What's the difference between electrum and plectrum?

Electrum


Definition:

  • (n.) Amber.
  • (n.) An alloy of gold and silver, of an amber color, used by the ancients.
  • (n.) German-silver plate. See German silver, under German.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) And ostentatious gestures and lavish presentation, rather than the quality of his new records, are the means by which he has kept public interest bubbling in recent years: not a UK tour, but 21 nights at the O2 Arena, complete with after-hours shows at the IndigO2 nightclub; giving away his new albums free with newspapers; inviting journalists and fans to his Los Angeles home or to the Paisley Park complex in Minneapolis for parties to launch albums instead of submitting to the usual round of encounters with the press; launching his own nightclub in Las Vegas where he played twice weekly for six months; turning up in Lianne La Havas's front room to premiere Plectrum Electrum.
  • (2) Both Art Official Age and Plectrum Electrum are due to arrive on 29 September, and are available to order now Tracklist for Art Official Age: 1.
  • (3) Further re-releases are expected to follow, as well as a new studio album with Prince’s current band 3RDEYEGIRL, reportedly entitled Plectrum Electrum.
  • (4) The musician has been teasing us with details of his forthcoming Plectrum Electrum album with the band 3rd Eye Girl since January this year, when he hosted a press conference at nu-soul singer Lianne La Havas’ house .
  • (5) Nevertheless, there's still no sign of the new album, Plectrum Electrum, recorded with his current band, 3rdEyeGirl.
  • (6) The track is taken from his forthcoming album, Plectrum Electrum, which is set for a spring release.
  • (7) After Sunday night’s VMAs, the artist revealed that Plectrum Electrum will arrive in September alongside an entirely separate LP, Art Official Age.
  • (8) Here, Prince and his band played new songs from Plectrum Electrum, including the new single PretzelBodyLogic.
  • (9) Prince and backing band 3RDEYEGIRL had flown into London in the early hours of Tuesday at the start of a still-evolving string of dates in support of his upcoming album, Plectrum Electrum, which they had played to a small nightclub audience in New York on Sunday night.
  • (10) He's also been working with Rita Ora, and last year announced an album with his new all-female band 3rdEyeGirl called Plectrum Electrum, which is yet to get a release date – though he posted a new track, Da Bourgeoisie, in November.
  • (11) The Sailor's Hornpipe interpolation Dreamer More Than This (instrumental) Colonized Mind Guitar Plectrum Electrum Chaos And Disorder Full setlist, show 2 Raspberry Beret (acoustic) Train In Vain (acoustic) Funknroll (acoustic) Pretzelbodylogic (acoustic) Play That Funky Music .
  • (12) The shows in February – accompanied by an extensive interview in Mojo magazine – were expected to be promotion for the release of Prince's new album, Plectrum Electrum.

Plectrum


Definition:

  • (n.) A small instrument of ivory, wood, metal, or quill, used in playing upon the lyre and other stringed instruments.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) And ostentatious gestures and lavish presentation, rather than the quality of his new records, are the means by which he has kept public interest bubbling in recent years: not a UK tour, but 21 nights at the O2 Arena, complete with after-hours shows at the IndigO2 nightclub; giving away his new albums free with newspapers; inviting journalists and fans to his Los Angeles home or to the Paisley Park complex in Minneapolis for parties to launch albums instead of submitting to the usual round of encounters with the press; launching his own nightclub in Las Vegas where he played twice weekly for six months; turning up in Lianne La Havas's front room to premiere Plectrum Electrum.
  • (2) Both Art Official Age and Plectrum Electrum are due to arrive on 29 September, and are available to order now Tracklist for Art Official Age: 1.
  • (3) Further re-releases are expected to follow, as well as a new studio album with Prince’s current band 3RDEYEGIRL, reportedly entitled Plectrum Electrum.
  • (4) The musician has been teasing us with details of his forthcoming Plectrum Electrum album with the band 3rd Eye Girl since January this year, when he hosted a press conference at nu-soul singer Lianne La Havas’ house .
  • (5) In person, the matt black Keith Richards barnet and glittery nail varnish on his plectrum-holding right hand suggest a man who has spent his entire adult life as a national institution.
  • (6) "Wilko signed it and gave me a couple of lessons, told me never to use a plectrum and just bash it till my fingers bled.
  • (7) Nevertheless, there's still no sign of the new album, Plectrum Electrum, recorded with his current band, 3rdEyeGirl.
  • (8) The track is taken from his forthcoming album, Plectrum Electrum, which is set for a spring release.
  • (9) After Sunday night’s VMAs, the artist revealed that Plectrum Electrum will arrive in September alongside an entirely separate LP, Art Official Age.
  • (10) Here, Prince and his band played new songs from Plectrum Electrum, including the new single PretzelBodyLogic.
  • (11) Certainly not Madonna, Paglia's long-term crush, who has been playing the guitar onstage for the past 10 years but still looks cross-eyed with concentration every time she picks up a plectrum.
  • (12) Prince and backing band 3RDEYEGIRL had flown into London in the early hours of Tuesday at the start of a still-evolving string of dates in support of his upcoming album, Plectrum Electrum, which they had played to a small nightclub audience in New York on Sunday night.
  • (13) He's also been working with Rita Ora, and last year announced an album with his new all-female band 3rdEyeGirl called Plectrum Electrum, which is yet to get a release date – though he posted a new track, Da Bourgeoisie, in November.
  • (14) The Sailor's Hornpipe interpolation Dreamer More Than This (instrumental) Colonized Mind Guitar Plectrum Electrum Chaos And Disorder Full setlist, show 2 Raspberry Beret (acoustic) Train In Vain (acoustic) Funknroll (acoustic) Pretzelbodylogic (acoustic) Play That Funky Music .
  • (15) The shows in February – accompanied by an extensive interview in Mojo magazine – were expected to be promotion for the release of Prince's new album, Plectrum Electrum.

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