemme (genitive plural)
tomtomiamme (partitive singular)
tomtomejamme (partitive plural)
tomtomissamme (inessive singular)
tomtomeissamme (inessive plural)
tomtomistamme (elative singular)
tomtomeistamme (elative plural)
tomtomiimme (illative singular)
tomtomeihimme (illative plural)
tomtomillamme (adessive singular)
tomtomeillamme (adessive plural)
tomtomiltamme (ablative singular)
tomtomeiltamme (ablative plural)
tomtomillemme (allative singular)
tomtomeillemme (allative plural)
tomtominamme (essive singular)
tomtomeinamme (essive plural)
tomtomiksemme (singular translative)
tomtomeiksemme (plural translative)
tomtomittamme (abessive singular)
tomtomeittamme (abessive plural)
tomtomeinemme (comitative plural)
tomtominne (nominative singular)
tomtominne (nominative plural)
tomtominne (accusative nominative singular)
tomtominne (accusative nominative plural)
tomtominne (accusative genitive singular)
tomtominne (accusative genitive plural)
tomtominne (genitive singular)
tomtomienne (genitive plural)
tomtomianne (partitive singular)
tomtomejanne (partitive plural)
tomtomissanne (inessive singular)
tomtomeissanne (inessive plural)
tomtomistanne (elative singular)
tomtomeistanne (elative plural)
tomtomiinne (illative singular)
tomtomeihinne (illative plural)
tomtomillanne (adessive singular)
tomtomeillanne (adessive plural)
tomtomiltanne (ablative singular)
tomtomeiltanne (ablative plural)
tomtomillenne (allative singular)
tomtomeillenne (allative plural)
tomtominanne (essive singular)
tomtomeinanne (essive plural)
tomtomiksenne (singular translative)
tomtomeiksenne (plural translative)
tomtomittanne (abessive singular)
tomtomeittanne (abessive plural)
tomtomeinenne (comitative plural)
tomtominsa (nominative singular)
tomtominsa (nominative plural)
tomtominsa (accusative nominative singular)
tomtominsa (accusative nominative plural)
tomtominsa (accusative genitive singular)
tomtominsa (accusative genitive plural)
tomtominsa (genitive singular)
tomtomiensa (genitive plural)
tomtomiaan (partitive singular)
tomtomiansa (partitive singular)
tomtomejaan (partitive plural)
tomtomejansa (partitive plural)
tomtomissaan (inessive singular)
tomtomissansa (inessive singular)
tomtomeissaan (inessive plural)
tomtomeissansa (inessive plural)
tomtomistaan (elative singular)
tomtomistansa (elative singular)
tomtomeistaan (elative plural)
tomtomeistansa (elative plural)
tomtomiinsa (illative singular)
tomtomeihinsa (illative plural)
tomtomillaan (adessive singular)
tomtomillansa (adessive singular)
tomtomeillaan (adessive plural)
tomtomeillansa (adessive plural)
tomtomiltaan (ablative singular)
tomtomiltansa (ablative singular)
tomtomeiltaan (ablative plural)
tomtomeiltansa (ablative plural)
tomtomilleen (allative singular)
tomtomillensa (allative singular)
tomtomeilleen (allative plural)
tomtomeillensa (allative plural)
tomtominaan (essive singular)
tomtominansa (essive singular)
tomtomeinaan (essive plural)
tomtomeinansa (essive plural)
tomtomikseen (singular translative)
tomtomiksensa (singular translative)
tomtomeikseen (plural translative)
tomtomeiksensa (plural translative)
tomtomittaan (abessive singular)
tomtomittansa (abessive singular)
tomtomeittaan (abessive plural)
tomtomeittansa (abessive plural)
tomtomeineen (comitative plural)
tomtomeinensa (comitative plural)


basso profondo

From Italian basso profondo (“deep bass”).

I am normally a low baritone, almost basso profundo [sic], but under certain kinds of provocations my voice disappears into the higher registers, perhaps into the bat range.

1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 40:

(music) A singer with a bass voice of the lowest range.

(music) A bass voice of the lowest range.


musicology

musicology (usually uncountable, plural musicologies)

(music) the scholarly or scientific study of music, as in historical research, musical theory, or the physical nature of sound.


sopranino

sopranino (plural sopraninos or sopranini)

From Italian soprano + -ino (diminutive).

(music) a musical instrument, especially a saxophone or recorder, that is a pitch higher than the soprano instrument of its class


celesta

/t͡ʃəˈlɛstə/

(music) A musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.


