|
zahlzeit |
beat |
| zajel |
zejel |
| zaleo |
jaleo |
|
zamba |
Argentine scarf dance in 6/8, related to the
cueca |
|
zampogna |
bagpipe that is supplied by the mouth |
|
zanfona |
hurdy-gurdy |
|
zapateado |
solo dance, where the heels are stamped in syncopation and other contrasting
rhythms |
|
zapfenstreich |
tattoo, sometimes very elaborate |
|
zarabanda |
sarabande |
|
zart |
tender |
|
zarzuela |
important style of Spanish opera, with music and spoken passages, but not usually
comic |
|
zeitmass |
tempo |
|
zeitmesser |
metronome |
| zejel |
Arab poetry on which the virelai or cantigas have been
patterned |
|
zelo |
zeal |
|
ziehharmonika |
accordion |
|
ziemlich |
somewhat |
|
zigeunermusik |
gypsy music |
| zimbalon |
cimbalom |
|
zimbel |
cymbal |
|
zink |
cornett |
| zinke |
an obsolete wind instrument in the shape of the
cornet |
| zither |
a flat-backed plucked instrument, played on the lap or a table. originating in central
Europe, it is particularly linked with the Tyrol and northern Italy |
| zitherist |
one who plays the zither |
| zithern |
same as zither |
|
znamenny chant |
Chant of the Russian church |
| zoppa |
used in the phrase alla zoppa meaning 'limping'.
In music it refers to a syncopated beat. |
| zortziko |
Basque folk dance in 5/8 |
|
zu |
too, to |
|
zuffolo |
primitive shepherd pipe of any type |
|
zug |
slide |
|
zunehmend |
increasing |
|
zunge |
reed |
|
zuruckhalten |
hold back |
|
zwei |
two |
|
zwerchflote |
transverse flute |
|
zwischendominante |
secondary dominant |
|
zwischensatz |
intermediate theme; development |
| zwischenspiel |
most often applied to the music played by an organ between the verses of a hymn, or to music played between acts of an
opera |
|
zwolftonsystem |
twelve-tone technique |
|
zyklisch |
cyclic |
|
zymbel |
cymbal |
|
zymbelstern |
percussion stop on baroque organs; produces
tinkling sound |
