Buxoro muhandislik -texnologiya instituti alimova nozima english for non-philological specializations

GLOSSARY

A
A Cappella - without musical accompaniment.
Accelerando - with increasing speed.
Accent - a diacritical mark used for stress or special pronunciation.
Accidental - musical notation that makes a note sharp, flat, or natural.
Accompaniment - a musical part that supports other musical parts.
Accordion - a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument.
Acoustic - without inbuilt electrical equipment to amplify the sound.
Alternative Hip Hop - any style that is not mainstream commercial hip-hop.
À La Carte - ordered as a separate dish; not part of a set menu.
Ambient Music - calming, atmospheric background music.
Anniversary - the date on which an event took place or an institution was founded in a previous year.
Appetizer - a dish that is eaten before the main course.


B
Background Music – music that is playing while something else is happening.
Band – a group of people who sing together and play instruments.
Baroque - relating to an elaborately ornamented style of art and music.
Bass - the lowest part of the musical range.
Bass Drum - a large drum with two heads.
Bebop - complex style of up-tempo jazz from the 1950s.
Bill (Also US "Check") - the written amount you must pay for a meal and drinks.
Bluegrass - a style of country music based on old-time Appalachian music.
Bowling – a game in which you roll a heavy ball down a narrow track towards a group of wooden objects and try to knock down as many of them as possible.
Brass - instruments made of brass, like the trumpet, trombone and tuba.
Breakdown - section of a dance track with less singing and more percussion.


C
Café - an informal restaurant serving simple meals plus hot and cold drinks