Definition of the French term en in music:
- in
- to
- by
- made of
- while
- when
- on
French musical terms that include en:
- baguette en bois – wooden drumstick
- bien en dehors – quite prominent, quite standing out
- canon en renversement – mirror canon (canon in which the imitation is an i...
- change en Fa – change to F (imperative)
- change en La – change to A (imperative)
- changez en Do – change to C (imperative)
- changez en Fa – change to F (imperative)
- changez en La – change to A (imperative)
- changez en La♭ – change to A-flat (imperative)
- changez en Mi – change to E (imperative)
- changez en Mi♭ – change to E-flat (imperative)
- changez en Ré – change to D (imperative)
- changez en Ré♭ – change to D-flat (imperative)
- changez en Si – change to B (imperative)
- changez en Si♭ – change to B-flat (imperative)
- changez en Sol – change to G (imperative)
- changez en Ut – change to C (imperative)
- clarinette basse en Si♭ – bass clarinet in B-flat
- clarinette en La – A clarinet
- clarinette en Si♭ – B-flat clarinet
- clarinette en Ut – C clarinet
- comédie en vaudevilles – French theatrical genre from the late 17th and 18t...
- cor chromatique en Fa – valve horn in F
- cor en Fa – French horn in F
- cor en Mi – French horn in E
- cor en Mi♭ – French horn in E-flat
- cor en Ré – French horn in D
- cor en Ré♭ – French horn in D-flat
- cor en Si♭ – French horn in B-flat
- cor en Si♭ grave – French horn in B-flat basso (pitched an octave low...
- cor en Sol – French horn in G
- cor en Ut – French horn in C
- cornet à pistons en La – cornet in A
- cornet à pistons en Si♭ – cornet in B-flat
- de plus en plus – more and more
- divisés en 2 – divided in two (a group of performers written in t...
- divisés en 3 – divided in three (a group of performers written in...
- divisés en 4 – divided in four (a group of performers written in ...
- divisés en 5 – divided in five (a group of performers written in ...
- divisés en 6 – divided in six (a group of performers written in t...
- en 2 – in two, by two...
- en 3 – in three, by three...
- en 4 – in four, by four...
- en 5 – in five, by five...
- en accélérant – while accelerating
- en allant – while going, while moving forward
- en animant – while enlivening, while becoming livelier
- en animant un peu – while enlivening a bit, while becoming a bit livel...
- en augmentant – while increasing (often used as an instruction to ...
- en badinant – while jesting
- en bousculade – in a scramble, in a bustle
- en cédant – while giving up, while giving in
- en chamade – organ reed stops with a powerful tone and pipes mo...
- en cuivrant – while brassy, while brass coated (often an instruc...
- en dehors – outwards, outward (instruction to emphasize and gi...
- en diminuant – while diminishing, while decreasing (in force and/...
- en disparaissant – while disappearing, while fading away
- en divisé – while divided
- en divisée – while divided
- en divisés – divided
- en écho – echoing, in response, as a response
- en effleurant – while gently touching
- en élargissant – while broadening, while enlarging (often an instru...
- en élargissant beaucoup – while broadening a lot, while enlarging a lot (oft...
- en fa – in F
- en forme de – in the form of
- en glissant – in glissando (continuous slide from one note to an...
- en glissant le doigt – while sliding the finger
- en harmoniques – made of flageolets (overtones produced on string i...
- en improvisant – while improvising, by improvising
- en jetant l'archet – literally "while throwing the bow"...
- en la – in the...
- en même temps – at the same time
- en mesure – in time (in strict tempo)
- en mi♭ – in E-flat
- en mourant – while dying, while fading away
- en pleurant – while crying, while weeping, while mourning
- en préludant – in the style of a prelude
- en pressant – while pressing on, while hurrying, while accelerat...
- en ralentissant – while slowing down
- en ré – in D
- en renversement – in inversion
- en retardant – while being slow...
- en retenant – while holding back, while keeping back, while stop...
- en s'énervant – while getting angry, while getting worked up...
- en s'éteignant – while dying out, while passing away
- en scène – in the scene...
- en serrant – while holding tight, while clutching (in music oft...
- en si♭ – in B-flat
- en trottinant – while walking unsteadily, while trotting along
- en ut – in C
- flûte à bec basse en do – great bass recorder (recorder whose lowest note is...
- flûte douce basse en do – great bass recorder (recorder whose lowest note is...
- flûte en corne – gemshorn (wind instrument)...
