
Grimoire Vocabulary — Music & Instruments
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| Irish | Ogham | How to say it | English | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| abhrán siúil | ᚛ᚐᚁᚆᚏᚐᚅ ᚄᚔᚒᚔᚂ᚜ | OW-rawn SHOO-il | walking song | Foclóir | Walking song — work-song sung while traveling. |
| adagio | ᚛ᚐᚇᚐᚌᚔᚑ᚜ | AH-duh-guh-uh | adagio | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| Aifreann na marbh | ᚛ᚐᚔᚃᚏᚓᚐᚅᚅ ᚅᚐ ᚋᚐᚏᚁᚆ᚜ | AH-uh-frann NAH MAHRW | requiem | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| aintiún | ᚛ᚐᚔᚅᚈᚔᚒᚅ᚜ | AH-uh-ntuh-oon | anthem | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| allegro | ᚛ᚐᚂᚂᚓᚌᚏᚑ᚜ | AH-lluh-gruh | allegro | Foclóir | |
| alt | ᚛ᚐᚂᚈ᚜ | AHLT | alto | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| amchomhartha | ᚛ᚐᚋᚉᚆᚑᚋᚆᚐᚏᚈᚆᚐ᚜ | AH-mkhoh-uh-rhuh | time signature | Foclóir | |
| amhrán | ᚛ᚐᚋᚆᚏᚐᚅ᚜ | OW-rawn | song | FoclóirTeanglann | Song. Sean-nós singing — old-style unaccompanied solo song — is the Irish vocal tradition. |
| amhrán mór | ᚛ᚐᚋᚆᚏᚐᚅ ᚋᚑᚏ᚜ | OW-rawn MOHR | great song | Foclóir | Great song — the major songs of the sean-nós tradition; long, slow, ornamented. |
| amhrán pobail | ᚛ᚐᚋᚆᚏᚐᚅ ᚚᚑᚁᚐᚔᚂ᚜ | OW-rawn PUH-buh-uhl | folk song | Foclóir | |
| amhránaí | ᚛ᚐᚋᚆᚏᚐᚅᚐᚔ᚜ | OW-raw-nee | singer | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| andante | ᚛ᚐᚅᚇᚐᚅᚈᚓ᚜ | AH-nduh-ntuh | andante | Foclóir | |
| aonréad | ᚛ᚐᚑᚅᚏᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | EE-nray-uhd | solo | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| aonréadaí | ᚛ᚐᚑᚅᚏᚓᚐᚇᚐᚔ᚜ | EE-nray-uh-dee | soloist | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| arpeggio | ᚛ᚐᚏᚚᚓᚌᚌᚔᚑ᚜ | AH-rpuh-gguh-uh | arpeggio | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bailéad | ᚛ᚁᚐᚔᚂᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | BAH-uh-lay-uhd | ballad | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bainseó | ᚛ᚁᚐᚔᚅᚄᚓᚑ᚜ | BAH-uh-nshuh-oh | banjo | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| balbh | ᚛ᚁᚐᚂᚁᚆ᚜ | BAHLW | mute | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ballade | ᚛ᚁᚐᚂᚂᚐᚇᚓ᚜ | BAH-lluh-duh | ballade | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| banna | ᚛ᚁᚐᚅᚅᚐ᚜ | BAH-nnuh | band | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| baratón | ᚛ᚁᚐᚏᚐᚈᚑᚅ᚜ | BAH-ruh-tohn | baritone | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bheith ag damhsa | ᚛ᚁᚆᚓᚔᚈᚆ ᚐᚌ ᚇᚐᚋᚆᚄᚐ᚜ | VEH-uhh AHG DOW-suh | dance | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bodhrán | ᚛ᚁᚑᚇᚆᚏᚐᚅ᚜ | BOW-rawn | bodhrán | Foclóir | Bodhrán. The Irish frame drum, played with a small two-headed beater. |
| bonnán | ᚛ᚁᚑᚅᚅᚐᚅ᚜ | BUH-nnawn | horn | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bosca ceoil | ᚛ᚁᚑᚄᚉᚐ ᚉᚓᚑᚔᚂ᚜ | BUSK-uh KYOHL | accordion | FoclóirTeanglann | Accordion — literally ‘music-box.’ Centre of Irish traditional music alongside the fiddle. |
