The Arts - Music Flashcards

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1
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la musique

un musicien

A

music

a musician

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un accord

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a chord

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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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une mélodie

mélodieux

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a melody

melodious

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composer

un compositeur

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to compose

a composer

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diriger (un orchestre)

un chef d’orchestre

la baguette du chef d’orchestre

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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

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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

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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

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rhythm

rhythmical

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un temps

le tempo

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a beat

the beat

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en solo

un solo

un solist

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solo

a solo

a soloist

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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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un trio

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a trio

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un quatuor

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a quartet(te)

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un quintette

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a quintet

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un sextuor

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a sextet

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un récital

A

a recital

21
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un boeuf / une impro

A

a jam (session)

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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

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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

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la musique symphonique

A

symphonic music

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un concertiste

A

a concertist

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jouer en solo

chanter en solo

A

to play solo

to sing solo

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une sonate pour violon

A

a violin sonata

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un concerto

A

a concerto

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un concerto pour piano

A

a piano concerto

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chanter en duo

A

to sing as a duo

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un duo pour violons

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a violin duet

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un quatuor à cordes

A

a string quartet

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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

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to give the pitch

40
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c’est joué trop haut

c’est joué trop bas

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the pitch is too high

the pitch is too low

41
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jouer / chanter juste

jouer / chanter faux

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to play / to sing in tune

to play / to sing out of tune

42
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être à contre-temps

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to be off the beat