celesta

celesta (nominative singular)
celestat (nominative plural)
celesta (accusative nominative singular)
celestat (accusative nominative plural)
celestan (accusative genitive singular)
celestat (accusative genitive plural)
celestan (genitive singular)
celestoiden (genitive plural)
celestoitten (genitive plural)
celestojen (genitive plural)
celestain (genitive plural rare)
celestaa (partitive singular)
celestoita (partitive plural)
celestoja (partitive plural)
celestassa (inessive singular)
celestoissa (inessive plural)
celestasta (elative singular)
celestoista (elative plural)
celestaan (illative singular)
celestoihin (illative plural)
celestalla (adessive singular)
celestoilla (adessive plural)
celestalta (ablative singular)
celestoilta (ablative plural)
celestalle (allative singular)
celestoille (allative plural)
celestana (essive singular)
celestoina (essive plural)
celestaksi (singular translative)
celestoiksi (plural translative)
celestatta (abessive singular)
celestoitta (abessive plural)
celestoin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
celestani (nominative singular)
celestani (nominative plural)
celestani (accusative nominative singular)
celestani (accusative nominative plural)
celestani (accusative genitive singular)
celestani (accusative genitive plural)
celestani (genitive singular)
celestoideni (genitive plural)
celestoitteni (genitive plural)
celestojeni (genitive plural)
celestaini (genitive plural rare)
celestaani (partitive singular)
celestoitani (partitive plural)
celestojani (partitive plural)
celestassani (inessive singular)
celestoissani (inessive plural)
celestastani (elative singular)
celestoistani (elative plural)
celestaani (illative singular)
celestoihini (illative plural)
celestallani (adessive singular)
celestoillani (adessive plural)
celestaltani (ablative singular)
celestoiltani (ablative plural)
celestalleni (allative singular)
celestoilleni (allative plural)
celestanani (essive singular)
celestoinani (essive plural)
celestakseni (singular translative)
celestoikseni (plural translative)
celestattani (abessive singular)
celestoittani (abessive plural)
celestoineni (comitative plural)
celestasi (nominative singular)
celestasi (nominative plural)
celestasi (accusative nominative singular)
celestasi (accusative nominative plural)
celestasi (accusative genitive singular)
celestasi (accusative genitive plural)
celestasi (genitive singular)
celestoidesi (genitive plural)
celestoittesi (genitive plural)
celestojesi (genitive plural)
celestaisi (genitive plural rare)
celestaasi (partitive singular)
celestoitasi (partitive plural)
celestojasi (partitive plural)
celestassasi (inessive singular)
celestoissasi (inessive plural)
celestastasi (elative singular)
celestoistasi (elative plural)
celestaasi (illative singular)
celestoihisi (illative plural)
celestallasi (adessive singular)
celestoillasi (adessive plural)
celestaltasi (ablative singular)
celestoiltasi (ablative plural)
celestallesi (allative singular)
celestoillesi (allative plural)
celestanasi (essive singular)
celestoinasi (essive plural)
celestaksesi (singular translative)
celestoiksesi (plural translative)
celestattasi (abessive singular)
celestoittasi (abessive plural)
celestoinesi (comitative plural)
celestamme (nominative singular)
celestamme (nominative plural)
celestamme (accusative nominative singular)
celestamme (accusative nominative plural)
celestamme (accusative genitive singular)
celestamme (accusative genitive plural)
celestamme (genitive singular)
celestoidemme (genitive plural)
celestoittemme (genitive plural)
celestojemme (genitive plural)
celestaimme (genitive plural rare)
celestaamme (partitive singular)
celestoitamme (partitive plural)
celestojamme (partitive plural)
celestassamme (inessive singular)
celestoissamme (inessive plural)
celestastamme (elative singular)
celestoistamme (elative plural)
celestaamme (illative singular)
celestoihimme (illative plural)
celestallamme (adessive singular)
celestoillamme (adessive plural)
celestaltamme (ablative singular)
celestoiltamme (ablative plural)
celestallemme (allative singular)
celestoillemme (allative plural)
celestanamme (essive singular)
celestoinamme (essive plural)
celestaksemme (singular translative)
celestoiksemme (plural translative)
celestattamme (abessive singular)
celestoittamme (abessive plural)
celestoinemme (comitative plural)
celestanne (nominative singular)
celestanne (nominative plural)
celestanne (accusative nominative singular)
celestanne (accusative nominative plural)
celestanne (accusative genitive singular)
celestanne (accusative genitive plural)
celestanne (genitive singular)
celestoidenne (genitive plural)
celestoittenne (genitive plural)
celestojenne (genitive plural)
celestainne (genitive plural rare)
celestaanne (partitive singular)
celestoitanne (partitive plural)
celestojanne (partitive plural)
celestassanne (inessive singular)
celestoissanne (inessive plural)
celestastanne (elative singular)
celestoistanne (elative plural)
celestaanne (illative singular)
celestoihinne (illative plural)
celestallanne (adessive singular)
celestoillanne (adessive plural)
celestaltanne (ablative singular)
celestoiltanne (ablative plural)
celestallenne (allative singular)
celestoillenne (allative plural)
celestananne (essive singular)
celestoinanne (essive plural)
celestaksenne (singular translative)
celestoiksenne (plural translative)
celestattanne (abessive singular)
celestoittanne (abessive plural)
celestoinenne (comitative plural)
celestansa (nominative singular)
celestansa (nominative plural)
celestansa (accusative nominative singular)
celestansa (accusative nominative plural)
celestansa (accusative genitive singular)
celestansa (accusative genitive plural)
celestansa (genitive singular)
celestoidensa (genitive plural)
celestoittensa (genitive plural)
celestojensa (genitive plural)
celestainsa (genitive plural rare)
celestaansa (partitive singular)
celestoitaan (partitive plural)
celestojaan (partitive plural)
celestoitansa (partitive plural)
celestojansa (partitive plural)
celestassaan (inessive singular)
celestassansa (inessive singular)
celestoissaan (inessive plural)
celestoissansa (inessive plural)
celestastaan (elative singular)
celestastansa (elative singular)
celestoistaan (elative plural)
celestoistansa (elative plural)
celestaansa (illative singular)
celestoihinsa (illative plural)
celestallaan (adessive singular)
celestallansa (adessive singular)
celestoillaan (adessive plural)
celestoillansa (adessive plural)
celestaltaan (ablative singular)
celestaltansa (ablative singular)
celestoiltaan (ablative plural)
celestoiltansa (ablative plural)
celestalleen (allative singular)
celestallensa (allative singular)
celestoilleen (allative plural)
celestoillensa (allative plural)
celestanaan (essive singular)
celestanansa (essive singular)
celestoinaan (essive plural)
celestoinansa (essive plural)
celestakseen (singular translative)
celestaksensa (singular translative)
celestoikseen (plural translative)
celestoiksensa (plural translative)
celestattaan (abessive singular)
celestattansa (abessive singular)
celestoittaan (abessive plural)
celestoittansa (abessive plural)
celestoineen (comitative plural)
celestoinensa (comitative plural)

[ˈt̪ʃe̞le̞s̠tɑ̝]


celesta

(music) celesta (an idiophone similar to a small piano)


clavichord

From German Klavichord, from Renaissance Latin clavichordium, from clāvis (“key”) + chorda (“cord, string”).

(music) An early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades (called tangents) attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings.


remise

(music) The repetition or return of the opening material later in a composition.


crome

(music) Alternative form of croma (“a quaver”)


celeste

celeste (countable and uncountable, plural celestes)

Borrowed from French céleste (“heavenly”), from Latin caelestis.

(music) Alternative form of celesta, a musical instrument.

(music) An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound.


matched

(informal, uncountable, music) Short for matched grip.


psaltery

A learned alteration of Middle English sauterie, sautrie (rarely psautry), from Old French psalterie, from Latin psaltērium, from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion, “stringed instrument, psaltery, harp”), from ψάλλω (psállō, “to touch sharply, to pluck, to pull, to twitch” and in the case of the strings of musical instruments, “to play a stringed instrument with the fingers, and not with the plectron”). Doublet of psalter, psalterion, and psalterium. Cognate of psalm and psalmody.

doublet

And at the dedication of the wall of Ieruſalem, they ſought the Leuites out of all their places, to bꝛing them to Ieruſalem, to keepe the dedication with gladneſſe, both with thankeſgiuings and with ſinging, with cymbals, pſalteries, and with harpes.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Nehemiah 12:27:

(music) A zither-like musical instrument consisting of a soundboard with multiple strings, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.


харфа

harfa (romanization)
харфа (indefinite singular)
харфи (indefinite plural)
харфата (definite singular unspecified)
харфите (definite plural unspecified)
харфава (definite proximal singular)
харфиве (definite plural proximal)
харфана (definite distal singular)
харфине (definite distal plural)
харфо (singular vocative)
харфи (plural vocative)

From Old High German harfa, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ.


харфа

ха̑рфа (canonical feminine)
hȃrfa (romanization)
харфа (nominative singular)
харфе (nominative plural)
харфе (genitive singular)
ха̑рфа̄ (genitive plural)
ха̑рфӣ (genitive plural)
харфи (dative singular)
харфама (dative plural)
харфу (accusative singular)
харфе (accusative plural)
харфо (singular vocative)
харфе (plural vocative)
харфи (locative singular)
харфама (locative plural)
харфом (instrumental singular)
харфама (instrumental plural)

sh-decl-noun

ха̑рфа̄ / ха̑рфӣ


koto

Seated on the soft carpet with their drinks, they listened to a recording of koto, Japanese thirteen-string harp.

1962, Philip K. Dick, “The Man in the High Castle”, in Four Novels of the 1960s, Library of America, published 2007, page 94:

(music) A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.


