a rousing or uplifting song identified with a particular group, body, or cause.
Example: The national anthems of the teams are played at the beginning of international football matches.
sk: hymny
Antiquity
Noun
Classical antiquity (also the classical era, classical period or classical age) is the period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 6th century AD centred on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome known as the Greco-Roman world.
Example: This was a vast building of classical design, resembling a Grecian temple.
sk: starovek
Baroque
Noun
the baroque style or period
Example: This change in taste also reflected the changing relations in society, with the notable rise of the bourgeoisie, who rejected the gaudy decadence of the BAROQUE (associated with the ancien regime) in favour of the lighter, more playful and asymmetrical Rococo, which "brought together commercial and cultural modernity."
sk: Barok
Bell
Noun
a hollow metal object, typically in the shape of a deep inverted cup widening at the lip, that sounds a clear musical note when struck, especially by means of a clapper inside.
Example: The church bells tolled.
sk: zvonček
Classical
Adjective
representing an exemplary standard within a traditional and long-established form or style
Example: The works of Haydn and Mozart belong to the classical period.
sk: klasický
Cornet
Noun
a brass instrument resembling a trumpet but shorter and wider.
Example: He also has an extensive collection of vintage cornets.
sk: trúbka
Era
Noun
a long and distinct period of history.
Example: His death marked the end of an era.
sk: Éra
Flute
Noun
a wind instrument made from a tube with holes that are stopped by the fingers or keys, held vertically or horizontally (in which case it is also called a transverse flute ) so that the player's breath strikes a narrow edge. The modern orchestral form is a transverse flute, typically made of metal, with an elaborate set of keys.
Example: Aristotle. Constitution .50.2 'There are ten city commissioner...they see that the girls who play the FLUTE, the harp or the lyre are not hired for more than two drachmae; if more than one man wishes to hire the same performer, they cast lots and allocate her to the winner. ' Aristotle. Constitution .50.2 A set price would have ensured that the transaction of the girl could be carried off swiftly and the men would not try and bid for her.
sk: Priečna flauta
Guitar
Noun
a stringed musical instrument, with a fretted fingerboard, typically incurved sides, and six or twelve strings, played by plucking or strumming with the fingers or a plectrum.
Example: (Student to other students who are tuning an electronic GUITAR outside her room) Positive politeness is used to call student's names and it shows in-group membership with hearer.
sk: Gitara
Lyre
Noun
a stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp with strings fixed to a crossbar used especially in ancient Greece. Modern instruments of this type are found mainly in East Africa.
Example: Heraclitus uses the example of a bow or LYRE to show how apparently conflicting opposites can form a harmony
sk: Lýra
Medieval
Adjective
resembling or likened to the Middle Ages, especially in being cruel, uncivilized, or primitive
Example: This church is a perfect example of medieval architecture.
sk: Stredoveký
Motet
Noun
a short piece of sacred choral music.
Example: Madam Bruna, an Italian singer, sang the motet, and was well accompanied.
sk: Motet
Opera
Noun
operas as a genre of classical music.
Example: That night the OPERA Was crowded to the rafter.
sk: Opera
Piano
Noun
a large keyboard musical instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and metal strings, which are struck by hammers when the keys are depressed. The strings' vibration is stopped by dampers when the keys are released and can be regulated for length and volume by two or three pedals.
Example: The theory of social facilitation suggests that the PIANO player is highly likely to perform worse than if he is given a piece he has been practicing for years.
sk: Klavír
Psalm
Noun
a sacred song or hymn, in particular any of those contained in the biblical Book of Psalms and used in Christian and Jewish worship.
Example: Another example of this is their use of drawing lots for decision making (14), see biblical examples in Jonah 1:7, PSALM 22:18, John 19:6.
sk: Žalm
Renaissance
Noun
the revival of European art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries
Example: Othello is a prominent example of RENAISSANCE tragedy as it simultaneously embodies and departs from the traditions of conventional tragedy.
sk: Renesancia
Romantic
Adjective
a writer or artist of the romantic movement
Example: Beethoven, Schumann, and Chopin were leading Romantic composers.
sk: romantický
Tambourine
Noun
a percussion instrument resembling a shallow drum with metal discs in slots around the edge, played by being shaken or hit with the hand.
Example: Some paroxysms are dinning of TAMBOURINE, others suggest piano room of organ loft For the most dissonant night charms us, even after death.
sk: Tamburína
Triangle
Noun
a musical instrument consisting of a steel rod bent into a triangle and sounded by being struck with a small steel rod.
Example: Everybody can play on the triangle.
sk: triangel
Viol
Noun
a wooden musical instrument with strings and frets, popular from the 15th to the 17th century. Viols are held vertically and played with a bow, like a cello.
Example: That instrument, called the violin, was much better than the viol its tone was like the human voice and could express every feeling and passion.