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 | unwieldy {adj} [of a text, a musical work etc.] | 42 spröde [Text, Musikstück etc.] |  |
 | mus. concertante {adj} [opera, musical etc. performance without acting] | 28 konzertant |  |
 | mus. flatted {adj} {past-p} [musical tone] | 16 erniedrigt [musikalischer Ton] |  |
 | mus. finetuned {adj} [musical instrument] | 5 wohlgestimmt [Musikinstrument] [geh.] |  |
 | mus. divisi {adj} [Italian] [musical direction esp. for orchestral string sections] | geteilt |  |
Verbs |
 | audio mus. to flatten sth. [a musical note] | etw.Akk. vertiefen [eine Musiknote um einen Halbton] |  |
 | mus. to tune sth. [a musical instrument] | etw.Akk. stimmen [ein Musikinstrument] |  |
Nouns |
 | centerpiece [e.g. of a building complex, a musical composition, a policy] [Am.] | 542 Hauptstück {n} |  |
 | jobs gig [job of limited duration, esp. musical appearance] | 148 Job {m} [bes. vorübergehend] |  |
 | mus. unison [musical interval] | 47 Prime {f} [musikalisches Intervall] |  |
 | showstopper [song in a musical etc.] | 35 Publikumshit {m} [Lieblingssong etc.] |  |
 | rendering [of musical piece, poem] | 31 Vortrag {m} |  |
 | law neol. Vorlass [literary, musical or artistic estate of a living person, already placed in a research library, scholarly archive or museum] | 18 Vorlass {m} |  |
 | mus. back [of the soundbox of a musical instrument] | 16 Boden {m} [Resonanzkörper] |  |
 | showstopper [scene in a film, musical etc.] | 14 Showstopper {m} [atemberaubende Filmszene etc.] |  |
 | lit. mus. allusion [on historical events, literary texts or musical works] | 13 Allusion {f} [geh.] [Anspielung] |  |
 | ling. mus. print c [letter, musical note] | 8 c {n} [Buchstabe, Ton] |  |
 | mus. conch [used as a musical instrument] | 8 Schneckenhorn {n} |  |
 | mus. music {sg} [score or of a musical composition] | 7 Noten {pl} [Notentext, Notenblatt] |  |
 | mus. body [of a musical instrument] | 6 Klangkörper {m} [eines Musikinstruments] |  |
 | jobs mus. cantor [musical director of a choir] | 5 Chorregent {m} |  |
 | [musical jargon denoting a disrupted, heavily-sampled musical style] | Klangbrocken {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | ling. mus. print a [letter, musical note] | a {n} [Buchstabe, musikal. Ton] |  |
 | ling. mus. print A [letter, musical note] | A {n} [Buchstabe, Ton] |  |
 | mus. b [musical note] | h {n} [Ton] |  |
 | ling. mus. print C [letter, musical note] | C {n} [Buchstabe, Ton] |  |
 | centrepiece [e.g. of a building complex, a musical composition, a policy] [Br.] | Hauptstück {n} |  |
 | ling. mus. print d [letter, musical note] | d {n} [Buchstabe, Ton] |  |
 | ling. mus. print D [letter, musical note] | D {n} [Buchstabe, Ton] |  |
 | mus. dotting [musical notation] | Punktierung {f} [musikalische Notation] |  |
 | ling. mus. print e [letter, musical note] | e {n} [Buchstabe, Ton] |  |
 | ling. mus. print E [letter, musical note] | E {n} [Buchstabe, Ton] |  |
 | ling. mus. print f [letter, musical note] | f {n} [Buchstabe, Ton] |  |
 | ling. mus. print F [letter, musical note] | F {n} [Buchstabe, Ton] |  |
 | ling. mus. print g [letter, musical note] | g {n} [Buchstabe, Ton] |  |
 | ling. mus. print G [letter, musical note] | G {n} [Buchstabe, Ton] |  |
 | mus. hang [musical instrument] | Hang {n} [Musikinstrument] |  |
 | lit. mus. morceau [a short literary or musical piece] | Stück {n} [(kurzes) Musikstück od. literarisches Stück] |  |
 | mus. prime [musical interval] | Prime {f} [musikalisches Intervall] |  |
 | mus. retuning [of musical instrument] | Umstimmung {f} [von Musikinstrumenten] |  |