koto

koto (nominative singular)
kotot (nominative plural)
koto (accusative nominative singular)
kotot (accusative nominative plural)
koton (accusative genitive singular)
kotot (accusative genitive plural)
koton (genitive singular)
kotojen (genitive plural)
kotoa (partitive singular)
kotoja (partitive plural)
kotossa (inessive singular)
kotoissa (inessive plural)
kotosta (elative singular)
kotoista (elative plural)
kotoon (illative singular)
kotoihin (illative plural)
kotolla (adessive singular)
kotoilla (adessive plural)
kotolta (ablative singular)
kotoilta (ablative plural)
kotolle (allative singular)
kotoille (allative plural)
kotona (essive singular)
kotoina (essive plural)
kotoksi (singular translative)
kotoiksi (plural translative)
kototta (abessive singular)
kotoitta (abessive plural)
kotoin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
kotoni (nominative singular)
kotoni (nominative plural)
kotoni (accusative nominative singular)
kotoni (accusative nominative plural)
kotoni (accusative genitive singular)
kotoni (accusative genitive plural)
kotoni (genitive singular)
kotojeni (genitive plural)
kotoani (partitive singular)
kotojani (partitive plural)
kotossani (inessive singular)
kotoissani (inessive plural)
kotostani (elative singular)
kotoistani (elative plural)
kotooni (illative singular)
kotoihini (illative plural)
kotollani (adessive singular)
kotoillani (adessive plural)
kotoltani (ablative singular)
kotoiltani (ablative plural)
kotolleni (allative singular)
kotoilleni (allative plural)
kotonani (essive singular)
kotoinani (essive plural)
kotokseni (singular translative)
kotoikseni (plural translative)
kotottani (abessive singular)
kotoittani (abessive plural)
kotoineni (comitative plural)
kotosi (nominative singular)
kotosi (nominative plural)
kotosi (accusative nominative singular)
kotosi (accusative nominative plural)
kotosi (accusative genitive singular)
kotosi (accusative genitive plural)
kotosi (genitive singular)
kotojesi (genitive plural)
kotoasi (partitive singular)
kotojasi (partitive plural)
kotossasi (inessive singular)
kotoissasi (inessive plural)
kotostasi (elative singular)
kotoistasi (elative plural)
kotoosi (illative singular)
kotoihisi (illative plural)
kotollasi (adessive singular)
kotoillasi (adessive plural)
kotoltasi (ablative singular)
kotoiltasi (ablative plural)
kotollesi (allative singular)
kotoillesi (allative plural)
kotonasi (essive singular)
kotoinasi (essive plural)
kotoksesi (singular translative)
kotoiksesi (plural translative)
kotottasi (abessive singular)
kotoittasi (abessive plural)
kotoinesi (comitative plural)
kotomme (nominative singular)
kotomme (nominative plural)
kotomme (accusative nominative singular)
kotomme (accusative nominative plural)
kotomme (accusative genitive singular)
kotomme (accusative genitive plural)
kotomme (genitive singular)
kotojemme (genitive plural)
kotoamme (partitive singular)
kotojamme (partitive plural)
kotossamme (inessive singular)
kotoissamme (inessive plural)
kotostamme (elative singular)
kotoistamme (elative plural)
kotoomme (illative singular)
kotoihimme (illative plural)
kotollamme (adessive singular)
kotoillamme (adessive plural)
kotoltamme (ablative singular)
kotoiltamme (ablative plural)
kotollemme (allative singular)
kotoillemme (allative plural)
kotonamme (essive singular)
kotoinamme (essive plural)
kotoksemme (singular translative)
kotoiksemme (plural translative)
kotottamme (abessive singular)
kotoittamme (abessive plural)
kotoinemme (comitative plural)
kotonne (nominative singular)
kotonne (nominative plural)
kotonne (accusative nominative singular)
kotonne (accusative nominative plural)
kotonne (accusative genitive singular)
kotonne (accusative genitive plural)
kotonne (genitive singular)
kotojenne (genitive plural)
kotoanne (partitive singular)
kotojanne (partitive plural)
kotossanne (inessive singular)
kotoissanne (inessive plural)
kotostanne (elative singular)
kotoistanne (elative plural)
kotoonne (illative singular)
kotoihinne (illative plural)
kotollanne (adessive singular)
kotoillanne (adessive plural)
kotoltanne (ablative singular)
kotoiltanne (ablative plural)
kotollenne (allative singular)
kotoillenne (allative plural)
kotonanne (essive singular)
kotoinanne (essive plural)
kotoksenne (singular translative)
kotoiksenne (plural translative)
kotottanne (abessive singular)
kotoittanne (abessive plural)
kotoinenne (comitative plural)
kotonsa (nominative singular)
kotonsa (nominative plural)
kotonsa (accusative nominative singular)
kotonsa (accusative nominative plural)
kotonsa (accusative genitive singular)
kotonsa (accusative genitive plural)
kotonsa (genitive singular)
kotojensa (genitive plural)
kotoaan (partitive singular)
kotoansa (partitive singular)
kotojaan (partitive plural)
kotojansa (partitive plural)
kotossaan (inessive singular)
kotossansa (inessive singular)
kotoissaan (inessive plural)
kotoissansa (inessive plural)
kotostaan (elative singular)
kotostansa (elative singular)
kotoistaan (elative plural)
kotoistansa (elative plural)
kotoonsa (illative singular)
kotoihinsa (illative plural)
kotollaan (adessive singular)
kotollansa (adessive singular)
kotoillaan (adessive plural)
kotoillansa (adessive plural)
kotoltaan (ablative singular)
kotoltansa (ablative singular)
kotoiltaan (ablative plural)
kotoiltansa (ablative plural)
kotolleen (allative singular)
kotollensa (allative singular)
kotoilleen (allative plural)
kotoillensa (allative plural)
kotonaan (essive singular)
kotonansa (essive singular)
kotoinaan (essive plural)
kotoinansa (essive plural)
kotokseen (singular translative)
kotoksensa (singular translative)
kotoikseen (plural translative)
kotoiksensa (plural translative)
kotottaan (abessive singular)
kotottansa (abessive singular)
kotoittaan (abessive plural)
kotoittansa (abessive plural)
kotoineen (comitative plural)
kotoinensa (comitative plural)


punctum

From Latin pūnctum. Doublet of point and punto.

(music) A neume representing a single tone.


reprise

From Middle English reprise (noun) and reprisen (verb), from Old French reprise, from reprendre. In some senses borrowed anew from Modern French reprise.

(music) A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.

реприз

(music) a repetition of a phrase, or a return to an earlier theme


reprise

repetition, reiteration
(music) a reprise

repetition, reiteration
(music) a cover, cover version

repetition, reiteration
a cover, cover version


harfa

harfòwi (diminutive)
harfa (nominative singular)
harfë (nominative plural)
harfë (genitive singular)
harf (genitive plural)
harfów (genitive plural)
harfie (dative singular)
harfóm (dative plural)
harfã (accusative singular)
harfë (accusative plural)
harfą (instrumental singular)
harfama (instrumental plural)
harfie (locative singular)
harfach (locative plural)
harfa (singular vocative)
harfò (singular vocative)
harfë (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Middle High German harpfe.


harfa

harfa (nominative singular)
harfy (nominative plural)
harfy (genitive singular)
harf (genitive plural)
harfie (dative singular)
harfom (dative plural)
harfę (accusative singular)
harfy (accusative plural)
harfą (instrumental singular)
harfami (instrumental plural)
harfie (locative singular)
harfach (locative plural)
harfo (singular vocative)
harfy (plural vocative)


harfa

harfowy (adjective)
harfa (nominative singular)
harfje (dual nominative)
harfy (nominative plural)
harfy (genitive singular)
harfow (dual genitive)
harfow (genitive plural)
harfje (dative singular)
harfomaj (dative dual)
harfam (dative plural)
harfu (accusative singular)
harfje (accusative dual)
harfy (accusative plural)
harfu (instrumental singular)
harfomaj (dual instrumental)
harfami (instrumental plural)
harfje (locative singular)
harfomaj (dual locative)
harfach (locative plural)
harfa (singular vocative)
harfje (dual vocative)
harfy (plural vocative)

(music) harp (triangular-shaped instrument with strings of unequal length, pluckable with both hands, and a pedal system that allows sounds to be raised by half or one tone)


trashy

en-adj

trashy (comparative trashier, superlative trashiest)

trashier (comparative)
trashiest (superlative)

trashy cymbals

I needed to have a cymbal setup that allowed me the flexibility to play with a clean or trashy sound at any time.

2001, Johnny Rabb, Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass for the Acoustic Drum Set, Alfred Music Publishing, →ISBN, page 20:

(music) Having a sound like white noise.


harmonic

From Latin harmonicus, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονικός (harmonikós), from ἁρμονία (harmonía, “harmony”).

(music) The place where, on a bowed string instrument, a note in the harmonic series of a particular string can be played without the fundamental present.


tone poem

Calque of German Tondichtung (Ton (“tone”) + Dichtung (“poem”)).

(music) A piece of symphonic music which, like a poem, has a narrative or descriptive theme.


symphonic poem

(music) A piece of orchestral music, in one movement, based on something non-musical, such as a story or a painting.

poema simfònic

piece of music based on something non-musical


G clef

(music) A clef indicating the position of one-lined G (g′ or G4) on a staff.


dancehall

en-noun

dancehall (countable and uncountable, plural dancehalls)

→ Japanese: ダンスホール (dansuhōru)

It sounded Jamaican to me, a form of dancehall, and […] I wandered over and watched the dancing.

