Instruments de musique
Do you play a musical instrument? Here are the most common ones, in French, along with the grammar you need to play them.
To play (the instrument) =
Jouer de (+
definite article + instrument). The normal rules about
de + definite article
contractions apply.
Par exemple …
| to play the violin |
|
jouer du violon |
| to play the guitar |
|
jouer de la guitare |
| to play the viola |
|
jouer de l’alto |
| to play the cymbals |
|
jouer des cymbales |
Keyboard instruments – Instruments à clavier
| accordion |
|
l’accordéon |
(m) |
| keyboards |
|
les claviers |
(m) |
| organ |
|
l’orgue |
(m or f) |
| piano |
|
le piano |
|
| synthesizer |
|
le synthétiseur
le synthé |
(apocope) |
Percussion Instruments – Instruments de percussion
| bass drum |
|
la grosse caisse |
|
| brush |
|
le balai |
|
| cowbell |
|
la cloche de / à vache |
|
| cymbals |
|
les cymbales |
(f) |
| drum |
|
le tambour |
|
| drums, drum kit |
|
la batterie |
|
| drumsticks |
|
les baguettes |
(f) |
| pedal |
|
la pédale |
|
| snare drum |
|
la caisse claire |
|
| triangle |
|
le triangle |
|
Stringed instruments – Instruments à cordes
| cello |
|
le violoncelle |
|
| double bass |
|
la contrebasse |
|
| guitar |
|
la guitare |
|
| harp |
|
la harpe |
(h aspiré) |
| viola |
|
l’alto |
(m) |
| violin |
|
le violon |
|
Wind instruments – Instruments à vent
| bassoon |
|
le basson |
|
| clarinet |
|
la clarinette |
|
| English horn |
|
le cor anglais |
|
| flute |
|
la flûte |
|
| French horn |
|
le cor d’harmonie |
|
| harmonica |
|
le harmonica |
(h aspiré) |
| oboe |
|
le hautbois |
(h aspiré) |
| saxophone |
|
le saxophone |
|
| trombone |
|
le trombone |
|
| trumpet |
|
la trompette |
|
| tuba |
|
le tuba |
|
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I’m trying to find an accurate English equivalent for the French word “monotone” as used by 20th century French composers such as Francis Poulenc
Bonjour David,
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