Swedish to English Music Wordlist
This list of common terms was compiled by Sheila and Matt,
two authors of the popular Spela Bättre Column.
| Swedish word article & plural, or conjugation |
English word |
|---|---|
| ackord /et – | chord |
| akustik /en -ar | acoustic(s) |
| andra stämma /n -or | harmony part |
| anslag /et – | touch |
| b-förteckning /en -ar | flat (sign) |
| bas /en -ar | bass |
| betona | to accent |
| betoning /en -er | stress, accent |
| binder/band/bundit | tie or slur |
| crescend/o /et -en | crescendo |
| diatonisk/t | diatonic |
| diskant | treble |
| dominant /en -er | dominant |
| doppning /et – | "dipping" |
| dubbelgrepp /et – | double-stop |
| dur | major |
| dynamik /en | dynamics |
| dynamisk/t | dynamic |
| finger /fingret fingrar | finger |
| fingersättning /en -er | fingering |
| fras | phrase |
| för hög | sharp (too high) |
| för låg | flat (too low) |
| för’slag | pick-up note |
| förslag’ | grace-note |
| harmoni /n -er | harmony |
| harmonisera | harmonize |
| harmonisk överton /en -er | harmonic |
| hår /et – | hair (bow-hair) |
| intervall /en -er | interval |
| intonation /en -er | intonation |
| intonering/en -er | intonation |
| kadens /en -er | cadence |
| klangfärg /en -er | timbre, "tone-color" |
| klassisk musik /en -er | classical music |
| klav /en -er | clef |
| konstmusik /en -er | classical music, "art-music" |
| kontrapunkt /en -er | counterpoint |
| korsförtecken | sharp (sign) |
| kromatisk/t | chromatic |
| kropp /en -ar: | body (of harpa): |
| botten /-net – | back |
| f-hål /-let – | f-hole |
| finstämmare /n – | fine-tuner |
| gitarrmekanik /en -er | guitar (geared) tuner |
| hals /en -ar | neck |
| lock /et – | top |
| sadel /n sadlar | nut |
| stall /et – | bridge |
| stränghållare /n – | tailpiece |
| stränghållarfäste /t -n | tailpiece attachment |
| kursförteckning /en -ar | sharp (sign) |
| kvalitet /en -er | quality |
| kvint /en -er, kvintsintervall /et -er | fifth |
| känsla /n -or | expression (feeling) |
| ledande ton /en -er | leading tone |
| legato | legato |
| ljud /et – | sound |
| ljuder/ljöd/ljudit | to sound |
| långsam/långsammare | slow/slower |
| låt /en -ar | tune |
| melodi /n -er | melody |
| meter /en | meter |
| modal/t | modal |
| modulera | modulate |
| moll | minor |
| motiv /et – | motif |
| musik /en -er | music |
| not /en -er: | note: |
| helnot | whole-note |
| halvnot | half-note |
| fjärdedelsnot quarter-note | |
| artondelsnot | eighth-note |
| sextondelsnot | sixteenth-note |
| punkterad… | dotted… |
| triol | triplet |
| notbeteckning | notation |
| notlinjer | staff |
| notskrift /en -er | notation |
| nyckel /nyckeln nycklar: | key (on harpa): |
| lek | keybox |
| löv /et – | tangent |
| oktav /en -er | octave |
| ornament: | ornament: |
| drill /en -ar | trill |
| för’slag /et – | grace-note |
| mordent /en -er | mordent |
| paus /en -er | rest |
| refräng /en -er | refrain |
| regist/er/-ret – | register |
| rytm /en -er | rhythm |
| röst /en -er | voice |
| schvung /en -ar | "swing", feel |
| skal/a /n -or | scale |
| snabb/snabbare | fast/faster |
| spelar/spelade/spelat | play |
| spela legato | slur |
| staccato | staccato |
| stall /et – | bridge (of harpa) |
| stigande ner | descending |
| stigande upp | ascending |
| stråk /et – : | bow-stroke: |
| nedstråk /et – | down-bow |
| uppstråk /et – | up-bow |
| stråka | to bow |
| stråk/e /n -ar: | bow: |
| frosch | frog |
| froschskruv /en -ar | frog-screw |
| spets /en -ar | tip |
| stång /en stänger | stick |
| tag/el /-let – | hair |
| sträng /en -ar: | string: |
| spelsträng /en -ar | main (playing) string |
| resonanssträng /en -ar | sympathetic string |
| stämm/a /n -or | voice, part |
| stämmer/stämde/stämt | tune (your harpa) |
| subdominant /en -er | subdominant |
| sång /en -er | song |
| takt /en -er | measure (bar), beat |
| taktart /en -er | meter |
| taktdel /en -ar | beat |
| taktslag /et – | beat |
| teknik /en -er | technique |
| ters /en -er | third |
| tilfälligt fötecken | accidental |
| timbre /n – | timbre |
| ton /en -er | note, tone |
| ton- | tonic- |
| tonalitet /en -er | tonality |
| tonart: | key (musical): |
| ass | Ab |
| a | A |
| aiss | A# |
| b | Bb |
| h | B |
| hiss | B# |
| cess | Cb |
| c | C |
| ciss | C# |
| dess | Db |
| d | D |
| diss | D# |
| ess | Eb |
| e | E |
| eiss | E# |
| fess | Fb |
| f | F |
| fiss | F# |
| gess | Gb |
| g | G |
| giss | G# |
| tongång /en -er | progression |
| tonhöjd /en -er | pitch |
| tonläge /t -n | pitch |
| uppgående | ascending |
| upptakt | up-beat, pick-up |
| utan förtecken | natural |
| uttryck | expression |
| varaktighet | duration |
| vibration /en -er | vibration |
| vibrera | to vibrate |
| vibrering /en -er | vibration |
| visa /n -or | song |
| öva/r/övade/övat | to practise |
| övning /en -ar | exercise |
