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Alternative spelling of a cappella [(music) Singing solely or mainly without instrumental accompaniment.]
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(music) A vocal performance with no instrumental accompaniment.
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Alternative spelling of a cappella [(music) In a manner of a choir with no instrumental accompaniment; literally, "in the style of the (Sistine) Chapel (in Rome)", such as a musical Mass done a cappella.]
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(music) The process in which a harmony singer or background singer repeats a line or a series of words in a song separately after the lead singer rather than singing it in unison with the lead singer; prominent in country music and Southern gospel.
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(music) A song whose lyrics serve as a response or sequel to the lyrics of another song.
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(informal) A very popular song or track.
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(music) A vocal music composition, usually written for one voice with piano accompaniment.
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(music) The chorus and other words and sounds sung by backup vocalists to provide accompaniment to a song
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A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
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(obsolete) The refrain of a song.
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The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet.
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(singing) A musical technique in which one or more performers calls and others (often the audience) respond with alternating musical phrases.
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The intonation of a sentence, especially in Hebrew script, codified by marks which are read as sequences of musical pitches.
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Singing, especially as a chant is sung.
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(music) (preceded by definite article) A vocal effect produced when the entire lyrics of a song are processed through an auto-tune system.
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(intransitive) To sing in concert.
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(Britain, nonstandard) A song or track, especially one that is catchy.
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(UK, Canada) A student at a university, school or church who receives a stipend or scholarship for singing in that institution's choir.
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(Christianity) A form of Lutheran or Protestant hymn tune.
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A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.
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A line of performers in a revue or other show, dancing in unison.
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Someone who choruses, or sings in a chorus.
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(music) A performance of an opera or similar piece without the normal dramatic action, or of a religious piece without the accompanying liturgy
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(obsolete) Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments.
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(rare) An Internet or computerized chorus
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A short, simple verse or song.
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(music) One of a set of eight modes, octoechoi, of music in Byzantine music. It selects the chant style or genre.
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The most important and most influential American popular songs of the 20th century, considered as a collection
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(obsolete) The burden or chorus of a song.
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(music) A composition written or performed without lyrics, sometimes using a lead instrument to replace vocals.
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(countable) Something that is instrumental; an instrument.
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(music, transitive) To transcribe for instrumental execution a piece of music written for the human voice
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(music) How likely the music contains no spoken word vocals
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Relating to, or serving as, instrumentation
adv
(rare, archaic, now nonstandard) By means of an instrument; instrumentally.
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A short musical dramatic piece, of a light, pleasing, and sometimes burlesque character.
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Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating or singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest.
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(intransitive) to perform karaoke
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(music) The primary words of a song, sung by the lead vocalist to the same tune as the primary melody
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Alternative form of lead sheet [(music) A form of written music that specifies the melody, lyrics, and harmony.]
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A musical composition set to a poetical story.
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The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera.
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(music) An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.
adj
Having a light singing voice of modest range
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A music video in which the words to the song are the main feature.
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A musical composition which is short in duration.
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To compose music for a dramatic work.
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Alternative form of Nikon choir. [(chiefly Britain, idiomatic) A large group of photographers simultaneously capturing images of a celebrity, producing numerous photographic flashes along with an accompanying din of clicking camera shutters.]
adj
Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to a certain destined function or end.
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(transitive, music) To sing in parts.
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(jazz) The return to the main written melody following the chorus (improvised solo section) in a small group performance
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(UK, dialectal) The burden or chorus of a song.
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The performance of a part song.
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(music) A form of unaccompanied, often homophonic, vocal composition usually for a few voices or a small choir
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Alternative spelling of part song [(music) A form of unaccompanied, often homophonic, vocal composition usually for a few voices or a small choir]
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Alternative spelling of plainsong [(music) A form of monophonic chant in unison using the Gregorian scale, sung in various Christian churches.]
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Alternative spelling of plainsong [(music) A form of monophonic chant in unison using the Gregorian scale, sung in various Christian churches.]
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(music) Part of a song occurring after the verse and serving as a buildup to the chorus.
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A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist.
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(music) A part of a song's lyrics that is spoken rather than sung.
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The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.
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An interpretation or performance of an artwork, especially a musical score or musical work.
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(musical theatre) A short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.
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A monophonic song with a two-part refrain.
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Alternative form of repertoire [A list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform or display.]
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A small number of selected singers.
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A description of various musical sessions.
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One who adapts words to music in composition.
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A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).
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(music) To sing a musical piece while reading it for the first time, without rehearsal.
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(colloquial, singing) A gathering or event where participants are encouraged to add their voices in song.
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Alternative form of sing from the same hymnbook [(idiomatic, of two or more people) To make the same or similar statements, especially to express the same opinions in public as a result of a prior agreement.]
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Alternative form of sing from the same hymnbook [(idiomatic, of two or more people) To make the same or similar statements, especially to express the same opinions in public as a result of a prior agreement.]
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(idiomatic, of two or more people) To make the same or similar statements, especially to express the same opinions in public as a result of a prior agreement.
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A kind of verse with a simple, song-like rhythm.
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(of music) designed to allow or encourage the audience to sing along
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(music) An exercise where the pupil is instructed to sing back a sequence of notes previously played or sung.
adj
Proper to or characteristic of a singer
adj
(music) Smooth and flowing.
adj
Like a piece of singsong; simple and melodic, varying in pitch (of tone of voice etc.)
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(music, uncountable) An early German form of opera consisting of spoken dialogue interspersed with song.
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Alternative form of sitzprobe [The first run-through of an opera or musical in which the orchestra and singers rehearse together, covering only those portions of the piece in which the orchestra plays, and in which the singers sit or stand at microphones, but do not block out any action.]
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(music) To perform a solo.
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The act or art of singing.
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The composition of songs.
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A document containing the lyrics of a song, to be consulted by the singer.
adj
Characterised or marked by song(s) or singing
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An operatic musical drama in which spoken dialogue is interspersed with song.
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The written words to a song; lyrics.
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(music) A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song.
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A short musical film of the 1940s, a precursor to the music video.
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(music) A form of recitative between speaking and singing
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(informal) A major, ambitious musical (stage production in which songs are performed).
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(music) The last line (or last two lines) of a song's chorus that is repeated to indicate the end of the song.
adj
Alternative spelling of through-composed [(music) Of a song, composed so that each stanza may have different music, rather than the same being repeated for all of them.]
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A song whose parts are sung in succession; a catch; a round.
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(obsolete) To sing with melody or harmony.
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A book of tunes; a songbook.
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(obsolete) The burden of a song; the chorus; the refrain.
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(music) (of a song, sound or recording) Structured such that choruses and verses alternate, in a manner characteristic of pop music.
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(chiefly music) In the manner of a virtuoso; with virtuosity
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Jazz singing genre where the lyrics are written to melodies that were originally parts of an all-instrumental composition or improvisation.
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Alternative spelling of etude [(music) A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.]
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