air
Definition of the French term air in music:
- air (tune or short song)
- aria (song for solo voice, often with instrumental accompaniment and part of a larger work such as an opera)
- air (instrumental piece in a melodic style inspired by vocal music)
- air (the space above the ground)
Language
French
Singular
air
Plural
airs
Combinations
French musical terms that include air:
- air à boire – drinking song
- air à chanter – aria in French Baroque opera
- air à jouer – instrumental piece in French Baroque opera
- air de cour – air de cour (popular type of secular songs in a se...
- air de mouvement – instrumental piece for dance in French Baroque ope...
- le pavillon en l'air – the bell in the air (instruction to raise the bell...
- pavillon en l'air – bell in the air (raise the bell of a wind instrume...
Related terms
French musical terms related to air:
- chanson – song...
- chansonnette – short, light song, often on a witty or comic theme
- chant – song...
- choral – choral (pertaining to choirs or choir music)...
- chorale – choir, chorus (group of singers)...