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| chant |
a song that is sung on the same note or the same few notes throughout. [1/4 definitions] |
| delivery |
the way in which speech is said or a song is sung. [1/2 definitions] |
| gospel |
a type of heartfelt and often highly rhythmic music sung in a Christian religious service. Gospel originated in America and developed out of various traditions of folk music as well as blues. [1/4 definitions] |
| harmony |
musical notes played or sung at the same time that make a pleasant sound. [1/3 definitions] |
| lullaby |
a song sung to put a child to sleep. |
| melody |
A melody is a string of musical sounds that you can follow as you listen. A melody is something that can be sung because it is made up of individual notes. Often when we talk about a melody, we mean the string of sounds that can be heard most clearly in a song. The melody is the part that most people will sing when they hear the song. |
| music |
the art of taking different tones and rhythms and making them into a piece that can be played or sung; the art of creating a musical composition. [2/4 definitions] |
| opera1 |
a play in which all or most of the words are sung and the music is played by an orchestra. |
| operetta |
a short, funny opera, with words that are spoken as well as sung. |
| participle |
A participle is a certain form of a verb. Words like "broken," "fallen," and "begun" are participles, and so are "breaking," "falling," and "beginning." The first set of participles can be used in sentences with the verb "have," as in "The water has begun to boil." The second set of participles can be used with a form of the verb "be," as in "The play is beginning." The first set of participles are called "past participles," and the second set are called "present participles." Sometimes these types of words can also be used alone as adjectives, for example, when we say "the broken lamp" or the "falling snow." Past participles are also used in sentences like "The leaves were blown away by the wind," "The money was hidden under a rock," and "The songs were sung too fast." |
| score |
The printed or written form of a musical piece is called a "score." A score shows all the parts of the music that are played by the different instruments or all the parts sung by people. A conductor of a band or orchestra always has a score of the music that the band or orchestra will play. [1/8 definitions] |
| sung |
"Sung" is the past participle of "sing." |
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