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toonzetting

Definitions of toonzetting
  1. noun
    a musical work that has been created
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    examples:
    magnificat
    (Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')
    types:
    bladmuziek, muziek
    a musical composition in printed or written form
    arrangement, zetting
    a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments
    interludium, intermezzo, tussenspel
    a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera
    solo, solo-optreden
    a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)
    duet, duo, span, stel, stelletje, tweespan
    a musical composition for two performers
    drietal, trio
    a musical composition for three performers
    kwartet
    a musical composition for four performers
    kwintet
    a musical composition for five performers
    sextet
    a musical composition written for six performers
    septet
    a musical composition written for seven performers
    octet
    a musical composition written for eight performers
    divertimento, serenade, zanghulde
    a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
    arcadia, herdersroman, pastorale, zendbrief
    a musical composition that evokes rural life
    toccata
    a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style
    fantasie
    a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes
    passage
    a short section of a musical composition
    suite
    a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
    medley, pastiche, potpourri, wisselslag
    a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
    nocturne
    a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
    cantus, gez., gezang, kerkgezang, kerkzang, lied, liedje, popsong, song, zang
    a short musical composition with words
    plaatlood
    a sheet containing the words and melody for a song (and some indication of harmony) written in simple form
    intermezzo
    a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony
    intro
    a brief introductory passage to a piece of popular music
    frase
    a short musical passage
    solo, solopartij
    a brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music
    scherzo
    a fast movement (usually in triple time)
    aria
    an elaborate song for solo voice
    draairichting
    a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
    barcarolle, gondellied
    a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers
    liedje
    a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
    dodenmis, grafzang, lijkdicht, lijkmis, lijkzang, nenia, requiem, requiemmis, rouwmis, uitvaartmis
    a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
    drinklied
    a song celebrating the joys of drinking; sung at drinking parties
    volkslied
    a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
    berceuse, slaapdeuntje, slaapliedje, wiegelied, wiegeliedje
    a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
    samenzang
    a song with two or more voice parts
    serenade, zanghulde
    a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
    levenslied, smartlap
    a popular song concerned with disappointment in love
    recitatief
    a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
    modulatie
    a musical passage moving from one key to another
    type of:
    muziek
    an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
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