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