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  1. accordion
    a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument
  2. acoustic guitar
    sound is not amplified by electrical means
  3. aeolian harp
    a harp having strings tuned in unison
  4. air horn
    a pneumatic horn
  5. alto
    the lowest female singing voice
  6. answer
    a statement made to reply to a question or criticism
  7. anvil
    a heavy block on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
  8. arrange
    put into a proper or systematic order
  9. arrangement
    an orderly grouping considered as a unit
  10. ax
    a tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
  11. baby grand piano
    a small grand piano
  12. bagpipe
    a tubular wind instrument
  13. balalaika
    a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings
  14. banjo
    a stringed instrument that has long neck and circular body
  15. baritone horn
    the second lowest brass wind instrument
  16. baritone voice
    the second lowest adult male singing voice
  17. bass drum
    a large drum with two heads
  18. bass guitar
    an instrument that has the lowest pitch or range
  19. bass voice
    the lowest adult male singing voice
  20. bassoon
    a double-reed woodwind instrument that makes a low sound
  21. bazooka
    a portable rocket launcher used by infantrymen as an antitank weapon
  22. beak
    horny projecting mouth of a bird
  23. beat
    hit repeatedly
  24. bell
    a hollow metal device that makes a ringing sound when struck
  25. block
    obstruct
  26. body
    an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass
  27. bongo drum
    a small drum; played with the hands
  28. bow
    something curved in shape
  29. bowing
    bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
  30. boxwood
    evergreen shrubs or small trees
  31. brace
    a support that steadies or strengthens something else
  32. brass
    an alloy of copper and zinc
  33. brassy
    resembling or containing an alloy of zinc and copper
  34. break
    destroy the integrity of
  35. breath
    the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
  36. bridge
    structure allowing passage across a river or other obstacle
  37. bugle
    a brass instrument without valves
  38. button
    a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats
  39. calliope
    a musical instrument with steam whistles played from a keyboard
  40. carillon
    set of bells hung in a bell tower
  41. castanets
    pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone made to click together
  42. castrato
    a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice
  43. catgut
    a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery
  44. catling
    a long double-edged knife used for amputations
  45. celesta
    a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard
  46. cello
    a large stringed instrument
  47. cellular phone
    a hand-held mobile device
  48. chanterelle
    widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma
  49. chord
    a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously
  50. chordophone
    a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers
  51. chromatic scale
    a 12-note scale including all the semitones of the octave
  52. citole
    a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
  53. cittern
    a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
  54. clamor
    utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
  55. clarinet
    a single-reed instrument with a straight tube
  56. clavichord
    an early keyboard instrument closely related to a piano
  57. clavier
    a stringed instrument that has a keyboard
  58. cocuswood
    wood of the granadilla tree used for making musical instruments especially clarinets
  59. computer
    a machine for performing calculations automatically
  60. concert
    a performance of music by players or singers
  61. concerted
    involving the joint activity of two or more
  62. concertina
    free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds
  63. conch
    an edible tropical marine mollusk or its large spiral shell
  64. conga
    a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file
  65. consort
    keep company with
  66. contrabassoon
    the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family
  67. cornet
    a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
  68. cornu
    (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape
  69. countertenor
    the highest adult male singing voice
  70. cromorne
    a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube
  71. crumhorn
    a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube
  72. curtal
    (obsolete) cut short
  73. cut
    separate with or as if with an instrument
  74. cymbal
    a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk
  75. diapason
    either of the two main stops on a pipe organ
  76. double
    consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
  77. double bassoon
    the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family
  78. double reed
    a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds
  79. double tongue
    play fast notes on a wind instrument
  80. drone
    make a monotonous low dull sound
  81. drum
    a musical percussion instrument
  82. dulcimer
    a stringed instrument used in American folk music
  83. echo
    the repetition of a sound from reflection of the sound waves
  84. electric guitar
    a guitar whose sound is amplified by electrical means
  85. electronic organ
    (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
  86. embouchure
    the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
  87. English horn
    a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch
  88. euphonium
    a bass horn that is the tenor of the tuba family
  89. falsetto
    a male singing voice with artificially high tones
  90. family
    a group of people related to one another
  91. fantasy
    imagination unrestricted by reality
  92. fiddle
    a hand-held stringed instrument played with a bow
  93. fife
    a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo
  94. finger
    any of the terminal members of the hand
