riff

English - Turkish

Definition of riff in English Turkish dictionary: cazda kısa tema; tekrar
riff raff: döküntü tipler
riff raff: ayaktakımı
frequently repeated musical phrase: sık müzikal ifade tekrarlanan
guitar riff: gitar riff

English - English

Definition of riff in English English dictionary: A repeated instrumental melody line in a song; To improvise in the performance or practice of an art, especially by expanding on or making novel use of traditional themes; A clever or witty remark; look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"; A catchy pattern of notes; {i} frequently repeated musical phrase; a Berber living in northern Morocco; A type of ostinato or short musical idea of two to four bars which is repeated throughout a composition It is often heard in Jazz or pop music; a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation a Berber living in northern Morocco play riffs; {f} play a riff, play a repeating musical phrase; A melodic phrase, often constantly repeated, forming an accompaniment or part of an accompaniment for a soloist; A repeated melodic phrase; A small building block of melody, similar to a motive but applied to popular music, and also less subject to transformation than a motive; a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation; A riff is a short piece of speech or writing that develops a particular theme or idea. Rowe does a very clever riff on the nature of prejudice. a repeated series of notes in popular or jazz music (Probably from REFRAIN); A short melodic phrase that may be repeated and played as a solo or used as an accompaniment See Licks; A short musical phrase in jazz or blues It may be repeated often during a piece, with changes to the key, rhythm or melody, such as in Glenn Miller's swing hit In the Mood; a short melodic repeated phrase, usually two to four bars long; To improvise in the performance or practice of an art, esp. by expanding on or making novel use of traditional themes; Term used in pop, rock and jazz for short phrases used as background or as building blocks for solos; A group of notes played on the guitar, which may be repeated regularly and can often define a song For example the first thing you hear Ritchie Blackmore playing in Deep Purples Smoke on the water is generally recognised as the best known riff there is; In jazz and rock music, a riff is a short repeated tune; What happens when someone takes your choir robe; In pop and jazz compositions, a short ostinato, two to four bars long A riff is a prominent feature of jazz music Search Google com for Riff; A sequence of guitar chords; A short repeated melodic phrase or 'signature' that is constructed to attract attention by rhythmic and melodic means Most riffs last for two bars but can vary from one to four bars in length A 'classic' riff can be heard on the introduction to '(I can't get no) Satisfaction' by the Rolling Stones; play riffs
riff-raff: disapproval If you refer to a group of people as riff-raff, you disapprove of them because you think they are not respectable. an insulting word for people who are noisy, badly-behaved, or of low social class
riffed: past of riff
riffing: present participle of riff
riffs: plural of riff
riffs: third-person singular of riff