accompaniment
noun
the part of a piece of music that supports the tune or someone singing
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noun
a set of musical notes produced by playing each note in a chord separately instead of together
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
noun
a tune that is repeated several times in a piece of music and represents a particular character or situation
noun
a sample (=short piece of recorded music or sound) that is repeated electronically without a break
noun
a section in the middle of a piece of popular music that is slightly different from the rest of the song
noun
the music that is written for a particular type of instrument or voice in a group of different types of instruments or voices
noun
a particular passage of music played again, or the symbol that tells a musician to do this
noun
a pause of a particular length in a piece of music. For example a breve rest is the length of a breve.
noun
a short series of notes in jazz or popular music that is repeated often throughout a piece
noun
a short piece of music that is copied from a record, and then used again as part of a new piece of music
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