Icelandic in 90 Days

Day 62 - Music and Art

Vocabulary of the Day

lag

(song)

listamaður

(artist)

tónlist

(music)

píanó

(piano)

söngvari

(singer)

listaverk

(art)

málverk

(painting)

hljóðfæri

(instrument)

gítar

(guitar)

tromma

(drum)

fiðla

(violin)

sýning

(exhibition)

Gallerí

(gallery)

klassískur

(classical)

höggmynd

(sculpture)

striga

(canvas)

nóta

(note)

tegund

(genre)

Laglína

(melody)

taktur

(beat)

Harmonía

(harmony)

taktur

(rhythm)

tónleikar

(concert)

bursta

(brush)

málningarstaffell

(easel)

litapalletta

(palette)

jass

(jazz)

áhorfendur

(audience)

vinsælt

(pop)

rokk

(rock)

Ópera

(opera)

leikhús

(theater)

flutningur

(performance)

hljómsveit

(orchestra)

hljómsveitarstjóri

(conductor)

dúett

(duet)

hljómsveit

(band)

Kór

(choir)

einsöngur

(solo)

mála

(paint)

skissa

(sketch)

ballett

(ballet)

plata

(album)

lag

(track)

landslag

(landscape)

abstrakt

(abstract)

Veggmynd

(mural)

Freska

(fresco)

Leirkerasmiðja

(pottery)

Magnari

(amplifier)

hljóðnemi

(microphone)

lagfæring

(tune)

Andlitsmynd

(portrait)

Kyrralíf

(still life)

keramik

(ceramics)

teikning

(drawing)

Kollage

(collage)

Samsetning

(composition)

safn

(museum)

Hljóðfræði

(acoustics)

taktur

(tempo)

æfing

(practice)

hljóð

(sound)

Tónn

(tone)

tónstigi

(scale)

Hljómur

(chord)

dúr

(major)

rúmmál

(volume)

æfing

(rehearsal)

lykill

(key)

nótnastöng

(staff)

lykill

(clef)

moll

(minor)