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 #2 (permalink) Mon Jul 17, 2006 13:05 pm Musical idioms |
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Any style of music characteristic of a particular period (or individual or school, for example) is a musical idiom.
Examples: Baroque, classical, contemporary, jazz, blues, swing, rock, folk, pop, country, solo, chamber, concert, African, Indian, popular... |
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Conchita
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Jul 17, 2006 14:24 pm Musical idioms |
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Or are you thinking of musical idioms, Cooliegirly, as in:
to play second fiddle
to harp on a topic
to blow one's own horn
to drum up customers
etc?
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Jul 17, 2006 16:08 pm Idioms with music |
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Dear Mister Micawber
Could you please explain this one...it was not in my dictionary?
PS: In one of your previous posts to Conchita you discussed M dash and other dashes. Could you please also tell about their usages and differences? Did you name them?
Thanks in advance
Tom |
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| #5 (permalink) Mon Jul 17, 2006 17:57 pm To play by ear |
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to sing the same tune
to dance to someone's pipe
to march to a different drummer
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Mister Micawber
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| #7 (permalink) Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:50 am Musical idioms |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
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Or are you thinking of musical idioms, Cooliegirly, as in:
to play second fiddle
to harp on a topic
to blow one's own horn
to drum up customers
etc?
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Heheh, well I think I was thinking of schools, genres, but thank you anyway, Mr M. |
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