The Arts - Music Flashcards

1
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la musique

un musicien

A

music

a musician

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2
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un accord

A

a chord

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3
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un air

accorder

se mettre au diapason
(=Accorder un instrument en fonction du son de référence.)

un diapason

A

a tune

to tune

to tune in

a tuning fork

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4
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une mélodie

mélodieux

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a melody

melodious

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5
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composer

un compositeur

A

to compose

a composer

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6
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diriger (un orchestre)

un chef d’orchestre

la baguette du chef d’orchestre

A

to conduct

a conductor (faux-ami)

the conductor’s baton

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une symphonie
(= Composition musicale à plusieurs mouvements, exécutée par un nombre important d’instrumentistes.
Les neuf symphonies de Beethoven.)

symphonique
un symphoniste

A

a symphony

symphonic

a symphonist

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un concert

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a concert

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une sonate

=Composition musicale pour un ou deux instruments, en trois ou quatre mouvements

A

a sonata

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l’harmonie

harmonieux

harmonieusement

harmonique

harmoniser

l’harmonisation

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harmony

harmonious

harmoniously

harmonic

to harmonize

harmonization

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le rythme

rythmique

A

rhythm

rhythmical

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12
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un temps

le tempo

A

a beat

the beat

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13
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en solo

un solo

un solist

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solo

a solo

a soloist

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14
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un duo (formation)

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a duo

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un duo (oeuvre)

des duettistes

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a duet

duettists

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16
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un trio

A

a trio

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17
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un quatuor

A

a quartet(te)

18
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un quintette

A

a quintet

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un sextuor

A

a sextet

20
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un récital

A

a recital

21
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un boeuf / une impro

A

a jam (session)

22
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faire de la musique

A

to play music

23
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éxécuter un morceau de musique

interpréter un morceau de musique

A

to play a piece of music

to perform a piece of music

24
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un mélomane

A

a music lover

25
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mettre qch en musique

A

to set sth in music

26
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la musique classique

A

classical music

27
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la musique symphonique

A

symphonic music

28
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un concertiste

A

a concertist

29
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jouer en solo

chanter en solo

A

to play solo

to sing solo

30
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une sonate pour violon

A

a violin sonata

31
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un concerto

A

a concerto

32
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un concerto pour piano

A

a piano concerto

33
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chanter en duo

A

to sing as a duo

34
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un duo pour violons

A

a violin duet

35
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un quatuor à cordes

A

a string quartet

36
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faire un boeuf

A

to have a jam

37
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un quartette de jazz

A

a jazz quartet

38
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avoir l’oreille musicale (2)

A

to have an ear for music

to be musical

39
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donner le ton

A

to give the pitch

40
Q

c’est joué trop haut

c’est joué trop bas

A

the pitch is too high

the pitch is too low

41
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jouer / chanter juste

jouer / chanter faux

A

to play / to sing in tune

to play / to sing out of tune

42
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être à contre-temps

A

to be off the beat