| bua | ᚛ᚁᚒᚐ᚜ | BOO-UH | forte | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| buscálaí | ᚛ᚁᚒᚄᚉᚐᚂᚐᚔ᚜ | BUH-skaw-lee | busker | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| béalóg | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚂᚑᚌ᚜ | BAY-uh-lohg | mouthpiece | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| caimiléir | ᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚋᚔᚂᚓᚔᚏ᚜ | KAH-uh-muh-lay-uhr | crook | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cantaireacht Ghréagórach | ᚛ᚉᚐᚅᚈᚐᚔᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈ ᚌᚆᚏᚓᚐᚌᚑᚏᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | KAH-ntuh-uh-rakht YRAY-uh-goh-ruhkh | gregorian chant | Foclóir | |
| cantáid | ᚛ᚉᚐᚅᚈᚐᚔᚇ᚜ | KAH-ntaw-uhd | cantata | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| caoineadh | ᚛ᚉᚐᚑᚔᚅᚓᚐᚇᚆ᚜ | KEEN-uh | keeningOld Irish | eDIL | Caoineadh — lament, keening. Traditional Irish funeral lament; gives English ‘keen’ (to wail in grief). |
| ceadal | ᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚇᚐᚂ᚜ | KA-duhl | recital | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ceathairéad | ᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚈᚆᚐᚔᚏᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | KA-huh-uh-ray-uhd | quartet | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ceiliúr | ᚛ᚉᚓᚔᚂᚔᚒᚏ᚜ | KEL-yoor | song | FoclóirTeanglann | Birdsong; sometimes by extension, music more generally. |
| ceiliúr ceoil a chur ar dhuine | ᚛ᚉᚓᚔᚂᚔᚒᚏ ᚉᚓᚑᚔᚂ ᚐ ᚉᚆᚒᚏ ᚐᚏ ᚇᚆᚒᚔᚅᚓ᚜ | KEH-uh-luh-oor KOH-uhl AH KHUHR AHR GHIH-nuh | serenade | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ceol | ᚛ᚉᚓᚑᚂ᚜ | kyohl | music | FoclóirTeanglann | Music. Ceolfhoireann is an orchestra — a ‘music-band.’ |
| ceolchoirm | ᚛ᚉᚓᚑᚂᚉᚆᚑᚔᚏᚋ᚜ | KYOHL-khurim | concert | FoclóirTeanglann | Concert. Built from ceol (music) + cuirm (feast). |
| ceoldráma | ᚛ᚉᚓᚑᚂᚇᚏᚐᚋᚐ᚜ | KOH-ldraw-muh | opera | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ceolfhoireann | ᚛ᚉᚓᚑᚂᚃᚆᚑᚔᚏᚓᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | KOH-lih-rann | orchestra | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ceolfhoireann fhiolarmónach | ᚛ᚉᚓᚑᚂᚃᚆᚑᚔᚏᚓᚐᚅᚅ ᚃᚆᚔᚑᚂᚐᚏᚋᚑᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | KOH-lih-rann IH-uh-luh-rmoh-nuhkh | philharmonic | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ceoltóir | ᚛ᚉᚓᚑᚂᚈᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | KYOHL-tor | musician | FoclóirTeanglann | Musician. |
| ceoltóireacht | ᚛ᚉᚓᚑᚂᚈᚑᚔᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | KYOHL-tor-ukht | music-making | Foclóir | Music-making, the practice of music. |
| ciombal | ᚛ᚉᚔᚑᚋᚁᚐᚂ᚜ | KIH-uh-mbuhl | cymbal | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| clairinéad | ᚛ᚉᚂᚐᚔᚏᚔᚅᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | KLAH-uh-ruh-nay-uhd | clarinet | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cliaraí | ᚛ᚉᚂᚔᚐᚏᚐᚔ᚜ | KLEE-UH-ree | minstrel | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| clog | ᚛ᚉᚂᚑᚌ᚜ | KLUHG | bell | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cláirseach | ᚛ᚉᚂᚐᚔᚏᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | KLAWR-shukh | harp | FoclóirTeanglann | Harp. Ireland’s national instrument. Carolan was the great 18th-century harper. |
