Business Spotlight

Other useful vocabulary

-

Nouns

backing vocalist [(BÄKIN )veukelist] Background­sänger(in)

bag search [(bäg s§:ts] Taschenkon­trolle

concertgoe­r [(kqnset)geue] Konzertbes­ucher(in)

drummer [(drvme] Schlagzeug­er(in)

lead singer [)li:d (SINGE] Leadsänger(in), Frontmann/-frau

live concert [)laiv (kqnset] Live-konzert

lyrics [(liriks] Lied-, Songtext(e)

mic [maik] ifml., microphone [(maikrefeun] Mikro, Mikrofon

score [sko:] Partitur

security gate [si(kjuereti geit] Einlasssch­leuse

singer-songwriter [)SINE (sqn)raite] Liedermach­er(in)

soloist [(SEULEUIST] Solist(in)

supporting act [SE)PO:TIN (Äkt] Vorgruppe, -band

tent [tent] Zelt

tune [tju:n] Melodie; Lied, Weise

Verb phrases

accompany sb. on the piano [E)kvmpeni Qn DE pi(äneu] jmdn. auf dem Klavier begleiten

applaud sb. [E(plo:d] jmdm. applaudier­en

compose sth. [kem(peuz] etw. komponiere­n

conduct an orchestra [ken)dvkt En (O:kestre] ein Orchester dirigieren

hum sth. [hvm] etw. summen

listen to music [)lis&n te (mju:zik] Musik hören

perform [pe(fo:m] auftreten

play the guitar [)plei DE gi(ta:] Gitarre spielen

sing in tune [)SIN In (tju:n] (harmonisch) richtig singen

tune sth. [tju:n] etw. stimmen

Adjectives

catchy [(kätsi] ins Ohr gehend

deafening [(defenin] ohrenbetäu­bend

melodic [me(lqdik], melodious [me(leudies] melodisch, melodiös

musical [(mju:zik&l] musikalisc­h

out of tune [)aut Ev (tju:n] verstimmt

Musical instrument­s

(bass) guitar [()beis) gi(ta:] (Bass-)gitarre

brass instrument [)bra:s (Instrement] Blechblasi­nstrument

clarinet [)kläre(net] Klarinette

drum [drvm] Trommel

grand piano [)gränd pi(äneu] Flügel

pan flute [(pa:n flu:t] Panflöte

percussion [pe(kvs&n] Schlagzeug(e)

saxophone [(säksefeun] Saxofon

stringed instrument [)strind (Instrement] Saiten-, Streichins­trument

(transverse) flute [(tränz)v§:s) (flu:t] Querflöte

trumpet [(trvmpit] Trompete

violin [)vaie(lin] Geige

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from Austria