Muffled drums has 9 synonyms. The top synonyms for muffled drums are keen, requiem, monody, dirge, eulogy, elegy, funeral march, dead march and 1 more. Another word for muffled drums is keen. Browse the full list below.
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What is a synonym for muffled drums?
A common synonym for muffled drums is keen. Other synonyms include requiem, monody, dirge, eulogy.
How many synonyms does muffled drums have?
Muffled drums has 9 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.
What does muffled drums mean?
(n): a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes (archaic); a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment
Definition of muffled drums:
(n) :
a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes (archaic); a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the grave digging scene of Beethoven's "Fidelio"
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Definition of muffled drums:
(n) :
a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes (archaic); a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the grave digging scene of Beethoven's "Fidelio"