2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 271:

(uncountable, music) A genre of Jamaican dance music derived from dub and reggae.


treble clef

(music) a symbol showing that the second line from the bottom of the stave represents the G above middle C


symphonic

en-adj

symphonic (comparative more symphonic, superlative most symphonic)

more symphonic (comparative)
most symphonic (superlative)

1923: George Bernard Shaw, The Perfect Wagnerite - Finally, Mozart's most dramatic finales and concerted numbers are more or less in sonata form, like symphonic movements, and must therefore be classed as musical prose.


zarzuela

en-noun

zarzuela (countable and uncountable, plural zarzuelas)

Borrowed from Spanish zarzuela, probably from the Palace of Zarzuela, royal residence near Madrid where it was first performed.

(music) A form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue and usually a comic subject.


zarzuela

→ Catalan: sarsuela

→ Tagalog: sarsuwela

From La Zarzuela, royal residence near Madrid where it was first performed.

(music) zarzuela (form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue)


keynote

(music) The note on which a musical key is based; the tonic.


sonata

From Italian sonata, from the feminine past participle of sonare (modern suonare), from Latin sonāre (“to make sound”). Doublet of sounded.

(music) A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.

sonate

a musical composition for one or a few instruments


sonata

sonata (nominative singular)
sonaty (nominative plural)
sonaty (genitive singular)
sonat (genitive plural)
sonacie (dative singular)
sonatom (dative plural)
sonatę (accusative singular)
sonaty (accusative plural)
sonatą (instrumental singular)
sonatami (instrumental plural)
sonacie (locative singular)
sonatach (locative plural)
sonato (singular vocative)
sonaty (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Italian sonata, from the feminine past participle of sonare (modern suonare), from Latin sonāre (“to make sound”).


sonata

(music) sonata (a musical composition for one or a few instruments)


saccade

(music) The sounding of two violin strings together by using a sudden strong pressure of the bow.

saccadé

music: sounding of two violin strings together


secundo

Italian secondo (“second”). Doublet of second and secund.


quill

From late Middle English quyl, which is first attested in the early 15th century with the meanings "fragment of reed" and "shaft of a feather", probably from Low German and Middle Low German quiele, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (“to pierce, stick”).
Compare Middle High German kil (“large feather, quill”), which is derived from the Low German term.

cog

(music) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments.

He touched the tender stops of various quills.

1637, John Milton, “Lycidas”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC:

(music) The tube of a musical instrument.


tympan

(music) The stretched membrane of a drum.

(music) A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder with such a membrane at each end.


tympan

Borrowed from Latin tympanum. Doublet of timbre, which was inherited.

(dated or literary, music) various percussion instruments, such as gongs, tympans, tambourines, etc.


tympanum

la-noun

tympanum n (genitive tympanī); second declension

tympanī (genitive)
tympanum (nominative singular)
tympana (nominative plural)
tympanī (genitive singular)
tympanōrum (genitive plural)
tympanō (dative singular)
tympanīs (dative plural)
tympanum (accusative singular)
tympana (accusative plural)
tympanō (ablative singular)
tympanīs (ablative plural)
tympanum (singular vocative)
tympana (plural vocative)

→ Catalan: timpà

→ English: tympanum, timpani

→ French: tympan

→ Galician: tímpano

→ Irish: tiompán

→ Italian: timpano; tempano (Lucca), tempono (Arezzo)

→ Neapolitan: timpanu (Calabria)

→ Old English: timpan

→ Portuguese: tímpano

Provençal: temp(l)o

Romanian: tâmpină, tîmpină, întâmpina

Sardinian: trimpanu

→ Spanish: tímpano, tembal; timple (Murcia)

[ˈt̪ʏmpänʊ̃ˑ]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τῠ́μπᾰνον (túmpanon, “a kettledrum, drum”), from τῠ́πτω (túptō, “to strike, beat, smite”).

bor

(literally, music) drum, timbrel, tambour, tambourine

(figurative) timbrel as a figure of something effeminate or enervating


cakewalk

From cake + walk. Originally an African-American form of dance and music that developed after the Civil War, later popularised by minstrel shows. It was danced at social events, with the best dancers often receiving cake as a prize. It derives from dance competitions by plantation slaves in which the style of dance lampooned the ballroom dances of the slaveowners. Slaveowners seem to have found the competitions entertaining and the habit of offering cake may originate from this period. The name is sometimes also applied to the dance's precursor on the plantations. Doing the cakewalk well required virtuosity, and a major esthetic aspect of that virtuosity was the apparent ease with which the dance was performed. This gave rise to the idiom as easy as a cakewalk, which in turn led to the sense of cakewalk as something that is easy.
See the linked Wikipedia article for more.

(music) The style of music associated with such a contest.


timbale

→ Portuguese: timbale

Alteration of tamballe (as though formed from cimbale + timbre), from Old Occitan tambala, from Arabic طَبْل (ṭabl).


Eph.

(music) Abbreviation of Euphonion (“euphonium”).


chiffre

Borrowed from French chiffre. Doublet of cipher and zero.

At the end of the eighteenth century, French opera composers like A. E. Grétry (Richard Coeur de Lion, 1784), L. Cherubini (Medeé, 1797), and J. Fr. Le Cueur (Ossian ou les Bardes, 1804) began to “assign musical chiffres to precise dramatic situations or single figures on the stage, which were played again when these figures appeared again,” according to Bern University professor Anselm Gerhard.

2014, Peter Wegele, Max Steiner: Composing, Casablanca, and the Golden Age of Film Music:

(music) A figure or motif (short melodic or lyrical passage that is repeated).


chiffre

→ German: Chiffre

→ Czech: šifra, cifra

→ Ottoman Turkish: شیفره (şifre)

Turkish: şifre

→ Polish: szyfr

→ Russian: шифр (šifr)

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: ши̏фра, ци̏фра

Latin script: šȉfra, cȉfra

From Medieval Latin cifra (“zero”), from Andalusian Arabic صِفر (ṣifr, “empty”). Doublet of zéro.


dobro

From the trade name "Dobro", used by Gibson Guitar Corporation, from Dopyera or Dopjera, name of the inventors + brothers, also punning on Slovak dobro (“good”).

The longest and most incandescent track is “Twilight Kingdom,” which includes Stuart Duncan on fiddle, Jerry Douglas on dobro and David Grier on guitar.

2007 January 21, Nate Chinen, “Dueling Banjos, Gospel Harmonies, Arabesques and Electric Eels”, in New York Times:

(music) An acoustic guitar with a metal resonator


CDM

en-noun

CDM (countable and uncountable, plural CDMs)

Caribbean dance music
Caribbean dance music#English

(music) Initialism of Caribbean dance music.


decima

Borrowed from Latin decima (“a tenth”), now particularly via Italian decima. Doublet of decime.

(generally obsolete) A tenth, particularly

(obsolete, music) A tenth: a note nine degrees of the scale above or below a given note (and thus ten degrees separate counting inclusively) or the interval between such notes.

(music) An organ stop a tenth above the normal 8-foot pitch.


back beat

(music) Any of the even beats in music, as opposed to the odd downbeats


DS

DS (countable and uncountable, plural DSs or DSes)


classical music

classical music (usually uncountable, plural classical musics)

(music) Music of the classical period; the music of Mozart, Haydn, etc; the musical period before the romantic.