| cláirseoir | ᚛ᚉᚂᚐᚔᚏᚄᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | KLAW-uh-rshoh-uhr | harpist | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| clár stiallóg | ᚛ᚉᚂᚐᚏ ᚄᚈᚔᚐᚂᚂᚑᚌ᚜ | KLAWR SHTEE-UH-llohg | fretboard | Foclóir | |
| cnagcheoltóir | ᚛ᚉᚅᚐᚌᚉᚆᚓᚑᚂᚈᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | KNAH-ghoh-ltoh-uhr | percussionist | Foclóir | |
| cnaguirlisí | ᚛ᚉᚅᚐᚌᚒᚔᚏᚂᚔᚄᚔ᚜ | KNAH-gih-rluh-shee | percussion | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| coinséartó | ᚛ᚉᚑᚔᚅᚄᚓᚐᚏᚈᚑ᚜ | KIH-nshay-uh-rtoh | concerto | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| comhla | ᚛ᚉᚑᚋᚆᚂᚐ᚜ | KOH-luh | valve | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| consairtín | ᚛ᚉᚑᚅᚄᚐᚔᚏᚈᚔᚅ᚜ | kuh-nsuh-uh-RTEEN | concertina | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| contralt | ᚛ᚉᚑᚅᚈᚏᚐᚂᚈ᚜ | KUH-ntruhlt | contralto | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cor | ᚛ᚉᚑᚏ᚜ | kur | reel | FoclóirTeanglann | A reel (the dance/tune). 4/4 time, fast. |
| corda | ᚛ᚉᚑᚏᚇᚐ᚜ | KUH-rduh | chord | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cornphíopa | ᚛ᚉᚑᚏᚅᚚᚆᚔᚑᚚᚐ᚜ | KUH-rnfee-uh-puh | hornpipe | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| crescendo | ᚛ᚉᚏᚓᚄᚉᚓᚅᚇᚑ᚜ | KREH-shkuh-nduh | crescendo | Foclóir | |
| crónánaí | ᚛ᚉᚏᚑᚅᚐᚅᚐᚔ᚜ | KROH-naw-nee | crooner | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cumadóir | ᚛ᚉᚒᚋᚐᚇᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | KUH-muh-doh-uhr | composer | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cuntraphointe | ᚛ᚉᚒᚅᚈᚏᚐᚚᚆᚑᚔᚅᚈᚓ᚜ | KUH-ntruh-fih-ntuh | counterpoint | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| curfá | ᚛ᚉᚒᚏᚃᚐ᚜ | KUH-rfaw | chorus | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cás | ᚛ᚉᚐᚄ᚜ | KAWS | case | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| céilí | ᚛ᚉᚓᚔᚂᚔ᚜ | KAY-lee | céilí | Foclóir | A céilí — a social gathering with music and dance. Originally just a visit; the dance-and-music sense came later. |
| céim | ᚛ᚉᚓᚔᚋ᚜ | KAY-uhm | stage | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| códa | ᚛ᚉᚑᚇᚐ᚜ | KOH-duh | coda | Foclóir | |
| cór | ᚛ᚉᚑᚏ᚜ | KOHR | choir | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cúigréad | ᚛ᚉᚒᚔᚌᚏᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | KOO-uh-gray-uhd | quintet | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| damhsóir | ᚛ᚇᚐᚋᚆᚄᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | DOW-soh-uhr | dancer | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| diva | ᚛ᚇᚔᚐ᚜ | DIH-vuh | diva | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| dordveidhil | ᚛ᚇᚑᚏᚇᚓᚔᚇᚆᚔᚂ᚜ | DUH-rdvuh-uh-yuhl | cello | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| dordveidhleadóir | ᚛ᚇᚑᚏᚇᚓᚔᚇᚆᚂᚓᚐᚇᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | DUH-rdvuh-uh-yla-doh-uhr | cellist | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| druma | ᚛ᚇᚏᚒᚋᚐ᚜ | DRUH-muh | drum | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| drumadóir | ᚛ᚇᚏᚒᚋᚐᚇᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | DRUH-muh-doh-uhr | drummer | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| duine óg sárthréitheach | ᚛ᚇᚒᚔᚅᚓ ᚑᚌ ᚄᚐᚏᚈᚆᚏᚓᚔᚈᚆᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | DIH-nuh OHG SAW-rhray-uh-hakh | prodigy | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| dísréad | ᚛ᚇᚔᚄᚏᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | DEE-shray-uhd | duet | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ensemble | ᚛ᚓᚅᚄᚓᚋᚁᚂᚓ᚜ | EH-nshuh-mbluh | ensemble | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| feadóg | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚇᚑᚌ᚜ | FAD-ohg | tin whistle | Foclóir | Tin whistle. The first instrument Irish children typically learn. |
| feadóg mhór | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚇᚑᚌ ᚋᚆᚑᚏ᚜ | FA-dohg WOHR | flute | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| feirgín | ᚛ᚃᚓᚔᚏᚌᚔᚅ᚜ | FAR-geen | small bagpipes | Foclóir | Small bagpipes — older Irish form. |
| fidil | ᚛ᚃᚔᚇᚔᚂ᚜ | FID-il | fiddle | FoclóirTeanglann | Fiddle (violin). Centre of Irish traditional music. |
| fidléir | ᚛ᚃᚔᚇᚂᚓᚔᚏ᚜ | FIH-dlay-uhr | fiddler | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| finale | ᚛ᚃᚔᚅᚐᚂᚓ᚜ | FIH-nuh-luh | finale | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| fleadh | ᚛ᚃᚂᚓᚐᚇᚆ᚜ | flah | fleadh | Foclóir | Fleadh — a festival or feast, particularly of traditional music. Fleadh Cheoil — music festival. |
| fliúiteadóir | ᚛ᚃᚂᚔᚒᚔᚈᚓᚐᚇᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | FLIH-oo-uh-ta-doh-uhr | flautist | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| fonn | ᚛ᚃᚑᚅᚅ᚜ | fun | melody | FoclóirTeanglann | Tune, melody. Also means ‘desire, mood’ — fonn ceoil, mood for music. |
| fonn ceolmhar | ᚛ᚃᚑᚅᚅ ᚉᚓᚑᚂᚋᚆᚐᚏ᚜ | fun KYOHL-vur | melodic | FoclóirTeanglann | Melodious. From fonn (mood, tune). |
| forshéis | ᚛ᚃᚑᚏᚄᚆᚓᚔᚄ᚜ | FUH-rhay-uhsh | descant | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| fuaimchlár | ᚛ᚃᚒᚐᚔᚋᚉᚆᚂᚐᚏ᚜ | FOO-UH-uh-mhlawr | soundboard | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| féis | ᚛ᚃᚓᚔᚄ᚜ | faysh | dance | FoclóirTeanglann | Féis — festival, especially of music or dance. Originally a great periodic assembly (Féis of Tara). |
| fíf | ᚛ᚃᚔᚃ᚜ | FEEF | fife | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| gang | ᚛ᚌᚐᚅᚌ᚜ | GAHNG | gong | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| gaothuirlisí adhmaid | ᚛ᚌᚐᚑᚈᚆᚒᚔᚏᚂᚔᚄᚔ ᚐᚇᚆᚋᚐᚔᚇ᚜ | GEE-hih-rluh-shee EYE-muh-uhd | woodwind | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| giotár | ᚛ᚌᚔᚑᚈᚐᚏ᚜ | GIH-uh-tawr | guitar | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| giotáraí | ᚛ᚌᚔᚑᚈᚐᚏᚐᚔ᚜ | GIH-uh-taw-ree | guitarist | Foclóir | |
| gléaschomhartha | ᚛ᚌᚂᚓᚐᚄᚉᚆᚑᚋᚆᚐᚏᚈᚆᚐ᚜ | GLAY-uh-skhoh-uh-rhuh | key signature | Foclóir | |
| guth | ᚛ᚌᚒᚈᚆ᚜ | guh | voice | FoclóirTeanglann | Voice. |
