Music Flashcards

(39 cards)

1
Q

a (musical) score

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partition

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2
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a staff

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une portée

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3
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a quaver rest

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un soupir

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4
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a key

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une tonalité ou une touche de clavier

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5
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sharp, flat, natural

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dièse, bémol, bécarre

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6
Q

to sight-read

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déchiffrer

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7
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a choir

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chorale

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8
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a chorister

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une choriste

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9
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a tune

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un air

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10
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a verse

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couplet

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11
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a chorus

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refrain

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12
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a (Christmas) carol

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chant de Noël

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13
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singing exercises

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vocalises

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14
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a prima donna

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cantatrice

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15
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unaccompanied

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a capella

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16
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to hum

17
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a conductor

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chef d’orchestre

18
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the baton

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baguette du chef

19
Q

a symphony orchestra

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un orchestre symphonique

20
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a tuning fork

21
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music stand

22
Q

to beat time

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battre la mesure

23
Q

to tune in

24
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to interpret

25
to sing in tune / out off tune
chanter juste / faux
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a double bass
contre basse
27
a cello
violoncelle
28
a fiddle
violon
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bagpipes
cornemuse
30
drums
la batterie
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grand piano
piano à queue
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upright piano
piano droit
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accordion
accordéon
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harpsichord
accordéon
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he came with a face as long as a fiddle
il est arrivé avec une tête d'enterrement
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does it ring a bell?
ça t'évoque qqch?
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this is music to my ears
ça fait plaisir à entendre
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it's the same old song
c'est toujours la même rengaine
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it set the tone for the whole evening
cela a donné le ton de la soirée