(music) The more serious forms of music, taught through formal education and performed according to strict rules, as opposed to folk music or popular music.

klassieke musiek

the more serious forms of European and American music


blåsa

head

blåsa (present blåser, preterite blåste, supine blåst, imperative blås)

blåser (present)
blåste (preterite)
blåst (supine)
blås (imperative)
blåsa (active infinitive)
blåsas (infinitive passive)
blåst (active supine)
blåsts (passive supine)
blås (active imperative)
blåsen (active archaic imperative plural)
blåser (active indicative present)
blåste (active indicative past)
blåses (indicative passive present)
blåstes (indicative passive past)
blåsa (active archaic indicative plural present)
blåste (active archaic indicative past plural)
blåsas (archaic indicative passive plural present)
blåstes (archaic indicative passive past plural)
blåse (active dated present subjunctive)
blåste (active dated past subjunctive)
blåses (dated passive present subjunctive)
blåstes (dated passive past subjunctive)
blåsande (participle present)
blåst (participle past)

From Old Norse blása (“to blow”), from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną. Cognate with Elfdalian blåsa, Norwegian Nynorsk blåsa and Danish blæse


organum

en-noun

organum (countable and uncountable, plural organums or organa)

/ˈɔː.ɡə.nəm/

/ˈɔɹ.ɡə.nəm/

Borrowed from Latin organum, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “organ, instrument, tool”). Doublet of organ, organon, and orgue.

der

(music) A type of medieval polyphony which builds upon an existing plainsong.


저

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 뎧 (Yale: tyèh).
Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 적 (笛, jeok), of which this is a doublet. Displaced by Korean 피리 (piri), a borrowing from Early Mandarin.


Muzak

The noun is a blend of music + the letters ak from Kodak, a well-known brand in 1934 when the word was coined by the American inventor, scientist, and soldier George Owen Squier (1865–1934), who developed the original technical basis for the service.
The verb is derived from the noun.

coinage

It dawned on her that he was talking about the Muzak. It had been seeping in, in its subliminal, unidentifiable way since they'd entered the place, all strings, reeds, muted brass.

1966 March, Thomas Pynchon, chapter 5, in The Crying of Lot 49, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC, page 105:

There's no way I can change internal body functions. Only yogis can do that. Muzak, for example, can't change you. Aaron Copeland [i.e., Aaron Copland] calls Muzak 'the obsequious.' We're super-saturated with shitty music. [Originally published in New Times.]

1975 February 7, Michael Gross, quoting Tom Turicchi, “The Hits Just Keep on Coming”, in Robert Atwan, Barry Orton, William Vesterman, American Mass Media: Industries and Issues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, published 1978, →ISBN, part 3 (The Sound Media), page 320, column 2:

Some people, of course, have no trouble making that decision: they know they don't like Muzak. Critics charge that Muzak invades what could be pleasurable silence, disrupts conversation, or smacks of George Orwell's 1984. [Originally published in American Way.]

1983 November, Bill Hunter, “It’s Muzak through Your Ears”, in Robert Atwan, Barry Orton, William Vesterman, American Mass Media: Industries and Issues, 3rd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, published 1986, →ISBN, part 3 (The Sound Media), page 289, column 1:

(music, trademark) Recorded background music characterized by soft, soothing instrumental sounds which is transmitted by wire, radio, or recorded media (originally on a subscription basis) to doctors' offices, shops, and other business premises.


Muzak

The sound you make is muzak to my ears / You must have learned something in all those years

1971 September 9, John Lennon (lyrics and music), “How Do You Sleep?”, in Imagine:

[T]he supermarket is very crowded, because of course it's the time of day when all other people with jobs also try to squeeze in some grocery shopping, and the store is hideously, fluorescently lit, and infused with soul-killing Muzak or corporate pop, and it's pretty much the last place you want to be, but you can't just get in and quickly out.

2005 May 21, David Foster Wallace, This is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life, New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, published April 2009, →ISBN:

(music) Easy listening music, whether played live or recorded, especially if regarded as uninteresting.

hissimusiikki

easy listening music, especially if regarded as uninteresting


хор

хорунан ыллаатылар


sync

en-noun

sync (usually uncountable, plural syncs)

(music) A music synchronization license, allowing the music to be synchronized with visual media such as films.


osa

osa (nominative singular)
osat (nominative plural)
osa (accusative nominative singular)
osat (accusative nominative plural)
osan (accusative genitive singular)
osat (accusative genitive plural)
osan (genitive singular)
osien (genitive plural)
osain (genitive plural rare)
osaa (partitive singular)
osia (partitive plural)
osassa (inessive singular)
osissa (inessive plural)
osasta (elative singular)
osista (elative plural)
osaan (illative singular)
osiin (illative plural)
osalla (adessive singular)
osilla (adessive plural)
osalta (ablative singular)
osilta (ablative plural)
osalle (allative singular)
osille (allative plural)
osana (essive singular)
osina (essive plural)
osaksi (singular translative)
osiksi (plural translative)
osatta (abessive singular)
ositta (abessive plural)
osin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
osani (nominative singular)
osani (nominative plural)
osani (accusative nominative singular)
osani (accusative nominative plural)
osani (accusative genitive singular)
osani (accusative genitive plural)
osani (genitive singular)
osieni (genitive plural)
osaini (genitive plural rare)
osaani (partitive singular)
osiani (partitive plural)
osassani (inessive singular)
osissani (inessive plural)
osastani (elative singular)
osistani (elative plural)
osaani (illative singular)
osiini (illative plural)
osallani (adessive singular)
osillani (adessive plural)
osaltani (ablative singular)
osiltani (ablative plural)
osalleni (allative singular)
osilleni (allative plural)
osanani (essive singular)
osinani (essive plural)
osakseni (singular translative)
osikseni (plural translative)
osattani (abessive singular)
osittani (abessive plural)
osineni (comitative plural)
osasi (nominative singular)
osasi (nominative plural)
osasi (accusative nominative singular)
osasi (accusative nominative plural)
osasi (accusative genitive singular)
osasi (accusative genitive plural)
osasi (genitive singular)
osiesi (genitive plural)
osaisi (genitive plural rare)
osaasi (partitive singular)
osiasi (partitive plural)
osassasi (inessive singular)
osissasi (inessive plural)
osastasi (elative singular)
osistasi (elative plural)
osaasi (illative singular)
osiisi (illative plural)
osallasi (adessive singular)
osillasi (adessive plural)
osaltasi (ablative singular)
osiltasi (ablative plural)
osallesi (allative singular)
osillesi (allative plural)
osanasi (essive singular)
osinasi (essive plural)
osaksesi (singular translative)
osiksesi (plural translative)
osattasi (abessive singular)
osittasi (abessive plural)
osinesi (comitative plural)
osamme (nominative singular)
osamme (nominative plural)
osamme (accusative nominative singular)
osamme (accusative nominative plural)
osamme (accusative genitive singular)
osamme (accusative genitive plural)
osamme (genitive singular)
osiemme (genitive plural)
osaimme (genitive plural rare)
osaamme (partitive singular)
osiamme (partitive plural)
osassamme (inessive singular)
osissamme (inessive plural)
osastamme (elative singular)
osistamme (elative plural)
osaamme (illative singular)
osiimme (illative plural)
osallamme (adessive singular)
osillamme (adessive plural)
osaltamme (ablative singular)
osiltamme (ablative plural)
osallemme (allative singular)
osillemme (allative plural)
osanamme (essive singular)
osinamme (essive plural)
osaksemme (singular translative)
osiksemme (plural translative)
osattamme (abessive singular)
osittamme (abessive plural)
osinemme (comitative plural)
osanne (nominative singular)
osanne (nominative plural)
osanne (accusative nominative singular)
osanne (accusative nominative plural)
osanne (accusative genitive singular)
osanne (accusative genitive plural)
osanne (genitive singular)
osienne (genitive plural)
osainne (genitive plural rare)
osaanne (partitive singular)
osianne (partitive plural)
osassanne (inessive singular)
osissanne (inessive plural)
osastanne (elative singular)
osistanne (elative plural)
osaanne (illative singular)
osiinne (illative plural)
osallanne (adessive singular)
osillanne (adessive plural)
osaltanne (ablative singular)
osiltanne (ablative plural)
osallenne (allative singular)
osillenne (allative plural)
osananne (essive singular)
osinanne (essive plural)
osaksenne (singular translative)
osiksenne (plural translative)
osattanne (abessive singular)
osittanne (abessive plural)
osinenne (comitative plural)
osansa (nominative singular)
osansa (nominative plural)
osansa (accusative nominative singular)
osansa (accusative nominative plural)
osansa (accusative genitive singular)
osansa (accusative genitive plural)
osansa (genitive singular)
osiensa (genitive plural)
osainsa (genitive plural rare)
osaansa (partitive singular)
osiaan (partitive plural)
osiansa (partitive plural)
osassaan (inessive singular)
osassansa (inessive singular)
osissaan (inessive plural)
osissansa (inessive plural)
osastaan (elative singular)
osastansa (elative singular)
osistaan (elative plural)
osistansa (elative plural)
osaansa (illative singular)
osiinsa (illative plural)
osallaan (adessive singular)
osallansa (adessive singular)
osillaan (adessive plural)
osillansa (adessive plural)
osaltaan (ablative singular)
osaltansa (ablative singular)
osiltaan (ablative plural)
osiltansa (ablative plural)
osalleen (allative singular)
osallensa (allative singular)
osilleen (allative plural)
osillensa (allative plural)
osanaan (essive singular)
osanansa (essive singular)
osinaan (essive plural)
osinansa (essive plural)
osakseen (singular translative)
osaksensa (singular translative)
osikseen (plural translative)
osiksensa (plural translative)
osattaan (abessive singular)
osattansa (abessive singular)
osittaan (abessive plural)
osittansa (abessive plural)
osineen (comitative plural)
osinensa (comitative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *osa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ońća, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hónćos (later *Hánćas), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónḱos. Cognates include Estonian osa and possibly Hungarian ágyék.