| idirlinn | ᚛ᚔᚇᚔᚏᚂᚔᚅᚅ᚜ | IH-duh-rluhnn | interlude | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| iomann | ᚛ᚔᚑᚋᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | IH-uh-muhnn | hymn | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ionstraimí | ᚛ᚔᚑᚅᚄᚈᚏᚐᚔᚋᚔ᚜ | IH-uh-nstruh-uh-mee | instrumentalist | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| iódal | ᚛ᚔᚑᚇᚐᚂ᚜ | IH-oh-duhl | yodel | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| jeighbh | ᚛ᚓᚔᚌᚆᚁᚆ᚜ | JEH-uhyv | jive | Foclóir | |
| laghdaithe | ᚛ᚂᚐᚌᚆᚇᚐᚔᚈᚆᚓ᚜ | LEYE-duh-uh-huh | diminished | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| largo | ᚛ᚂᚐᚏᚌᚑ᚜ | LAH-rguh | largo | Foclóir | |
| loinneog | ᚛ᚂᚑᚔᚅᚅᚓᚑᚌ᚜ | LIH-nnohg | refrain | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| lucht féachana | ᚛ᚂᚒᚉᚆᚈ ᚃᚓᚐᚉᚆᚐᚅᚐ᚜ | LUHKHT FAY-uh-khuh-nuh | audience | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| léiriú | ᚛ᚂᚓᚔᚏᚔᚒ᚜ | LAY-uh-ruh-oo | performance | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| maestro | ᚛ᚋᚐᚓᚄᚈᚏᚑ᚜ | MAY-shtruh | maestro | Foclóir | |
| maindilín | ᚛ᚋᚐᚔᚅᚇᚔᚂᚔᚅ᚜ | mah-uh-nduh-LEEN | mandolin | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| maraca | ᚛ᚋᚐᚏᚐᚉᚐ᚜ | MAH-ruh-kuh | maraca | Foclóir | |
| masúrca | ᚛ᚋᚐᚄᚒᚏᚉᚐ᚜ | MAH-soo-rkuh | mazurka | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| mearchéim | ᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚏᚉᚆᚓᚔᚋ᚜ | MA-rhay-uhm | quickstep | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| mezzo | ᚛ᚋᚓᚑ᚜ | MEH-zzuh | mezzo | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| mion- | ᚛ᚋᚔᚑᚅ᚜ | MIH-uhn | minor | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| modh | ᚛ᚋᚑᚇᚆ᚜ | MUHGH | mode | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| méadaithe | ᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚇᚐᚔᚈᚆᚓ᚜ | MAY-uh-duh-uh-huh | augmented | Foclóir | |
| méadar | ᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚇᚐᚏ᚜ | MAY-uh-duhr | metre | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| méadranóm | ᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚇᚏᚐᚅᚑᚋ᚜ | MAY-uh-druh-nohm | metronome | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| mór | ᚛ᚋᚑᚏ᚜ | MOHR | major | FoclóirTeanglann | Big. Comparative níos mó, bigger. The single most-used adjective in the language. |
| nochtraí | ᚛ᚅᚑᚉᚆᚈᚏᚐᚔ᚜ | NUH-khtree | nocturne | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| nádúrtha | ᚛ᚅᚐᚇᚒᚏᚈᚆᚐ᚜ | NAW-doo-rhuh | natural | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ochtach | ᚛ᚑᚉᚆᚈᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | UH-khtuhkh | octave | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ochtréad | ᚛ᚑᚉᚆᚈᚏᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | UH-htray-uhd | octet | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| olldord | ᚛ᚑᚂᚂᚇᚑᚏᚇ᚜ | UH-llduhrd | double bass | Foclóir | |
| operetta | ᚛ᚑᚚᚓᚏᚓᚈᚈᚐ᚜ | UH-puh-ruh-ttuh | operetta | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| orgán | ᚛ᚑᚏᚌᚐᚅ᚜ | UH-rgawn | organ | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| paráid | ᚛ᚚᚐᚏᚐᚔᚇ᚜ | PAH-raw-uhd | parade | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| pianissimo | ᚛ᚚᚔᚐᚅᚔᚄᚄᚔᚋᚑ᚜ | PEE-UH-nuh-shshuh-muh | pianissimo | Foclóir | |
