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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"

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

choral collapse: related to or written for or performed by a chorus or choir; "choral composition"; "choral ensemble"

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

vocal collapse: full of the sound of voices; "a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"; having or using the power to produce speech or sound; "vocal organs"; "all vocal beings hymned their praise"; relating to or designed for or using the singing voice; "vocal technique"; "the vocal repertoire"; "organized a vocal group to sing his compositions"

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"

part music collapse: vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment)

bravura collapse: brilliant and showy technical skill; "in a final bravura the ballerina appeared to be floating in water"; "the music ends with a display of bravura"

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"

falsetto collapse: a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register; artificially high; above the normal voice range; "a falsetto voice"

sacred collapse: (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person; "a fund sacred to charity"; "a morning hour sacred to study"; "a private office sacred to the President"; concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"; worthy of respect or dedication; "saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling"

dramatic collapse: suitable to or characteristic of drama; "a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape"; "a dramatic rescue at sea"; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation"; used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; "a dramatic tenor"; "a dramatic soprano"; pertaining to or characteristic of drama; "dramatic arts"

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

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"

duet collapse: a musical composition for two performers; two performers or singers who perform together

stagy collapse: having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality; "stagy heroics"

scenic collapse: used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery; "scenic drives"; of or relating to the stage or stage scenery; "scenic design"

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"

histrionic collapse: characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose"

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

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