  95. fingering
    the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument
  96. firebird
    the male is bright red with black wings and tail
  97. flageolet
    a French bean variety with light-colored seeds
  98. flat
    having a surface without a slope; level
  99. flugelhorn
    a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore
  100. flute
    a high-pitched woodwind instrument
  101. forte-piano
    a musical instrument played by pressing black and white keys
  102. free-reed
    a reed that does not fit closely over the aperture
  103. French horn
    a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
  104. fret
    be agitated or irritated
  105. gamut
    a complete extent or range
  106. gittern
    a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
  107. glockenspiel
    a percussion instrument consisting of a set of metal bars
  108. granadilla wood
    dark red hardwood derived from the cocobolo and used in making musical instruments e.g. clarinets
  109. grand piano
    a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame
  110. guan
    any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae; native to jungles of tropical America; resembling the curassows and valued as food
  111. guitar
    a stringed instrument usually having six strings
  112. harmonica
    a small rectangular instrument into which air is blown
  113. harmonium
    a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
  114. harp
    a chordophone with strings between the neck and the soundbox
  115. harpsichord
    a musical instrument with strings plucked by plectra
  116. Hawaiian guitar
    guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect
  117. heckelphone
    an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe
  118. heel
    the back part of the human foot
  119. helicon
    a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
  120. horn
    a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
  121. Hun
    a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century
  122. hurdy gurdy
    a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
  123. hurdy-gurdy
    a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
  124. instrument
    the means whereby some act is accomplished
  125. instrumental
    serving or acting as a means or aid
  126. instrumentalist
    someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
  127. instrumentation
    the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation
  128. invention
    the act of making something new
  129. item
    a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
  130. jam
    press tightly together or cram
  131. jug
    a large bottle with a narrow mouth
  132. jukebox
    a cabinet containing an automatic record player
  133. kettledrum
    a large brass or copper drum
  134. key
    metal device that allows a lock's mechanism to be rotated
  135. keyboard
    set of levers that can be pressed, as on a piano or computer
  136. kin
    a person related to another or others
  137. koto
    Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither
  138. krummhorn
    a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube
  139. legato
    connecting the notes
  140. lesson
    the significance of a story or event
  141. ligature
    the act of tying or binding things together
  142. lira
    formerly the basic unit of money in Italy
  143. literature
    writings in a particular style on a particular subject
  144. lute
    a stringed instrument with a pear-shaped body
  145. lyre
    a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment
  146. machete
    a large knife used as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
  147. mandola
    an early type of mandolin
  148. mandolin
    a stringed instrument related to the lute
  149. marimba
    a deep-toned wooden bar instrument played with soft-headed mallets
  150. measure
    determine the dimensions of something or somebody
  151. membranophone
    a musical percussion instrument
  152. mezzo-soprano
    a singer with the second highest singing voice
  153. military band
    a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments
  154. minstrel
    a singer of folk songs
  155. muffler
    a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
  156. murky
    cloudy, dirty, and difficult to see through
  157. music
    an artistic form of auditory communication
  158. music box
    produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate
  159. mute
    expressed without speech
  160. natural
    relating to or concerning the physical world
  161. neck
    the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
  162. nose flute
    a flute that is played by blowing through the nostrils
  163. note
    a brief written record
  164. nut
    usually large hard-shelled seed
  165. oboe d'amore
    an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe
  166. oboe da caccia
    an alto oboe; precursor of the English horn
  167. oboe
    a slender double-reed instrument
  168. ocarina
    egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes
  169. octet
    eight performers or singers who perform together
  170. orchestra
    a musical organization consisting of instrumentalists
  171. orchestral
    relating to or composed for an orchestra
  172. organ
    a structure in an animal specialized for some function
  173. pair
    a set of two similar things considered as a unit
  174. pedal
    a lever that is operated with the foot
  175. peg
    a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
  176. pennywhistle
    an inexpensive fipple flute
  177. percussion
    the act of exploding a detonator that explodes when struck
  178. percussion instrument
    a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
  179. piano
    a musical instrument played by pressing black and white keys
  180. piano accordion
    a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument
  181. pibgorn
    an ancient single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone
  182. piccolo
    a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute
  183. pick
    look for and gather
  184. picker
    someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.
