German vocabulary: Music
121 German words for music, most common first, each with audio and an example sentence.
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spielen
A1
to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment)
die Musik
A2
music
hören
A1
to hear (to perceive sounds (or a sound) through the ear)
das Stück
A2
one, item, piece, unit(of something countable; often untranslated in English)
der Band
A2
volume, a single book, chiefly when part of a larger set
die Stimme
B1
voice (speaking or singing), call of an animal
stimmen
B1
to tune
live
A2
live (as it happens, in real time, directly; of broadcasts)
Musik hören
A1
to listen to music
das Album
A1
album
das Lied
A1
song (musical composition sung with vocals or vocal lyrics)
der Song
A1
a song of modern popular music
die Pause
A1
pause, break
die Bühne
B1
a stage
das Konzert
A2
concert (musical event)
das Publikum
B1
audience, those who see, hear, read some work or performance (crowd, viewership, readership etc.)
die Aufnahme
B1
photo
der Auftritt
B1
appearance, look, comportment, behavior
der Ton
A2
clay
der Fan
A2
fan, devotee
der Rock
A2
skirt (garment)
singen
A1
to sing
der Musiker
B1
musician
auftreten
B1
to occur, appear, arise (suddenly)
aufnehmen
B1
to record (picture, sound, video), to take (a photograph, a dictation)
das Festival
A2
festival
lauter machen
A1
to turn up (the volume)
der Pop
A2
pop music
tanzen
A1
to dance
der Sänger
B1
singer (male or unspecified)
beliebt
A2
popular
der Flügel
B1
wing (of a bird, airplane, etc.)
üben
A2
to practice, to drill, to train
der Chor
A1
choir; chorus (group of people singing together)
der Klang
A2
sound, tone
die Note
A2
note (character indicating the length and pitch of a tone)
wiederholen
A1
to repeat (to do or say again)
das Instrument
A2
instrument
die Oper
B1
opera (theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance)
das Tempo
B1
tempo, pace (rate, speed)
der Gesang
B1
singing, vocals
ein Instrument spielen
A1
to play an instrument
klingen
B1
to sound
die Gitarre
A2
guitar
das Klavier
A2
piano
der Jazz
A1
jazz (musical art form)
Klavier spielen
A1
to play the piano (no article)
die Probe
A2
sample
nach Noten spielen
A2
to play from sheet music
das Orchester
B1
orchestra
die Sängerin
A1
female singer, singeress, songstress
anhören
A2
to listen to the end, to hear out
der Bass
B2
bass (low spectrum of sound)
berühmt
A2
famous
zuhören
A2
to listen
der Rhythmus
A1
rhythm (variation of strong and weak emphasis over time, e.g. in music or speech)
das Musical
A2
a musical
die Melodie
A1
melody, tune (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase)
die Orgel
A2
organ
der Applaus
A2
applause
der Takt
B1
tact (keen perception or discernment)
im Takt
B1
in time, on the beat
der Rap
B2
rap, rap music (music style)
der Lautsprecher
B1
loudspeaker
summen
A1
to buzz; to hum
der Kopfhörer
A2
headphones
der Schlager
B2
schlager (European music genre)
der Komponist
A1
composer
auswendig lernen
A2
to learn by heart
leiser machen
A1
to turn down (the volume)
pfeifen
C1
to whistle (with one's mouth or a whistle)
der Dirigent
B1
director, conductor, maestro, choirmaster
das Mikrofon
B1
microphone
die Taste
B1
key, button (on a piano, keyboard, etc.)
das Schlagzeug
A2
drum set, drum kit, drums, percussion (musical instrument)
die Tournee
B1
tour
die Lautstärke
A2
volume
die Zugabe
B2
encore (extra performance after the main programme)
die Geige
A1
violin, fiddle
trommeln
B2
to drum
herunterladen
A2
to download (to transfer data from a remote computer to a local one)
die Trommel
B1
drum (musical instrument)
die Strophe
B2
stanza (a unit of a poem)
die Flöte
A1
flute
die Trompete
B1
trumpet
abspielen
B1
to play (a tape, a movie, an audio or video file etc.); to replay
der Gitarrist
B1
guitarist
das Keyboard
B1
keyboard, synthesizer (electronic musical instrument with keys of a musical keyboard)
auflegen
B2
to DJ, play records
die Volksmusik
B1
folk music, traditional music
der Refrain
A1
chorus, refrain (repeated part of a song or poem)
das Cello
A1
cello
die Sinfonie
A1
symphony
die Klarinette
B2
clarinet
der Verstärker
B2
amplifier
das Akkordeon
B2
accordion
begabt
C1
talented, gifted
musizieren
B1
to make music, play together
der Ohrwurm
B1
earworm (a tune that pops up in one's memory all of the time)
mitsingen
B1
to sing along
die Musikerin
A1
female musician
die Schallplatte
A2
record, gramophone record
die Eintrittskarte
A2
admission ticket
komponieren
B1
to compose
rhythmisch
A2
rhythmic (pertaining to rhythm)
der Akkord
C2
chord
dirigieren
A1
to conduct
applaudieren
A2
to applaud
die Tonart
B2
key (scale of musical notes)
die Saite
B2
string (of a musical stringed instrument)
aufdrehen
B1
to turn up (the volume)
die Blockflöte
B1
recorder
vorspielen
B1
to play for someone, audition
verstimmt
B2
out of tune (instrument)
zupfen
B2
to pluck (a string)
die Tonleiter
B1
scale
eingängig
C1
catchy
der Liedtext
A2
lyrics
das Saxofon
A1
saxophone
einstudieren
B2
to rehearse, learn (a piece)
der Notenschlüssel
B1
clef