譜面台(ふめんだい)

ふめんだい
noun
music stand
1. music stand; a stand for holding sheet music
A freestanding, usually adjustable frame or rack designed to hold sheet music at a comfortable reading height for a musician during practice or performance.
譜面台(ふめんだい)に楽譜(がくふ)を置(お)いた。
I placed the sheet music on the music stand.
譜面台(ふめんだい)の高(たか)さを調整(ちょうせい)してください。
Please adjust the height of the music stand.
折(お)りたたみ式(しき)の譜面台(ふめんだい)を買(か)ったので持(も)ち運(はこ)びが楽(らく)になった。
I bought a folding music stand, which made it easier to carry.

Composed of 譜面(ふめん) (sheet music, musical score) and 台(だい) (stand, platform). A standard term used in music contexts. While 譜面台(ふめんだい) is the most common Japanese term, the English loanword is not typically used.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 譜面台(ふめんだい)に楽譜(がくふ)を載(の)せる: to put sheet music on the stand
  • 譜面台(ふめんだい)の高(たか)さ: the height of the music stand
  • 折(お)りたたみ譜面台(ふめんだい): folding music stand

RELATED TERMS:

  • 譜面(ふめん): sheet music, musical score
  • 楽譜(がくふ): sheet music — more formal term
  • 指揮台(しきだい): conductor's podium
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