War and Peace vocabulary

11 music terms, specific compositions and/or instruments

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11 [music] words
valse
sol-fa
mazurka
staccato
nocturne
contrabass
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balalaika

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a Russian instrument similar to a guitar but with a triangular body and three strings

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from which came the clear sounds of a balalayka on which someone, who was evidently a master of the art, was playing.

Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace: 07 (Book Seven)
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A little further he met a peasant playing the balalaika at the gate. In the gardens the band struck up a potpourri of Russian songs.

Anton Chekhov. The Party and other stories
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