Musical Terms in creole
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moovingcow4u on April 25, 2012
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81 terms
Haitian | English |
|---|---|
| C |  do |
| D | re |
| E | mi |
| F | fa |
| G | sol |
| A | la |
| B | si |
| you dyez | sharp |
| yon bemol | flat |
| yon beka | natural |
| yon siy dalterasyon | accidental |
| amati | key signature |
| chif enikaté | time signature |
| wond | whole note |
| blanch | half note |
| nwa | quarter note |
| kwoch | eighth note |
| double | sixteenth note |
| blanch pwente | dotted half note |
| triple | triplet |
| quadre | quadruplet |
| siy de repo | rest |
| silans | rest |
| poz | whole rest |
| soupi | quarter rest |
| demi poz | half rest |
| demi soupi | eighth rest |
| ka de soupi | sixteenth rest |
| kle sol | treble clef |
| kle fa | bass cleff |
| kle dut kle de do | C clef |
| pote | staff |
| liy | line |
| enteliy | space |
| mezi | measure |
| ba de mezi | bar line |
| pwen de repriz | repeat |
| leyzon pou aksan | slur |
| lyezon pou pwolongasyon | tie |
| pwent dog | fermata |
| ton /tonalite | key |
| gam | scale |
| mouvman tenmpo | tempo |
| enteval | interval |
| inison | unison |
| yon segond | 2nd |
| yon tyes | 3rd |
| yon ket | 4th |
| yon kent | 5th |
| yon siks | 6th |
| yon setyem | 7th |
| oktav | octave |
| yon ton | whole step |
| yon demi ton | half step |
| two egi | too high |
| two grav | too low |
| dwate | fingering |
| dwet | finger |
| kout land | tonguing |
| kle | key of instrument |
| vwa | voice |
| lang | tongue |
| chef dokes | conductor |
| baget | baton |
| vyolon | violin |
| alto vyola | viola |
| vyolonsel | cello |
| kontrebas | bass |
| paviyon | bell |
| anbouchi | mouthpiece |
| flit | flute |
| ti flit la | piccolo |
| obwa | oboe |
| kor angle | english horn |
| klarinet | clarinet |
| klarinet bas | bass clarinet |
| bason | bassoon |
| anch | reed |
| anch doub | double reed |
| anch senp | single reed |
| wozo | cane |
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