- flûte en sol – literally "flute in G"...
- instrument à vent en bois – woodwind instrument
- le pavillon en l'air – the bell in the air (instruction to raise the bell...
- lur en bois – wooden lur, birch trumpet
- lur en bronze – bronze lur
- lure en bronze – bronze lur
- mise en scène – staging (of a stage-play, an opera or a film)
- octavin en Mi♭ – piccolo flute in E-flat (pitched a minor tenth abo...
- octavin en Re♭ – piccolo flute in D-flat (pitched a minor ninth abo...
- octavin en Ut – piccolo flute in C (pitched an octave above the We...
- opéra en cinq actes – opera in five acts
- opéra en deux actes – opera in two acts
- opéra en quatre actes – opera in four acts
- opéra en trois actes – opera in three acts
- partition en sons réels – concert score, score in C
- pavillon en haut – bell high (raise the bell of a wind instrument up ...
- pavillon en l'air – bell in the air (raise the bell of a wind instrume...
- petite clarinette en Mi♭ – sopranino clarinet in E-flat (pitched a fourth abo...
- petite flûte en Mi♭ – piccolo flute in E-flat (pitched a minor tenth abo...
- petite flûte en Re♭ – piccolo flute in D-flat (pitched a minor ninth abo...
- petite flûte en Ut – piccolo flute in C (pitched an octave above the We...
- petite trompette en Ré – piccolo trumpet in D
- piccolo en Mi♭ – piccolo flute in E-flat (pitched a minor tenth abo...
- piccolo en Re♭ – piccolo flute in D-flat (pitched a minor ninth abo...
- piccolo en Ut – piccolo flute in C (pitched an octave above the We...
- plus en plus – more and more
- plus en plus lent – more and more slow
- plus en plus vite – more and more fast
- plûtot en peu élargi – rather a little broadened, slightly broadened
- saxhorn basse en Mi♭ – bass saxhorn in E-flat (equivalent to the modern E...
- saxhorn basse en Si♭ – bass saxhorn in Bb-flat (equivalent to the modern ...
- saxophone en Mi♭ – saxophone in E-flat
- saxophone sopranino en Fa – sopranino saxophone in F
- saxophone soprano en Si♭ – soprano saxophone in B-flat
- saxophone ténor en Si♭ – tenor saxophone in B-flat
- saxophone ténor en Ut – melody saxophone (tenor saxophone in C)
- serrez en peu – to become a bit faster
- sonate en duo – trio sonata (genre in the Baroque era, written for...
- sonate en trio – trio sonata (genre in the Baroque era, written for...
- sourdine en carton – cardboard mute
- sourdine en cuivre – copper mute
- tierce en taille – organ piece where the tenor voice is played using ...
- timbales en Fa – timpani in F
- timbales en La – timpani in A
- timbales en Ré – timpani in D
- timbales en Sol – timpani in G
- timbales en Ut – timpani in C
- tragédie en musique – tragédie en musique (French genre of opera of the ...
- trémolo en roulant la langue – flutter-tonguing (literally "tremolo while rolling...
- très en dehors – very emphasized
- très en relief – very prominent, very emphasized
- trompette chromatique en Fa – valve trumpet in F
- trompette en chamade – name for a Trompette organ stop with pipes mounted...
- trompette en Fa – trumpet in F
- trompette en Ré – trumpet in D
- trompette en Ut – trumpet in C
- un peu en dehors – a little emphasized
- violone en Ré – contrabass viol (sometimes also called violone in ...
- violone en Sol – great bass viol (sometimes also called violone in ...
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French musical terms related to en:
- à – at...
- à la – at the...
- allez – go on, proceed
- au – at the...
- aucun – no...
- aussi – too...
- beaucoup – a lot, much
- bien – well...
- ce – this...
- ces – these, those
- chaque – each...
- comme – like, as, as if
- dans – in
- de – of, from, by, with
- des – of the, some, any
- du – from the, of the, to the, at the
- et – and
- jusqu'à – until, as far as, up to
- le – the
- les – the (plural, both for feminine and masculine subst...
- mais – but
- ne – not
- ne-pas – not, do not, don't
- non – no, not
- par – by, with, out of, via, through, per
- pas – not...
- pour – for
- quant à – as for
- que – that, than, what, as
- quel – which, what
- quelque – some
- se – himself, herself, itself, themselves, each other
- sur – on, in, by, over, upon, about
- tout – all...
- un – a, an...