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transpose collapse: a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix; change key; "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"; put (a piece of music) into another key; transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality

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

conservatory collapse: a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner; a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts; the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts

quartet collapse: a musical composition for four performers; four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."; a set of four similar things considered as a unit; four performers or singers who perform together

catchy collapse: having concealed difficulty; "a catchy question"; "a tricky recipe to follow"

glissando collapse: a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale; (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes); "this should be played glissando, please"

appealing collapse: able to attract interest or draw favorable attention; "He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology"- Vincent Starrett; "an appealing sense of humor"; "the idea of having enough money to retire at fifty is very appealing"; expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice"

minstrel collapse: a performer in a minstrel show; celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels

text collapse: the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"; the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.); "pictures made the text easier to understand"; a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon; "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon"

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

metronome collapse: clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music

spiritual collapse: a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States; lacking material body or form or substance; "spiritual beings"; "the vital transcendental soul belonging to the spiritual realm"-Lewis Mumford; concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love"

showboat collapse: a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)

maestro collapse: an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters"

bell the cat collapse: take a risk; perform a daring act; "Who is going to bell the cat?"

swan song collapse: a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)

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

accompany collapse: go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"

drumbeat collapse: a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq"; (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown

paradiddle collapse: the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

playhouse collapse: plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of

recital collapse: performance of music or dance especially by soloists; a detailed account or description of something; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings"; a detailed statement giving facts and figures; "his wife gave a recital of his infidelities"

interpreter collapse: (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time; someone who mediates between speakers of different languages; someone who uses art to represent something; "his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature"; "she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles"

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