(music) movement (large division of a larger composition)


quatreble

(obsolete, music) A voice pitched a fifth above treble.


רוק

From English rock, from rock and roll (“rock and roll music”).


drummer

From drum + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (relational noun suffix).

march to the beat of a different drummer


drummer

nl-noun

drummer m (plural drummers, diminutive drummertje n)

drummers (plural)
drummertje (diminutive neuter)

(music) drummer (especially one who plays a drum kit)


drum cadence

(music) A work played exclusively by the percussion section of a modern marching band, descended from early military marches, primarily as a purposefully emphasized means of providing a beat to marchers.


pneuma

From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, breath, spirit”), from πνέω (pnéō, “I blow, breathe”). Doublet of neume.

bor

With swaying arms they wail in pneuma over the recreant Bloom.


deacon

en-verb

deacon (third-person singular simple present deacons, present participle deaconing, simple past and past participle deaconed)

deacons (present singular third-person)
deaconing (participle present)
deaconed (participle past)
deaconed (past)

Inherited from Old English diacon, from Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos, “servant, minister”).

der

(Christianity, music) For a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.


homophonic

(music) Having a single, accompanied, melodic line; not polyphonic.

homofon

music: having a single, accompanied, melodic line


hepcat

From hep + cat, from hep (“sophisticated, aware”). Compare cat (“jazz enthusiast”). Attested in the sense of “sophisticated person” from the 1920s.

(informal, music) A jazz performer, especially one from the 1940s and 1950s.


samisen

samisen (nominative singular)
samisenit (nominative plural)
samisen (accusative nominative singular)
samisenit (accusative nominative plural)
samisenin (accusative genitive singular)
samisenit (accusative genitive plural)
samisenin (genitive singular)
samisenien (genitive plural)
samisenia (partitive singular)
samiseneja (partitive plural)
samisenissa (inessive singular)
samiseneissa (inessive plural)
samisenista (elative singular)
samiseneista (elative plural)
samiseniin (illative singular)
samiseneihin (illative plural)
samisenilla (adessive singular)
samiseneilla (adessive plural)
samisenilta (ablative singular)
samiseneilta (ablative plural)
samisenille (allative singular)
samiseneille (allative plural)
samisenina (essive singular)
samiseneina (essive plural)
samiseniksi (singular translative)
samiseneiksi (plural translative)
samisenitta (abessive singular)
samiseneitta (abessive plural)
samisenein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
samisenini (nominative singular)
samisenini (nominative plural)
samisenini (accusative nominative singular)
samisenini (accusative nominative plural)
samisenini (accusative genitive singular)
samisenini (accusative genitive plural)
samisenini (genitive singular)
samisenieni (genitive plural)
samiseniani (partitive singular)
samisenejani (partitive plural)
samisenissani (inessive singular)
samiseneissani (inessive plural)
samisenistani (elative singular)
samiseneistani (elative plural)
samiseniini (illative singular)
samiseneihini (illative plural)
samisenillani (adessive singular)
samiseneillani (adessive plural)
samiseniltani (ablative singular)
samiseneiltani (ablative plural)
samisenilleni (allative singular)
samiseneilleni (allative plural)
samiseninani (essive singular)
samiseneinani (essive plural)
samisenikseni (singular translative)
samiseneikseni (plural translative)
samisenittani (abessive singular)
samiseneittani (abessive plural)
samiseneineni (comitative plural)
samisenisi (nominative singular)
samisenisi (nominative plural)
samisenisi (accusative nominative singular)
samisenisi (accusative nominative plural)
samisenisi (accusative genitive singular)
samisenisi (accusative genitive plural)
samisenisi (genitive singular)
samiseniesi (genitive plural)
samiseniasi (partitive singular)
samisenejasi (partitive plural)
samisenissasi (inessive singular)
samiseneissasi (inessive plural)
samisenistasi (elative singular)
samiseneistasi (elative plural)
samiseniisi (illative singular)
samiseneihisi (illative plural)
samisenillasi (adessive singular)
samiseneillasi (adessive plural)
samiseniltasi (ablative singular)
samiseneiltasi (ablative plural)
samisenillesi (allative singular)
samiseneillesi (allative plural)
samiseninasi (essive singular)
samiseneinasi (essive plural)
samiseniksesi (singular translative)
samiseneiksesi (plural translative)
samisenittasi (abessive singular)
samiseneittasi (abessive plural)
samiseneinesi (comitative plural)
samisenimme (nominative singular)
samisenimme (nominative plural)
samisenimme (accusative nominative singular)
samisenimme (accusative nominative plural)
samisenimme (accusative genitive singular)
samisenimme (accusative genitive plural)
samisenimme (genitive singular)
samiseniemme (genitive plural)
samiseniamme (partitive singular)
samisenejamme (partitive plural)
samisenissamme (inessive singular)
samiseneissamme (inessive plural)
samisenistamme (elative singular)
samiseneistamme (elative plural)
samiseniimme (illative singular)
samiseneihimme (illative plural)
samisenillamme (adessive singular)
samiseneillamme (adessive plural)
samiseniltamme (ablative singular)
samiseneiltamme (ablative plural)
samisenillemme (allative singular)
samiseneillemme (allative plural)
samiseninamme (essive singular)
samiseneinamme (essive plural)
samiseniksemme (singular translative)
samiseneiksemme (plural translative)
samisenittamme (abessive singular)
samiseneittamme (abessive plural)
samiseneinemme (comitative plural)
samiseninne (nominative singular)
samiseninne (nominative plural)
samiseninne (accusative nominative singular)
samiseninne (accusative nominative plural)
samiseninne (accusative genitive singular)
samiseninne (accusative genitive plural)
samiseninne (genitive singular)
samisenienne (genitive plural)
samisenianne (partitive singular)
samisenejanne (partitive plural)
samisenissanne (inessive singular)
samiseneissanne (inessive plural)
samisenistanne (elative singular)
samiseneistanne (elative plural)
samiseniinne (illative singular)
samiseneihinne (illative plural)
samisenillanne (adessive singular)
samiseneillanne (adessive plural)
samiseniltanne (ablative singular)
samiseneiltanne (ablative plural)
samisenillenne (allative singular)
samiseneillenne (allative plural)
samiseninanne (essive singular)
samiseneinanne (essive plural)
samiseniksenne (singular translative)
samiseneiksenne (plural translative)
samisenittanne (abessive singular)
samiseneittanne (abessive plural)
samiseneinenne (comitative plural)
samiseninsa (nominative singular)
samiseninsa (nominative plural)
samiseninsa (accusative nominative singular)
samiseninsa (accusative nominative plural)
samiseninsa (accusative genitive singular)
samiseninsa (accusative genitive plural)
samiseninsa (genitive singular)
samiseniensa (genitive plural)
samiseniaan (partitive singular)
samiseniansa (partitive singular)
samisenejaan (partitive plural)
samisenejansa (partitive plural)
samisenissaan (inessive singular)
samisenissansa (inessive singular)
samiseneissaan (inessive plural)
samiseneissansa (inessive plural)
samisenistaan (elative singular)
samisenistansa (elative singular)
samiseneistaan (elative plural)
samiseneistansa (elative plural)
samiseniinsa (illative singular)
samiseneihinsa (illative plural)
samisenillaan (adessive singular)
samisenillansa (adessive singular)
samiseneillaan (adessive plural)
samiseneillansa (adessive plural)
samiseniltaan (ablative singular)
samiseniltansa (ablative singular)
samiseneiltaan (ablative plural)
samiseneiltansa (ablative plural)
samisenilleen (allative singular)
samisenillensa (allative singular)
samiseneilleen (allative plural)
samiseneillensa (allative plural)
samiseninaan (essive singular)
samiseninansa (essive singular)
samiseneinaan (essive plural)
samiseneinansa (essive plural)
samisenikseen (singular translative)
samiseniksensa (singular translative)
samiseneikseen (plural translative)
samiseneiksensa (plural translative)
samisenittaan (abessive singular)
samisenittansa (abessive singular)
samiseneittaan (abessive plural)
samiseneittansa (abessive plural)
samiseneineen (comitative plural)
samiseneinensa (comitative plural)

