música vocal

Definitions of música vocal
  1. noun
    music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music)
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    cante, canto
    the act of singing vocal music
    bel canto
    a style of operatic singing
    coloratura
    singing with florid ornamentation
    canción de Navidad, villancico
    a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)
    canción de cuna, nana
    the act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep
    scat
    singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
    armonización
    singing in harmony
    canturreo, tarareo
    the act of singing with closed lips
    entonación
    the act of singing in a monotonous tone
    salmodia
    the act of singing psalms or hymns
    concierto improvisado
    informal group singing of popular songs
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    música
    musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
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