musical performance

/ˌmjuzəkəl pərˌfɔrməns/

/ˈmjuzɪkəl pəˈfɔməns/

Other forms: musical performances

Definitions of musical performance

1. noun

   the act of performing music
   types:

   playing

   the act of playing a musical instrument

   jam session

   an impromptu jazz concert

   singing, vocalizing

   the act of singing vocal music

   bowing

   managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument

   piping

   playing a pipe or the bagpipes

   stopping

   the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch

   transposition

   (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards

   a capella singing, a cappella singing

   singing without instrumental accompaniment

   bel canto

   a style of operatic singing

   coloratura

   singing with florid ornamentation

   caroling

   singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas)

   crooning

   the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner

   crooning

   singing in a soft low tone

   scat, scat singing

   singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument

   harmonisation, harmonization

   singing in harmony

   humming

   the act of singing with closed lips

   chanting, intonation

   the act of singing in a monotonous tone

   intonation

   singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong

   karaoke

   singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs)

   part-singing

   singing with three or more voice parts

   hymnody, psalmody

   the act of singing psalms or hymns

   singalong, singsong

   informal group singing of popular songs

   solfege, solfeggio

   (music) a voice exercise in which scales are sung using the solfa syllables do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti

   solfege, solfeggio, solmisation, solmization

   (music) the system of using the solfa syllables do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti to name the notes of the scale in any key, often for sight-singing

   yodeling

   singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto

   type of:

   performance

   the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment

   performing arts

   arts or skills that require public performance