| pianó | ᚛ᚚᚔᚐᚅᚑ᚜ | PEE-UH-noh | piano | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| pianódóir | ᚛ᚚᚔᚐᚅᚑᚇᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | PEE-UH-noh-doh-uhr | pianist | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| pionna | ᚛ᚚᚔᚑᚅᚅᚐ᚜ | PIH-uh-nnuh | peg | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| polca | ᚛ᚚᚑᚂᚉᚐ᚜ | PUH-lkuh | polka | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| port | ᚛ᚚᚑᚏᚈ᚜ | purt | jig | FoclóirTeanglann | Jig (the dance/tune). 6/8 time. |
| port béil | ᚛ᚚᚑᚏᚈ ᚁᚓᚔᚂ᚜ | purt BAYL | lilting | FoclóirTeanglann | Lilting, mouth music — singing dance tunes with nonsense syllables (‘diddly-dee’). Substituted for instruments when none were available. |
| port luascach | ᚛ᚚᚑᚏᚈ ᚂᚒᚐᚄᚉᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | PUHRT LOO-UH-skuhkh | slip jig | Foclóir | |
| presto | ᚛ᚚᚏᚓᚄᚈᚑ᚜ | PREH-shtuh | presto | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| píb | ᚛ᚚᚔᚁ᚜ | peep | pipe | FoclóirTeanglann | Pipe (musical). Píob mhór — the great pipes (war pipes); píoba uilleann — uilleann pipes. |
| píb mhála | ᚛ᚚᚔᚁ ᚋᚆᚐᚂᚐ᚜ | PEEB WAW-luh | bagpipes | Foclóir | |
| píobaire | ᚛ᚚᚔᚑᚁᚐᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | PEE-uh-buh-uh-ruh | piper | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| rabhcán muirí | ᚛ᚏᚐᚁᚆᚉᚐᚅ ᚋᚒᚔᚏᚔ᚜ | ROW-kawn MIH-ree | sea shanty | Foclóir | |
| rince | ᚛ᚏᚔᚅᚉᚓ᚜ | RINK-uh | dance | FoclóirTeanglann | A dance. Rince céilí — set dancing. |
| rince ar an sean-nós | ᚛ᚏᚔᚅᚉᚓ ᚐᚏ ᚐᚅ ᚄᚓᚐᚅᚅᚑᚄ᚜ | RINK-uh er un shan NOHSS | old-style dancing | Rosmerta editorial | Old-style dancing — sean-nós step dancing. Loose, low to the ground; predates the formalised styles. |
| rince céilí | ᚛ᚏᚔᚅᚉᚓ ᚉᚓᚔᚂᚔ᚜ | RINK-uh KAY-lee | céilí dancing | Foclóir | Céilí dancing — set dancing. Group dances; the Irish-language equivalent of square dance. |
| rince seit | ᚛ᚏᚔᚅᚉᚓ ᚄᚓᚔᚈ᚜ | RINK-uh shet | set dancing | Foclóir | Set dancing — couples-of-four dancing in figures. |
| rithim | ᚛ᚏᚔᚈᚆᚔᚋ᚜ | RIH-huhm | rhythm | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| rosc | ᚛ᚏᚑᚄᚉ᚜ | RUHSK | chant | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| réamhcheol | ᚛ᚏᚓᚐᚋᚆᚉᚆᚓᚑᚂ᚜ | RAY-ow-hohl | overture | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ríl | ᚛ᚏᚔᚂ᚜ | reel | reel | FoclóirTeanglann | Reel. Modern English-loan form, used alongside cor. |
| sacsafón | ᚛ᚄᚐᚉᚄᚐᚃᚑᚅ᚜ | SAH-ksuh-fohn | saxophone | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| sacsafónaí | ᚛ᚄᚐᚉᚄᚐᚃᚑᚅᚐᚔ᚜ | SAH-ksuh-foh-nee | saxophonist | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| salsa | ᚛ᚄᚐᚂᚄᚐ᚜ | SAH-lsuh | salsa | Foclóir | |
| samba | ᚛ᚄᚐᚋᚁᚐ᚜ | SAH-mbuh | samba | Foclóir | |