 | mus. scraper [musical instrument] | Schrapinstrument {n} |  |
 | mus. relig. shofar [ancient musical horn typically made of a ram's horn] | Schofarhorn {n} |  |
 | mus. udu [musical instrument] | Udu {m} [Musikinstrument] |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | mus. double-chested {adj} [attr.] [of a musical instrument] | doppelt ausgebaucht |  |
 | mus. double-chested {adj} [attr.] [of a musical instrument] | mit doppeltem Resonanzkasten [nachgestellt] |  |
 | mus. double-chested {adj} [attr.] [of a musical instrument] | mit doppeltem Resonanzkörper [nachgestellt] |  |
 | mus. lift bow [musical notation, bowed string instruments] | Bogen abheben [Atemzeichen, Notenschrift, Streichinstrumente] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | mus. to tune up sth. [coll.] [a musical instrument] | etw.Akk. stimmen [ein Musikinstrument] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | mus. BACH motif [succession of notes in German musical nomenclature forming Johann Sebastian Bach's family name] | (Motiv) B-A-C-H {n} [Tonfolge, die den Familiennamen Johann Sebastian Bachs umsetzt] |  |
 | mus. bar number [of a musical score] | Taktzahl {f} [von einer Partitur] |  |
 | bending iron [musical instrument making] | Biegeeisen {n} [Musikinstrumentenbau] |  |
 | mus. Burger-highlife [musical style of Ghanaian immigrants to Germany] | Burger-Highlife {m} |  |
 | mus. foot joint [musical instrument construction] | Fußstück {n} [Musikinstrumentenbau] |  |
 | mus. grime (music) [musical genre] | Grime {m} [Musikstil] |  |
 | mus. heavy rock [musical genre] | Hardrock {m} |  |
 | mus. heavy rock [musical genre] | Hard Rock {m} |  |
 | mus. heavy rock [musical genre] | Heavy Rock {m} |  |
 | mus. horn section {sg} [of musical band] | Bläser {pl} [ugs. und fachspr.] |  |
 | educ. mus. instrument tuition [esp. Br.] [also: instrumental tuition] [instruction in playing a musical instrument] | Instrumentalunterricht {m} |  |
 | mus. measure number [of a musical score] | Taktzahl {f} [von einer Partitur] |  |
 | audio mus. sonic properties [of musical instruments] | Klangeigenschaften {pl} [von Musikinstrumenten] |  |
 | lit. mus. soul states [also: soul-states] [literary] [esp. in musical or literary studies] | Seelenzustände {pl} |  |
 | audio mus. sound properties [of musical instruments] | Klangeigenschaften {pl} [von Musikinstrumenten] |  |
 | audio mus. tuning result [musical instrument] | Stimmergebnis {n} |  |
 | material mus. wood neck [e.g. musical instrument] | Holzhals {m} [z. B. Musikinstrument] |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | mus. closed organ pipe ["stopped" rather than "closed" is the common English musical term] | gedeckte Orgelpfeife {f} [selten] |  |
 | hist. mus. relig. Gregorian chant / music [as a field or musical form] | Gregorianik {f} |  |
 | mus. pause for breath [a short interruption in musical performance] | Luftpause {f} |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | audio mus. to lower the pitch of sth. [e.g. a musical note] | etw.Akk. vertiefen [z. B. eine Musiknote] |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | film theatre F Guys and Dolls [musical: Frank Loesser, film: Joseph L. Mankiewicz] | Schwere Jungs – leichte Mädchen |  |
 | film mus. F Rock of Ages [musical: Chris D'Arienzo, film: Adam Shankman] | Rock of Ages |  |
 | theatre F Whistle Down the Wind [musical] [1989, 1996] | Whistle Down the Wind |  |
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
 | bot. mus. T | |  |
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