(music) Alternative spelling of shamisen


vocalize

en-verb

vocalize (third-person singular simple present vocalizes, present participle vocalizing, simple past and past participle vocalized)

vocalizes (present singular third-person)
vocalizing (participle present)
vocalized (participle past)
vocalized (past)


wah

onom

Imitative


shamisen

(music) A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.

jabisen

used mainly in reference to archaic forms of the instrument from the Ryukyu Islands


shamisen

shamisen (nominative singular)
shamisenit (nominative plural)
shamisen (accusative nominative singular)
shamisenit (accusative nominative plural)
shamisenin (accusative genitive singular)
shamisenit (accusative genitive plural)
shamisenin (genitive singular)
shamisenien (genitive plural)
shamisenia (partitive singular)
shamiseneja (partitive plural)
shamisenissa (inessive singular)
shamiseneissa (inessive plural)
shamisenista (elative singular)
shamiseneista (elative plural)
shamiseniin (illative singular)
shamiseneihin (illative plural)
shamisenilla (adessive singular)
shamiseneilla (adessive plural)
shamisenilta (ablative singular)
shamiseneilta (ablative plural)
shamisenille (allative singular)
shamiseneille (allative plural)
shamisenina (essive singular)
shamiseneina (essive plural)
shamiseniksi (singular translative)
shamiseneiksi (plural translative)
shamisenitta (abessive singular)
shamiseneitta (abessive plural)
shamisenein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
shamisenini (nominative singular)
shamisenini (nominative plural)
shamisenini (accusative nominative singular)
shamisenini (accusative nominative plural)
shamisenini (accusative genitive singular)
shamisenini (accusative genitive plural)
shamisenini (genitive singular)
shamisenieni (genitive plural)
shamiseniani (partitive singular)
shamisenejani (partitive plural)
shamisenissani (inessive singular)
shamiseneissani (inessive plural)
shamisenistani (elative singular)
shamiseneistani (elative plural)
shamiseniini (illative singular)
shamiseneihini (illative plural)
shamisenillani (adessive singular)
shamiseneillani (adessive plural)
shamiseniltani (ablative singular)
shamiseneiltani (ablative plural)
shamisenilleni (allative singular)
shamiseneilleni (allative plural)
shamiseninani (essive singular)
shamiseneinani (essive plural)
shamisenikseni (singular translative)
shamiseneikseni (plural translative)
shamisenittani (abessive singular)
shamiseneittani (abessive plural)
shamiseneineni (comitative plural)
shamisenisi (nominative singular)
shamisenisi (nominative plural)
shamisenisi (accusative nominative singular)
shamisenisi (accusative nominative plural)
shamisenisi (accusative genitive singular)
shamisenisi (accusative genitive plural)
shamisenisi (genitive singular)
shamiseniesi (genitive plural)
shamiseniasi (partitive singular)
shamisenejasi (partitive plural)
shamisenissasi (inessive singular)
shamiseneissasi (inessive plural)
shamisenistasi (elative singular)
shamiseneistasi (elative plural)
shamiseniisi (illative singular)
shamiseneihisi (illative plural)
shamisenillasi (adessive singular)
shamiseneillasi (adessive plural)
shamiseniltasi (ablative singular)
shamiseneiltasi (ablative plural)
shamisenillesi (allative singular)
shamiseneillesi (allative plural)
shamiseninasi (essive singular)
shamiseneinasi (essive plural)
shamiseniksesi (singular translative)
shamiseneiksesi (plural translative)
shamisenittasi (abessive singular)
shamiseneittasi (abessive plural)
shamiseneinesi (comitative plural)
shamisenimme (nominative singular)
shamisenimme (nominative plural)
shamisenimme (accusative nominative singular)
shamisenimme (accusative nominative plural)
shamisenimme (accusative genitive singular)
shamisenimme (accusative genitive plural)
shamisenimme (genitive singular)
shamiseniemme (genitive plural)
shamiseniamme (partitive singular)
shamisenejamme (partitive plural)
shamisenissamme (inessive singular)
shamiseneissamme (inessive plural)
shamisenistamme (elative singular)
shamiseneistamme (elative plural)
shamiseniimme (illative singular)
shamiseneihimme (illative plural)
shamisenillamme (adessive singular)
shamiseneillamme (adessive plural)
shamiseniltamme (ablative singular)
shamiseneiltamme (ablative plural)
shamisenillemme (allative singular)
shamiseneillemme (allative plural)
shamiseninamme (essive singular)
shamiseneinamme (essive plural)
shamiseniksemme (singular translative)
shamiseneiksemme (plural translative)
shamisenittamme (abessive singular)
shamiseneittamme (abessive plural)
shamiseneinemme (comitative plural)
shamiseninne (nominative singular)
shamiseninne (nominative plural)
shamiseninne (accusative nominative singular)
shamiseninne (accusative nominative plural)
shamiseninne (accusative genitive singular)
shamiseninne (accusative genitive plural)
shamiseninne (genitive singular)
shamisenienne (genitive plural)
shamisenianne (partitive singular)
shamisenejanne (partitive plural)
shamisenissanne (inessive singular)
shamiseneissanne (inessive plural)
shamisenistanne (elative singular)
shamiseneistanne (elative plural)
shamiseniinne (illative singular)
shamiseneihinne (illative plural)
shamisenillanne (adessive singular)
shamiseneillanne (adessive plural)
shamiseniltanne (ablative singular)
shamiseneiltanne (ablative plural)
shamisenillenne (allative singular)
shamiseneillenne (allative plural)
shamiseninanne (essive singular)
shamiseneinanne (essive plural)
shamiseniksenne (singular translative)
shamiseneiksenne (plural translative)
shamisenittanne (abessive singular)
shamiseneittanne (abessive plural)
shamiseneinenne (comitative plural)
shamiseninsa (nominative singular)
shamiseninsa (nominative plural)
shamiseninsa (accusative nominative singular)
shamiseninsa (accusative nominative plural)
shamiseninsa (accusative genitive singular)
shamiseninsa (accusative genitive plural)
shamiseninsa (genitive singular)
shamiseniensa (genitive plural)
shamiseniaan (partitive singular)
shamiseniansa (partitive singular)
shamisenejaan (partitive plural)
shamisenejansa (partitive plural)
shamisenissaan (inessive singular)
shamisenissansa (inessive singular)
shamiseneissaan (inessive plural)
shamiseneissansa (inessive plural)
shamisenistaan (elative singular)
shamisenistansa (elative singular)
shamiseneistaan (elative plural)
shamiseneistansa (elative plural)
shamiseniinsa (illative singular)
shamiseneihinsa (illative plural)
shamisenillaan (adessive singular)
shamisenillansa (adessive singular)
shamiseneillaan (adessive plural)
shamiseneillansa (adessive plural)
shamiseniltaan (ablative singular)
shamiseniltansa (ablative singular)
shamiseneiltaan (ablative plural)
shamiseneiltansa (ablative plural)
shamisenilleen (allative singular)
shamisenillensa (allative singular)
shamiseneilleen (allative plural)
shamiseneillensa (allative plural)
shamiseninaan (essive singular)
shamiseninansa (essive singular)
shamiseneinaan (essive plural)
shamiseneinansa (essive plural)
shamisenikseen (singular translative)
shamiseniksensa (singular translative)
shamiseneikseen (plural translative)
shamiseneiksensa (plural translative)
shamisenittaan (abessive singular)
shamisenittansa (abessive singular)
shamiseneittaan (abessive plural)
shamiseneittansa (abessive plural)
shamiseneineen (comitative plural)
shamiseneinensa (comitative plural)


