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Score

Meaning in music, with examples

/skɔːr/nounCommon term

In music, score means: Written music that shows all the parts of a piece together, one above the other. It also means the original music written for a film, series or game.

In Turkish: partisyon, partitür, film müziği

How it is used

Conductors study and conduct from the full score, while each player reads only their own part. In media, a composer 'scores' a film or writes the score for it. Reviews praise or criticise 'the score' of a movie.

Example sentences

  1. The conductor marked all the tempo changes in red in her score.

  2. He won an award for the score of a historical drama series.

Common collocations

  • full score
  • film score
  • orchestral score
  • study the score
  • score a film
  • sheet musicMusic written or printed in notation on paper or a screen, so that musicians can read and play it.
  • conductorThe person who leads an orchestra or choir, setting the tempo, showing entries and shaping the performance with hand movements or a baton.
  • orchestraA large group of musicians playing string, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments together, usually led by a conductor.
  • composeTo create an original piece of music, especially instrumental or classical music, film music or music written down in notation.
  • staffThe set of five horizontal lines and four spaces on which notes are written. A note's position on the staff shows its pitch.

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