a small keyboard instrument in which felted hammers strike a row of steel plates suspended over wooden resonators, giving an ethereal bell-like sound
Example: The celesta sounds a lot like bells.
sk: celesta
chinoiserie
noun
the use of Chinese images, designs and techniques in Western art, furniture and architecture
Example: They payed a fortune, just to have hand-painted chinoiserie wallpaper in the living room.
sk: chinoiserie
commend
verb
recommend; to praise somebody/something, especially publicly
Example: She was commended on her handling of the situation.
sk: pochváliť
compact
adjective
using or filling only a small amount of space; smaller than is usual for things of the same kind
Example: Computers have become much more compact over the last 15 years.
sk: kompaktný
configuration
noun
an arrangement of the parts of something or a group of things; the form or shape that this arrangement produces;
an arrangement of elements in a particular form, figure, or combination
Example: There was a changing configuration of lights coming from the stadium.
sk: konfigurácie, usporiadanie
dulcimer
noun
a musical instrument with a sounding board or box, typically trapezoidal in shape, over which strings of graduated length are stretched, played by being struck with handheld hammers
Example: She will be playing the dulcimer on the concert.
sk: cimbal
flats
noun
a note played a semitone lower than the note that is named; the written symbol is (♭)
Example: It's a difficult piece to play, full of sharps and flats.
sk: béčka
harpsichord
noun
a keyboard instrument with horizontal strings which run perpendicular to the keyboard in a long tapering case, and are plucked by points of quill, leather, or plastic operated by depressing the keys. It is used chiefly in European classical music of the 16th to 18th centuries
Example: I went to a museum in Europe and saw a harpsicord, it looked like a piano.
sk: čembalo
inferior
adjective
not good or not as good as somebody/something else
Example: Modern music is often considered inferior to that of the past.
sk: menejcenný
interleave
verb
to put something, especially thin layers of something, between things
Example: The slices of mozzarella were interleaved with Parma ham and juicy, ripe tomatoes.
sk: vrstviť, prepletať
jack
noun
a device for raising heavy objects off the ground, especially vehicles so that a wheel can be changed
Example: I'm gonna be back in a minute, raise the car with the jack please while I'm gone.
sk: zdvihák
marimba
noun
a deep-toned xylophone of African origin; the modern form was developed in the US c. 1910
Example: Can you play the marimba?
sk: marimba
octave
noun
the difference (the interval) between the first and last notes in a series of eight notes on a scale;
a series of eight notes occupying the interval between (and including) two notes, one having twice or half the frequency of vibration of the other
Example: Please tell them, to play an octave higher.
sk: oktáva
percussion
noun
musical instruments that you play by hitting them with your hand or with a stick, for example drums
Example: The track features Joey Langton on percussion.
sk: perkusie, bicie nástroje
pluck
verb
sound (a musical instrument or its strings) with one's finger or a plectrum
Example: She picked up her guitar and plucked it idly.
sk: brnkať
protege
noun
a young person who is guided, supported, helped in their career and personal development by a more experienced person
Example: He was a protégé of the great violinist Yehudi Menuhin.
sk: chránenec
resonate
verb
(of a voice, an instrument, etc.) to make a deep, clear sound that continues for a long time
Example: The sound of the siren resonated across the harbor.
sk: znieť, rezonovať
scale
noun
a series of musical notes moving upwards or downwards, with fixed intervals between each note, especially a series of eight starting on a particular note;
an arrangement of the notes in any system of music in ascending or descending order of pitch
Example: Try to practise scales on the piano.
sk: škála
sharps
noun
a note played a semitone higher than the note that is named; the written symbol is (♯)
Example: It's a difficult piece to play, full of sharps and flats.
sk: krížiky
soundboard
noun
a thin sheet of wood over which the strings of a piano or similar instrument are positioned to increase the sound produced
Example: The entire piano, notably the soundboard, vibrates to produce sound.
