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population profile |
Noun
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a chart showing the number of people as a function of their ages |
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plainsong |
Noun
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a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church |
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pibroch |
Noun
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martial music with variations |
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plainchant |
Noun
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a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church |
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processional march |
Noun
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a march to be played for processions |
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plagal cadence |
Noun
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a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic |
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psychobabble |
Noun
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using language loaded with psychological terminology |
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popular music |
Noun
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any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) |
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popular music genre |
Noun
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any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) |
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partita |
Noun
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(music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century |
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partita |
Noun
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one of the variations contained in a partita |
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pop music |
Noun
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music of general appeal to teenagers |
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parlance |
Noun
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a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language |
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phraseology |
Noun
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the manner in which something is expressed in words |
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piece of music |
Noun
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a musical work that has been created |
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paralanguage |
Noun
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the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings |
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prelude |
Noun
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music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera |
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prelude |
Noun
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something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows |
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prelude |
Verb
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play as a prelude |
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prelude |
Verb
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serve as a prelude or opening to |
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paralinguistic communication |
Noun
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the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings |
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postlude |
Noun
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a voluntary played at the end of a religious service |
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partsong |
Noun
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a song with two or more voice parts |
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prothalamion |
Noun
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a song in celebration of a marriage |
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progressive rock |
Noun
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a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s |
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prothalamium |
Noun
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a song in celebration of a marriage |
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part music |
Noun
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vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment) |
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psychedelic rock |
Noun
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a musical style that emerged in the 1960s |
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punk rock |
Noun
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rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation |
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pastorale |
Noun
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a musical composition that evokes rural life |
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piano sonata |
Noun
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a sonata for piano |
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prosodion |
Noun
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religious music used in a procession |
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plosive |
Noun
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a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it |
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plosion |
Noun
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the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant |
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pleonasm |
Noun
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using more words than necessary |
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paralepsis |
Noun
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suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted |
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paraleipsis |
Noun
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suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted |
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poetry |
Noun
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literature in metrical form |
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poetry |
Noun
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any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling |
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paralipsis |
Noun
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suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted |
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preterition |
Noun
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suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted |
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poesy |
Noun
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literature in metrical form |
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paregmenon |
Noun
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juxtaposing words having a common derivation (as in `sense and sensibility') |
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polysyndeton |
Noun
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using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy') |
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prolepsis |
Noun
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anticipating and answering objections in advance |
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poetic rhythm |
Noun
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(prosody) a system of versification |
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prosopopoeia |
Noun
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representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature |
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pharyngeal consonant |
Noun
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a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat |
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pitch contour |
Noun
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rise and fall of the voice pitch |
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pentameter |
Noun
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a verse line having five metrical feet |