Synonyms and antonyms of Parts of pieces of music in British Thesaurus

accompaniment (noun)

music the part of a piece of music that supports the tune or someone singing

arpeggio (noun)

a set of musical notes produced by playing each note in a chord separately instead of together

breakbeat (noun)

a short section of drum beat that is sampled (=recorded from an existing piece of music), looped (=repeated without a break) and then used in a new piece of music

cadence (noun)

music a short section of music that ends a longer section

coda (noun)

music the final section of a long piece of music

counterpoint (noun)

two or more tunes that are played together to sound like one tune

crescendo (noun)

music a gradual increase in sound in a piece of music

descant (noun)

a second tune that is higher than the main tune in a piece of music

excerpt (noun)

a short piece of writing or music that is taken from a longer piece

flourish (noun)

a short part of a speech, piece of music, game etc that is impressive and skilful

harmony (noun)

the set of notes that is sung or played with the tune

leitmotif (noun)

music a tune that is repeated several times in a piece of music and represents a particular character or situation

lick (noun)

musicinformal a particular set of notes from a piece of popular music

line (noun)

music a series of connected musical notes that form a tune

loop (noun)

music a sample (=short piece of recorded music or sound) that is repeated electronically without a break

middle eight (noun)

a section in the middle of a piece of popular music that is slightly different from the rest of the song

motif (noun)

music an arrangement of notes that is repeated regularly in a piece of music

movement (noun)

music one of the main parts of a long piece of classical music, especially a symphony

overture (noun)

music the first part of a long piece of classical music such as an opera or a symphony

part (noun)

the music that is written for a particular type of instrument or voice in a group of different types of instruments or voices

phrase (noun)

music a series of musical notes that are part of a piece of music

prelude (noun)

music a short piece of music that introduces a longer piece of music

repeat (noun)

music a particular passage of music played again, or the symbol that tells a musician to do this

reprise (noun)

music a part of a song or other piece of music that is repeated

rest (noun)

music a pause of a particular length in a piece of music. For example a breve rest is the length of a breve.

riff (noun)

a short series of notes in jazz or popular music that is repeated often throughout a piece

sample (noun)

music a short piece of music that is copied from a record, and then used again as part of a new piece of music

signature (noun)

music a time signature in music

solo (noun)

a piece of music or a part of a piece of music that is performed by one person

suite (noun)

music a series of pieces of music

theme (noun)

a short tune that is repeated in a longer piece of music

vocal (noun)

the part of a piece of popular music that is sung

voluntary (noun)

a short piece of music that is usually played before a longer piece