syncope

en-noun

syncope (countable and uncountable, plural syncopes)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin syncopē, from Ancient Greek συγκοπή (sunkopḗ), from συγκόπτω (sunkóptō, “cut up”) + -η (-ē, nominalization suffix), from σύν (sún, “beside, with”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “strike, cut off”).

lbor

She was a volatile creature, full of mischievous surprise: at their first music practice, after playing over some hymns on the pipe-organ, she burst into jazz, filling the quiet grove with the clamorous syncope of Paddy-Paws, a favourite song that summer.

1922, Christopher Morley, Where the Blue Begins:

(music) A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation.


syncope

nl-noun

syncope f (plural syncopes, diminutive syncopetje n)

syncopes (plural)
syncopetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek συγκοπή (sunkopḗ).

(music) a missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation; syncope


syncope

bor+

Borrowed from Ancient Greek συγκοπή (sunkopḗ)


re-entry

en-noun

re-entry (countable and uncountable, plural re-entries)

(music, of a ukulele) A break in the pitch order of strings.


pallet

(music) In the organ, a valve between the wind chest and the mouth of a pipe or row of pipes.


バス

(music) bass (the lower spectrum of sound of a singing voice or musical instrument)

コントラバス コントラバス#Japanese

(music) Clipping of コントラバス: a contrabass, a double bass, a bass


modus

modus (nominative singular)
mody (nominative plural)
modu (genitive singular)
modů (genitive plural)
modu (dative singular)
modům (dative plural)
modus (accusative singular)
mody (accusative plural)
mode (singular vocative)
mody (plural vocative)
modu (locative singular)
modech (locative plural)
modem (instrumental singular)
mody (instrumental plural)


chillout

chillout (countable and uncountable, plural chillouts)


letra

From Old Galician-Portuguese letra, letera, from Latin littera (“letter”), from Etruscan [Term?], from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra, “tablet”).


electronic organ

en-noun

electronic organ (plural electronic organs)

(music) A keyboard musical instrument, resembling a spinet, or upright, piano in size and general shape, in which tone is generated by electronic circuits and radiated by loudspeaker.


riff

nl-noun

riff m (plural riffs, diminutive riffje n)

riffs (plural)
riffje (diminutive neuter)


riff

(music, neologism, chiefly in translations from English) riff


dol

(music) a type of conical drum from Bengkulu.


quarter note

(Canada, US, music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.


couplet

→ Dutch: couplet

→ English: couplet

→ German: Couplet

→ Spanish: cuplé

→ Russian: купле́т (kuplét)


musette

2011 Tour de France
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Thor Hushovd

From both of the following:
* Late Middle English musette (“type of bagpipe”), from Middle French musette, Old French musette (“type of bagpipe”) (modern French musette), from muse (“bagpipe”) + -ette (diminutive suffix). Muse is derived from muser (“to play the bagpipe; (figuratively) to flatter”), perhaps from musel (“muzzle (protruding part of an animal’s head)”) (alluding to a bagpipe player puffing out the cheeks), from Late Latin mūsus (“muzzle”); further etymology uncertain, perhaps expressive of protruding lips and/or influenced by Latin mūgiō (“to bellow, low, moo”), from Proto-Indo-European *mug-, *mūg- (onomatopoeia of the lowing of cattle).
* Borrowed from French musette in the 18th century.
Sense 2 (“small bag or knapsack with a shoulder strap”) is due to the resemblance of the original knapsack to the bag of bagpipes.

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From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, U.S.A.

musette

any of various small bagpipes having a soft sound, especially with a bellows

(historical) Any of various small bagpipes having a soft sound, especially with a bellows, which were popular in France in the 17th and early 18th century.

(by extension) A pastoral air or tune that has a drone imitating such an instrument; also, a dance performed to this music.

musette

pastoral air or tune that has a drone imitating this instrument; dance performed to this music

(historical) An organ stop using reed pipes with cone-shaped resonators, found in organs in France in the 17th and 18th centuries.

musetti

A small oboe without a cap for its reed, which evolved from the chanter or pipe of bagpipes; a piccolo oboe.


fretted

The dulcimer and sitar are fretted instruments.

(music, of a musical instrument) Having frets.


feedback

en-verb

feedback (third-person singular simple present feedbacks, present participle feedbacking, simple past and past participle feedbacked)

feedbacks (present singular third-person)
feedbacking (participle present)
feedbacked (participle past)
feedbacked (past)

The show ended with a riot of feedbacking guitars.

(music) To generate the high-frequency sound by allowing a speaker to cause vibration of the sound generator of a musical instrument connected by an amplifier to the speaker.


diatonic

From French diatonique or Late Latin diatonicus, ultimately from Ancient Greek διατονικός (diatonikós), in the phrase [γένος (génos, “type, genus”)] διατονικός (diatonikós) (in reference to the diatonic tetrachord, and in contrast to the chromatic and enharmonic tetrachords), from διάτονος (diátonos) (διά (diá) + τόνος (tónos)), of disputed etymology, as both components are ambiguous.
Most plausibly, διάτονος (diátonos) refers to “stretched intervals”, as the intervals of the diatonic tetrachord are the most evenly distributed or “stretched out”, compared to the chromatic and enharmonic tetrads, which use smaller, more crowded together intervals. Compare pyknon, from πυκνός (puknós, “dense, compressed”), referring to the lower part of the non-diatonic tetrachords: the diatonic tetrachord has widely spaced notes (“stretched out”), while the other tetrachords have a closely spaced notes (“compressed”).

(music) Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scales.


diatonic

ro-adj

diatonic m or n (feminine singular diatonică, masculine plural diatonici, feminine and neuter plural diatonice)

diatonică (feminine singular)
diatonici (masculine plural)
diatonice (feminine neuter plural)
diatonic (accusative indefinite masculine neuter nominative singular)
diatonică (accusative feminine indefinite nominative singular)
diatonici (accusative indefinite masculine nominative plural)
diatonice (accusative feminine indefinite neuter nominative plural)
diatonicul (accusative definite masculine neuter nominative singular)
diatonica (accusative definite feminine nominative singular)
diatonicii (accusative definite masculine nominative plural)
diatonicele (accusative definite feminine neuter nominative plural)
diatonic (dative genitive indefinite masculine neuter singular)
diatonice (dative feminine genitive indefinite singular)
diatonici (dative genitive indefinite masculine plural)
diatonice (dative feminine genitive indefinite neuter plural)
diatonicului (dative definite genitive masculine neuter singular)
diatonicei (dative definite feminine genitive singular)
diatonicilor (dative definite genitive masculine plural)
diatonicelor (dative definite feminine genitive neuter plural)

Borrowed from French diatonique or Latin diatonicus.


number one

(music) The single that has sold the most in a given period.