{"id":485,"date":"2013-05-15T13:27:58","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T13:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/islenzka.net\/?p=485"},"modified":"2013-05-15T13:27:58","modified_gmt":"2013-05-15T13:27:58","slug":"music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islenzka.net\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"omam\"<\/p>\n

Of Monsters and Men<\/a> played the Paramount in Seattle last night, so a music-themed post seemed appropriate \ud83d\ude42 I had been waiting for them to come back and it was awesome to finally see them in concert! They put on an amazing show – if you ever have the chance to see them live, I highly recommend it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Icelandic is known for not using many loanwords, but most of the words for the different types of music are similar to English:<\/p>\n

\r\ndjass                           jazz\r\nbl\u00fas                            blues\r\nk\u00e1ntri                          country\r\nrokk                            rock\r\n\u00feungarokk\t\t\thard rock\/heavy metal\r\np\u00f6nkari                         punk\r\npopp                            pop\r\ntekn\u00f3                           techno\r\nklass\u00edsk                        classical\r\n<\/pre>\n
You may see either of two verbs when talking about playing music or an instrument:<\/p>\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
a\u00f0 spila – to play<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\npresent<\/th>\npast<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00e9g<\/th>\nspila<\/td>\nspila\u00f0i<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fe\u00fa<\/th>\nspilar<\/td>\nspila\u00f0ir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fea\u00f0<\/th>\nspilar<\/td>\nspila\u00f0i<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vi\u00f0<\/th>\nspilum<\/td>\nspilu\u00f0um<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fei\u00f0<\/th>\nspili\u00f0<\/td>\nspilu\u00f0u\u00f0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00feau<\/th>\nspila<\/td>\nspilu\u00f0iu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n  <\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
a\u00f0 leika – to play<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\npresent<\/th>\npast<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00e9g<\/th>\nleik<\/td>\nl\u00e9k<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fe\u00fa<\/th>\nleikur<\/td>\nl\u00e9kst<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fea\u00f0<\/th>\nleikur<\/td>\nl\u00e9k<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vi\u00f0<\/th>\nleikum<\/td>\nl\u00e9kum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00fei\u00f0<\/th>\nleiki\u00f0<\/td>\nl\u00e9ku\u00f0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00feau<\/th>\nleika<\/td>\nl\u00e9ku<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
Hann spilar \u00e1 p\u00edan\u00f3.<\/strong> – He plays the piano.
\nH\u00fan l\u00e9k me\u00f0 \u00feeim \u00e1 bassa.<\/strong> – She played with them on bass.<\/p>\n
Typically the suffix -leikari<\/strong> is used for a person who plays a particular instrument, as in :
\nsell\u00f3\u00b7leikari<\/strong> – celloist (cello player)
\nfi\u00f0lu\u00b7leikari<\/strong> – violinist
\nflautu\u00b7leikari<\/strong> – flautist (flutist)<\/p>\n
Talking about your favorite bands:
\nHverjar eru upp\u00e1halds hlj\u00f3msveitirnar \u00fe\u00edn?<\/strong> – Who are your favorite bands?
\nUpp\u00e1halds hlj\u00f3msveitin m\u00edn er…<\/strong> – My favorite band is…<\/p>\n
A long but not exhaustive list of music-related vocabulary:<\/p>\n
\r\nt\u00f3n\u00b7list f (-ar)                music\r\nt\u00f3n\u00b7leikar m pl                 concert\r\nlag n (-s, l\u00f6g)                 song, tune\r\nplata f (pl\u00f6tu, pl\u00f6tur)         record, album\r\nhlj\u00f3\u00f0\u00b7f\u00e6ri n (-s,-)             musical instrument\r\nhlj\u00f3m\u00b7sveit f (-ar,-ir)         orchestra, band\r\nSinf\u00f3n\u00eduhlj\u00f3msveit \u00cdslands      Icelandic Symphony\r\nsell\u00f3 n (-s,-)                  cello\r\ntrompet m (-s,-ar)              trumpet\r\nl\u00fa\u00f0\/ur m (-urs,-rar)            horn, trumpet\r\nb\u00e1s\u00fan\/a f (-u,-ur)              trombone\r\nsax\u00f3\u00b7f\u00f3n\/n m (-s,-ar)           saxophone\r\ng\u00edtar m (-s,-ar)                guitar\r\nfi\u00f0l\/a f (-u,-ur)               violin, fiddle\r\nv\u00ed\u00f3la f (-u,-ur)                viola\r\nbass\/i m (-a,-ar)               bass\r\nflaut\/a f (-u,-ur)              flute\r\n\u00f3b\u00f3 n (-s,-)                    oboe\r\nklar\u00ednett\/a f (-u,-ur)          clarinet\r\nfagott n (-s,-)                 bassoon\r\nhorn n (-s,-)                   horn\r\nt\u00fab\/a f (-u,-ur)                tuba\r\nharpa f (h\u00f6rpu,h\u00f6rpur)          harp \r\np\u00edan\u00f3 n (-s,-)                  piano\r\np\u00e1kur                           timpani\r\nslag\u00b7verk n (-s)                percussion\r\ntromm\/a f (-u,-ur)              drum\r\n<\/pre>\n
Sinf\u00f3n\u00eduhlj\u00f3msveit \u00cdslands<\/a> – Icelandic Symphony Orchestra
\nHarpa<\/a> – Harpa Concert Hall
\nIceland Airwaves Music Festival<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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