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Definition of Music
1. Noun. An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner.
Specialized synonyms: Section, Subdivision, Pizzicato, Monody, Monophonic Music, Monophony, Concerted Music, Polyphonic Music, Polyphony, Polytonalism, Polytonality, Popularism, Harmony, Musical Harmony, Air, Line, Melodic Line, Melodic Phrase, Melody, Strain, Tune, Part Music, Composition, Musical Composition, Opus, Piece, Piece Of Music, Instrumental Music, Prelude, Overture, Antiphony, Chorus, Refrain, Ballet, Dance Music, Serial Music, Serialism, Syncopation, Genre, Music Genre, Musical Genre, Musical Style, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Gilbert And Sullivan, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Stravinsky, Wagner, Ta'ziyeh, Vocal, Vocal Music
Generic synonyms: Auditory Communication
Derivative terms: Musician, Musician
2. Noun. Any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds. "He fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes"
Generic synonyms: Auditory Sensation, Sound
Specialized synonyms: Music Of The Spheres
Examples of category: Reharmonise, Reharmonize, Harmonise, Harmonize, Orchestrate, Instrument, Instrumentate, Transcribe
Derivative terms: Euphonic, Euphonical, Euphonious, Euphonious, Euphonous, Musical
3. Noun. Musical activity (singing or whistling etc.). "His music was his central interest"
Specialized synonyms: Bell Ringing, Carillon, Carillon Playing, Instrumental Music, Intonation, Percussion, Vocal Music, Whistling
Category relationships: Singing, Vocalizing
Terms within: Beats Per Minute, Bpm, M.m., Metronome Marking
Examples of category: Sound Off, Strike Up, Harmonise, Harmonize, Interlude, Scamp, Churn Out, Sight-read, Sightread, Rap, Concertise, Concertize, Prelude, Jazz, Rag, Bugle, Play, Register, Skirl, Symphonise, Symphonize, Tweedle, Recapitulate, Repeat, Reprise, Reprize, Pipe, Slur, Pedal, Bang Out, Accompany, Follow, Play Along, Modulate, Bow, Sing, Psalm, Minstrel, Solmizate, Chirp, Tweedle, Choir, Chorus, Sing, Troll, Hymn, Carol, Madrigal, Drum, Harp, Conduct, Direct, Lead, Conduct, Fiddle, Trumpet, Clarion, Double Tongue, Triple-tongue, Tongue
Derivative terms: Musical, Musician, Musician
4. Noun. (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds).
Specialized synonyms: Piano Music
Examples of category: Syncopate, Chord, Harmonise, Harmonize, Key, Sound Off, Strike Up, Harmonise, Harmonize, Clarion, Double Tongue, Triple-tongue, Tongue
Derivative terms: Musical, Musician, Musician
5. Noun. Punishment for one's actions. "Take your medicine"
Definition of Music
1. n. The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i. e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a string at various degrees of tension; the science of harmonical tones which treats of the principles of harmony, or the properties, dependences, and relations of tones to each other; the art of combining tones in a manner to please the ear.
Definition of Music
1. Noun. A sound, or the study of such sounds, organized in time. ¹
2. Noun. (figuratively) Any pleasing or interesting sounds. ¹
3. Noun. A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To seduce or entice with music. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Music
1. vocal or instrumental sounds organized to produce a unified composition [n -S]
Medical Definition of Music
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1. The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i.e, sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a string at various degrees of tension; the science of harmonical tones which treats of the principles of harmony, or the properties, dependences, and relations of tones to each other; the art of combining tones in a manner to please the ear.
Not all sounds are tones. Sounds may be unmusical and yet please the ear. Music deals with tones, and with no other sounds. See Tone.
2. Melody; a rhythmical and otherwise agreeable succession of tones. Harmony; an accordant combination of simultaneous tones.
3. The written and printed notation of a musical composition; the score.
4. Love of music; capacity of enjoying music. "The man that hath ni music in himself Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils." (Shak)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Music
Literary usage of Music
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"Lit Digest 53:1367 N 18 '16 Judging the latest thing in music. ... Mus Q 2:418-24
Jl '16 Making music more musical; an interview with Thomas A. Edison. ..."
2. Handel by Charles Francis Abdy Williams (1901)
"Chapter I •, The condition of music and musicians at the end of the seventeenth
century — Handel's ancestry — His birth and childhood — Visits Weissenfels ..."
3. The Evolution of Modern Orchestration by Louis Adolphe Coerne (1908)
"CHAPTER I. THE CRADLE OF INSTRUMENTAL music. (HISTORICAL REVIEW.) I. PRIMITIVE men
were no doubt impelled to give utterance to their feelings by a desire ..."
4. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"TT is customary in discussing the beginnings of music in America to dwell upon
the low state ... Let us cherish the belief that an American school of music, ..."
5. Publishers Weeklyby Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1902)
"HW 10 Natural music Course (Ripley and Tapper): Primer AM *30 Natural music
Reader, No. 1 AM »80 2 AM «35 8 AM *3fi 4 AM «35 5 AM «50 " Advanced . ..."
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