after Franklin B. Zimmermann, an American
musicologist, who produced a thematic catalogue (1963)
of music by Henry Purcell (1659-1695); after Benno
Ziegler who catalogued the music of Luigi Boccherini
(1743-1805); after Anita Zakin the cataloguer of the
music of Václav Pichl (1741-1805)
Zaabia
a small gourd rattle from the Dagomba people of
Ghana
Zählzeit
(German) beat
Zambomba
ancient friction drum from Spain used in Christmas
songs
Zambra
Spanish flamenco dance of Moorish origin,
performed primarily by Gypsy women
Zamfona
Galician term for hurdy gurdy
Zampogna
Neapolitan (Italian) bagpipe with 2 drones and 2
conical chanters
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Zampoña, Zamponia
South American end-blown tubular aerophone
consisting of several closed pipes of cane, ceramic,
stone or wood, fastened together in two sections, the
upper part (consisting of 7 pipes) commonly called the
ira and the lower part (consisting of 6 pipes)
called the arca, that produces a sound by blowing
across the ends of the pipes
Zandunga
songs and dances of southern Mexico often with
amusing lyrics
syncopated solo Spanish clog-dance in triple meter
where heel stamping replaces castanets; tapping or foot
stomping used in Spanish flamenco and Mexican
dancing
Za’ pwè
(Burmese) a troup of entertainers that present a mix
of melodrama, music, dance and clowning
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Zarabanda
see 'saraband'
Zarb
Iranian drum made of wood; a single-skinned, lap
drum, also known as a dumbek, a name that comes
from the two principle notes that the drum produces, a
deep thump, dum and a tight snap, bek
Zart
(German) tender, delicate
Zartheit
(German) tenderness
Zartlich
(German) tenderly
Zarzuela
traditional comic even satirical opera from Spain
with spoken dialogue, songs and choruses
Zäsur
(German) caesura
Zauberflöte
(German, literally 'magic flute') 8 foot pitch organ
stop: the pipes are plugged at the end and pierced so
that they produce their 3rd harmonic, the pipe length
adjusted to bring the sounding note at 8 foot pitch
Zehn
(German) ten
Zeichen
(German) sign
Zeitmass
(German) tempo
Zelo
(Italian) zeal
Zeloso
(Italian) zealous
Zelosamente
(Italian) zealously
Zhaleika
Russian wind instruments with a single reed made of
cow horn or wood
Zheng
see guzheng
Zhong ruan
see ruan
Zhonghu
Chinese bowed lute
Ziehen
(German) to draw out
Ziehharmonika
(German) accordion
Ziemlich
(German) rather, somewhat
Ziemlich langsam
(German) rather slow
Zierlich
(German) elegant
Zigeuner
(German) gipsy
Zigeunerlied
(German) gipsy song
Zigeunermusik
(German) gypsy music
Zília
Greek term for finger cymbals
Zilaphone
(Italian) xylophone
Zills, Zils
(German) finger cymbals; Syrian finger cymbals
Zimbalon
sophisticated form of dulcimer found in Hungary and
Romania
Zimm
after Franklin J. Zimmerman the cataloguer of music
by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Zinck, Zink, Zinke
(German) cornett
Zingarese, alla
(German) in the style of gypsy music
Zingaro
(Italian) male gipsy
Zingara
(Italian) female gipsy
Zingla
Kosovar Albanian small metallic finger cymbals
Zirbaghali
an Afghan goblet-shaped drum with a single head
Zither
a Tyrolean dulcimer bearing about 40 strings
stretched over a closed wooden box: 4 or 5 melody
strings are fretted with the left hand while the
remainder are accompaniment strings
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Zitternd
(German) trembling
Znamennïy
style of liturgical chant, that originated in Russia
and developed during the Middle Ages and Baroque
periods, its name deriving from the Russian word meaning
neume
Zögernd
(German) delaying
Zongore
Romanian term for guitars
Zopf
(German, literally 'pigtail') a colloquial term
applied to eighteenth-century art and music
Zoppa, alla
(Italian) with a syncopated or limping rhythm, such
as the Scotch snap (q.v.)
Zortziko
5-in-a-bar Basque folk dance where the second and
fourth beats are generally dotted
Zouk
(Creole, slang word for 'party') modern dance music
from the French-speaking Antilles
Zsch
after Elsa M. Zschinsky-Troxler the cataloguer of
music by Gaetano Pugnani (1731-1798)
Zu
(German) to, too, for
Zuerst
(German) first, at first
Zug
(German) to process, to pull
Zugeeignet
(German) dedicated
Zugehen
(German) to go
Zugehend
(German) going
Zum
(German) to the, at the
Zumbadera
Spanish buzzer, a small thin piece of wood tied to a
rope, which is shaken in the air
Zumbadora
see zumbadera
Zummarah
Egyptian double reed pipe
Zunge
(German) tongue, reed
Zur
(German) to the, at the
Zurna
double reed Turkish instrument also found in the
Balkans; Armenian single-reed instrument, used for
celebrations and festivals, but at one time used to
accompany tight-rope walkers with the traveling circus.
It is usually played in a duet where the second zurna
player holds a drone note called dahm
Zurück
(German) back again
Zurückgehend
(German) going back
Zurückhaltend
(German) holding back, slowing down
Zurückhaltung
(German) slowing down, a retardation of the tempo
Zusammen
(German) together
Zutraulich
(German) confidingly, intimately
Zuur
Mongolian flute
Zuvor
(German) before
Zvargulu josta
Latvian belt bearing bells
Zwei
(German) two
Zweifach
(German) twofold
Zweihändig
(German) two-handed
Zweimal
(German) twice
Zweistimmung
(German) two-voiced
Zweite
(German) second: exact form depends on context
Zweiunddreissigstel, Zweiunddreissigstelnote
(German) thirty-second note; a demisemiquaver
Zweiunddreissigstelpause
(German) a demisemiquaver (thirty-second) rest
Zwischen
(German) between, amongst
Zwischenspiel
(German) interlude, for example, between the verses
of a hymn, intermezzo, fugal episodes
Zwo
(German) two
Zwölf
(German) twelve
Zwölftonmusik
(German) twelve-note music
Zwote
(German) second
Zydeco
Cajun accordion-based musical genre from Louisiana
combining blues, rhythm & blues, rock, country &
western, Caribbean and traditional Cajun music
