MUSIC VOCABULARY

Cornet: a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

SENTENCE: He started playing the cornet the age of three

Contrabass: largest and lowest member of the violin family

SENTENCE: A major part of the performance will be based on the contrabass flute

Conductor: the person who leads a musical group

SENTENCE: A music conductor makes sure all the musicians come in at the right time and tempo,

Clavier: a stringed instrument that has a keyboard

SENTENCE: The clavier in the music store was beautifully crafted

Clavichord: an early keyboard instrument closely related to a piano

SENTENCE: He sat down at the clavichord and sang what he had composed in honour of the Princess

Clarinet: a single-reed instrument with a straight tube

SENTENCE: He played clarinet in a town orchestra whose instruments were donated by a mill owner.

Chamber music: serious music performed by a small group of musicians

SENTENCE: I don’t like opera ; chamber music is more my style

Bugle: a brass instrument without valves

SENTENCE: I’d like to learn to play the bugle

Harmonica: a small rectangular instrument into which air is blown

SENTENCE: I can blow a harmonica to make a tune

Mandolin: a stringed instrument related to the lute

SENTENCE: He skillfully played the mandolin, filling the room with melodic tunes

Trombone: a brass instrument with a long tube and a U-shaped slide

SENTENCE: His father played slack key and trombone.