| A | B |
|---|
| tone-deaf | Not able to tell the difference between different musical notes |
| classical | In the formal, European tradition |
| interpretation | How the conductor makes the music personal |
| shrill | high pitched and piercing |
| exquisite | Beautiful in a delicate way |
| flirting | coquetry |
| stilted | unnatural and stiff |
| tomes | large, wordy, academic books |
| bestow | present as a gift |
| handmaiden | servant |
| improvise | make up the way you play or sing with no set pattern |
| encase | cover or enclose |
| vanity | too much pride |
| beseech | beg |
| tribunal | court of justice |
| influence | A person or event that affects you |
| oratorio | A long vocal concert without costumes or acting |
| patron | A supporter who supplies money |
| repertory | a collection |
| harpsichord | A keyboard instrument like a piano |
| superiors | people for whom you work |
| insisted | a firm intention to do something |
| appreciation | seeing the good in something; being thankful |
| internment | confining people to a certain place |
| ally | friend or supporter |
| hew | carve |
| discords | disagreements |
| prodigious | amazing (to see) |
| quell | stop |
| rural | country |
| profound | deeply moving and important |
| curvaceous | curving |
| fast | stop eating |
| oppressor | A difficult ruler |
| circulation | the number of copies that are sold |
| chaperon | A person who escorst young people or unmarried women |
| clung | held tightly |
| spheres | the way we live |
| dulcet | pleasing to hear |
| chignon | a roll of hair worn at the back of the head |
| anonymously | not saying who you are |
| accompany | go or play along with |
| incorporate | include |
| continuity | things being the same over time |
