Music Vocabulary Pronunciation
traditional music – songs and tunes particular to a country or region which have
been performed over a long period of time, usually several generations
- Traditional music is part of our culture and should be preserved.
folk – traditional music which included songs written a long time ago and new songs
written in the old style
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19th centuries by musicians highly skilled in musical composition
- I find that classical music really stirs up the emotions and I particularly enjoy
listening to Beethoven and Bach.
opera – a musical play, often very dramatic, in which most of the words are sung
- I’m not a fan of opera as I really don’t like the style of singing.
musical – a play or film that uses singing and dancing in the story but also includes a
lot of spoken dialogue
- Although there are lots of great new musicals being written, I still love West Side
Story the best.
instrumental music – music where you just hear instruments playing and there is no
singing
- I’m not happy when they play instrumental music on my favourite radio station as
I like to be able to sing along the lyrics.
easy listening – a type of music that is not complicated, is pleasant to listen and
doesn’t need much of your attention
- When I get home in the evening I put on some easy listening to help me relax after
a busy day.
background music – music that is playing while something else is happening
- My friend likes to have background music on while she’s studying but I need a
quiet place to work.
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