Over the next few centuries, many of the people writing music were Italian. They used Italian words to describe tempo, feelings and other aspects (方面) of music. Of course, people in other parts of the world were writing music, too. In an effort to standardize (使标准化) written music...
There are a great many words we use to describe music and you should add them to your vocabulary. Most have their origin in the Italian language - tempo, staccato and forte for example. See how many you know in this quiz on musical terms written for KS2
There is a large music vocabulary that may be used to describe the ideas and feelings that music might evoke in us. As you can see, there are numerous words that have similar meanings or may be used in multiple settings, such as the genre, a specific piece of music, our viewpoint...
Why Do We Use Italian Words to Describe Music? Even if you don’t know how to read music, there’s no doubt you’ve encountered loads of Italian during your musical experiences. Music is often said to be a universal language, but Italian just might be the language of music itself. It...
However, to fully appreciate and understand music, it's important to know the terminology that musicians use to describe the different elements that make up a piece. In this article, we will provide definitions and explanations of some of the most common music...
For fun, I tried feeding in some prompts from Pitchfork’s album reviews. Here are just a few words that a writer recently used to describe a song: “arpeggiated synths and light-up dancefloor grooves.” Simple, right? Effective. You can almost hear it. Well, actually, you can hear it...
33.mnemonic: assisting or intended to assist the memory. synonyms: redolent, evocative 34.ballistic: extremely and usually suddenly excited, upset, or angry synonyms: wild 35.green-eyed: to describe jealousy synonyms: envious, jealous 36.dauntless: not to be daunted or intimidated; fearless; intr...
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Words to describe a state of being Concepts to claw back a semblance of meaning Distance from edges and safety from ledges Searching in bars and in traffic between the buses and cars In mystery and music and mastery and memory Or in romance and senses and sentences or sonnets Checking under...
. The term seems appropriate to describe Jibade-Khalil Huffman’s artistic practice, given the several books of poetry he’s published over the past dozen years and his penchant for incorporating text into his films. Both his arresting 2018 installation at The Kitchen in New York (Tempo) and...