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strophe collapse: one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama

couplet collapse: a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed

scat collapse: singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument; flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

yodel collapse: a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto; sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"

song collapse: the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"; a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"; a distinctive or characteristic sound; "the song of bullets was in the air"; "the song of the wind"; "the wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead"; a very small sum; "he bought it for a song"

alto collapse: the pitch range of the lowest female voice; (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments; a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef; (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group; "alto clarinet or recorder"; of or being the lowest female voice

contralto collapse: the lowest female singing voice; a woman singer having a contralto voice

solo collapse: a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied; any activity that is performed alone without assistance; a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment); composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; "a passage for solo clarinet"; perform a piece written for a single instrument; fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers

intonation collapse: the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations; the act of singing in a monotonous tone; singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong; rise and fall of the voice pitch

coloratura collapse: singing with florid ornamentation; a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music

treble collapse: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"; sing treble

accompaniment collapse: a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts; an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

soprano collapse: the pitch range of the highest female voice; the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty; a female singer; having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef"

septet collapse: a musical composition written for seven performers; seven people considered as a unit; a set of seven similar things considered as a unit; seven performers or singers who perform together

triplet collapse: one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy

syllable collapse: a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket' has two syllables"

bass collapse: nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes; the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments; the lowest part of the musical range; the lowest adult male singing voice; the lowest part in polyphonic music; an adult male singer with the lowest voice; having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet"

octave collapse: a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse; a musical interval of eight tones; a feast day and the seven days following it

tune collapse: the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency; the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch; "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune"; a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"; adjust the pitches of (musical instruments); "My piano needs to be tuned"; adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine"

hum collapse: a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic"; sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody"; make a low continuous sound; "The refrigerator is humming"; sound with a monotonous hum; be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity"

octet collapse: a musical composition written for eight performers; eight people considered as a unit; a set of eight similar things considered as a unit; eight performers or singers who perform together

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