  185. pin
    a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
  186. pipe organ
    wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
  187. pitch
    the high or low quality of a sound
  188. pitch pipe
    a small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency
  189. play
    engage in recreational activities rather than work
  190. player
    a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
  191. player piano
    a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys
  192. plectrum
    a small thin device used to pluck a stringed instrument
  193. pluck
    pull lightly but sharply
  194. plunk
    set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
  195. pocket watch
    a watch that is carried in a small watch pocket
  196. point
    a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
  197. post horn
    wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries
  198. prick
    make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
  199. psaltery
    an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings
  200. quartet
    a musical composition for four performers
  201. quaver
    give off unsteady sounds
  202. queue
    a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
  203. quill
    the hollow spine of a feather
  204. read
    look at and say out loud something written or printed
  205. reading
    written material intended to be read
  206. recorder
    equipment for making records
  207. reed
    a tall woody perennial grass with a slender hollow stem
  208. reed organ
    a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
  209. reed pipe
    organ pipe with a vibrating reed
  210. register
    an official written record of names or events
  211. release
    grant freedom to; free from confinement
  212. repetition
    the act of doing or performing again
  213. resonator
    an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude
  214. rhythm
    an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs
  215. rib
    any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
  216. ricochet
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  217. rose
    any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
  218. sackbut
    a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone
  219. samisen
    a Japanese stringed instrument
  220. sampler
    someone who samples food or drink for its quality
  221. saxhorn
    any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves
  222. saxophone
    a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
  223. scale
    an ordered reference standard
  224. scat singing
    singing jazz
  225. scoop
    the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe
  226. score
    a number that expresses accomplishment in a game or contest
  227. scroll
    a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
  228. serpent
    limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
  229. set
    put into a certain place or abstract location
  230. sextet
    six performers or singers who perform together
  231. shamisen
    a Japanese stringed instrument
  232. sharp
    having a point or thin edge suitable for cutting or piercing
  233. shawm
    a medieval oboe
  234. shift
    move very slightly
  235. shofar
    an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram
  236. side drum
    a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
  237. siren
    a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
  238. sitar
    a stringed instrument of India
  239. slide
    move smoothly along a surface
  240. snare
    a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
  241. soft
    yielding readily to pressure or weight
  242. sonata
    a musical composition of movements of contrasting forms
  243. sopranino
    higher in range than soprano
  244. soprano
    the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty
  245. sound
    mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
  246. soundbox
    a resonating chamber in a musical instrument
  247. sound effect
    an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play
  248. sound hole
    a hole in a soundboard designed to resonate with the tones
  249. sourdine
    an organ stop resulting in a soft muted sound
  250. sousaphone
    the lowest brass wind instrument
  251. speech
    communication by word of mouth
  252. spruce
    a tall evergreen tree that produces cones
  253. staccato
    (music) separating the notes
  254. steam whistle
    a whistle in which the sound is produced by steam
  255. steel drum
    a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum; has an array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin)
  256. steel guitar
    guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect
  257. stem
    cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
  258. stockhorn
    an ancient single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone
  259. stop
    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
  260. stopped
    (of a nose) blocked
  261. strike
    deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
  262. string
    a lightweight cord
  263. string quartet
    an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello
  264. stringed instrument
    a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
  265. striper
    a serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of service
  266. stroke
    a single complete movement
  267. strum
    sound the strings of an instrument
  268. synthesizer
    (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
  269. tabor pipe
    a small fipple flute that is played with the left hand while the right hand is free to beat a tabor
  270. tailpiece
    appendage added to extend the length of something
  271. tambourine
    a shallow drum with metallic disks in the sides
  272. tenor
    the adult male singing voice above baritone
  273. tenoroon
    a tenor bassoon
  274. theremin
    an electronic musical instrument
  275. thrum
    sound the strings of an instrument
  276. thumb
    the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
  277. thumbhole
    a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball)
  278. timpani
    a large brass or copper drum
  279. tin whistle
    an inexpensive fipple flute
  280. title
    the name of a work of art or literary composition
  281. toasting
    cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill
  282. tom-tom
    any of various drums with small heads
  283. tombak
    an alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding
  284. touch
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
  285. transcription
    something written, copied from one medium to another
  286. treble
    having or denoting a high range
  287. treble recorder
    a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes
  288. tremolo
    a tremulous effect produced by repetition of a single tone
  289. triangle
    a three-sided polygon
  290. trill
    a note that alternates with another note a semitone above it
  291. trio
    a set of three similar things considered as a unit
  292. trombone
    a brass instrument with a long tube and a U-shaped slide
  293. trumpet
    a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
  294. tuba
    the lowest brass wind instrument
  295. tune up
    adjust for better functioning
  296. tuner
    an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
  297. tuning fork
    a metal implement with two prongs that gives a fixed tone when struck; used to tune musical instruments
  298. twang
    a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
  299. tweedle
    play negligently on a musical instrument
  300. twiddle
    turn in a twisting or spinning motion
  301. tympan
    a musical percussion instrument
  302. ukulele
    a small guitar having four strings
  303. unplayable
    not capable of or suitable for being played or played on
  304. unstring
    remove the strings from
  305. upright piano
    a piano with a vertical sounding board
  306. vibraphone
    a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
  307. viol
    any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family
  308. viola
    a stringed instrument played with a bow
  309. viola d'amore
    viol that is the tenor of the viol family
  310. viola da gamba
    viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello
  311. violin
    a hand-held stringed instrument played with a bow
  312. violoncello
    a large stringed instrument
  313. voice
    the sound made when a person speaks
  314. whip
    an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash
  315. whistle
    the sound made when someone forces breath through pursed lips
  316. wind
    air moving from high pressure to low pressure
  317. wind instrument
    a device played by blowing air to create musical tones
  318. wire
    ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
  319. wood block
    engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints
  320. woodshed
    a shed for storing firewood or garden tools
  321. wrest
    obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
  322. xylophone
    a bright-toned wooden bar instrument played with hard-headed mallets
  323. yearn
    desire strongly or persistently
  324. yodel
    a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly
  325. zither
    a musical instrument with strings over a flat sounding board
Created on Sat Jul 14 18:40:57 EDT 2012 (updated Sat Jul 14 19:19:56 EDT 2012)

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