| scrolla | ᚛ᚄᚉᚏᚑᚂᚂᚐ᚜ | SKRUH-lluh | scroll | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| seisiún | ᚛ᚄᚓᚔᚄᚔᚒᚅ᚜ | SHEH-uh-shuh-oon | session | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| siansa | ᚛ᚄᚔᚐᚅᚄᚐ᚜ | SHEE-UH-nsuh | symphony | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| sonáid | ᚛ᚄᚑᚅᚐᚔᚇ᚜ | SUH-naw-uhd | sonata | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| soprán | ᚛ᚄᚑᚚᚏᚐᚅ᚜ | SUH-prawn | soprano | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| spól | ᚛ᚄᚚᚑᚂ᚜ | SPOHL | reel | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| stiúrthóir | ᚛ᚄᚈᚔᚒᚏᚈᚆᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | SHTIH-oo-rhoh-uhr | conductor | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| suantraí | ᚛ᚄᚒᚐᚅᚈᚏᚐᚔ᚜ | SOO-UH-ntree | lullaby | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| svuít | ᚛ᚄᚒᚔᚈ᚜ | SVUH-eet | suite | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| taibheoir | ᚛ᚈᚐᚔᚁᚆᚓᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | TAH-uh-voh-uhr | performer | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| tambóirín | ᚛ᚈᚐᚋᚁᚑᚔᚏᚔᚅ᚜ | tah-mboh-uh-REEN | tambourine | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| tangó | ᚛ᚈᚐᚅᚌᚑ᚜ | TAH-ngoh | tango | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| teanór | ᚛ᚈᚓᚐᚅᚑᚏ᚜ | TA-nohr | tenor | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| tempo | ᚛ᚈᚓᚋᚚᚑ᚜ | TEH-mpuh | tempo | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| tinné | ᚛ᚈᚔᚅᚅᚓ᚜ | CHIN-yay | step | FoclóirTeanglann | Step — a dance step. |
| tiúba | ᚛ᚈᚔᚒᚁᚐ᚜ | TIH-oo-buh | tuba | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| tiúnóir | ᚛ᚈᚔᚒᚅᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | TIH-oo-noh-uhr | tuner | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| triantán | ᚛ᚈᚏᚔᚐᚅᚈᚐᚅ᚜ | TREE-UH-ntawn | triangle | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| troitheán | ᚛ᚈᚏᚑᚔᚈᚆᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | TRIH-hawn | pedal | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| trombón | ᚛ᚈᚏᚑᚋᚁᚑᚅ᚜ | TRUH-mbohn | trombone | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| trumpa | ᚛ᚈᚏᚒᚋᚚᚐ᚜ | TRUH-mpuh | trumpet | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| tríréad | ᚛ᚈᚏᚔᚏᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | TREE-ray-uhd | trio | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| trúbadóir | ᚛ᚈᚏᚒᚁᚐᚇᚑᚔᚏ᚜ | TROO-buh-doh-uhr | troubadour | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| téaduirlisí | ᚛ᚈᚓᚐᚇᚒᚔᚏᚂᚔᚄᚔ᚜ | TAY-uh-dih-rluh-shee | strings | Foclóir | |
| ucailéile | ᚛ᚒᚉᚐᚔᚂᚓᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | UH-kuh-uh-lay-uh-luh | ukulele | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| veidhlín | ᚛ᚓᚔᚇᚆᚂᚔᚅ᚜ | veh-uh-YLEEN | violin | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| virtuoso | ᚛ᚔᚏᚈᚒᚑᚄᚑ᚜ | VIH-rtuh-uh-suh | virtuoso | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| válsa | ᚛ᚐᚂᚄᚐ᚜ | VAW-lsuh | waltz | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| véarsa | ᚛ᚓᚐᚏᚄᚐ᚜ | VAY-uh-rsuh | verse | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| xileafón | ᚛ᚔᚂᚓᚐᚃᚑᚅ᚜ | XIH-la-fohn | xylophone | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| óbó | ᚛ᚑᚁᚑ᚜ | OH-boh | oboe | FoclóirTeanglann |
