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Noun (5 meanings)
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- Handel (noun) - the music of Handel
- Haydn (noun) - the music of Haydn
- Mozart (noun) - the music of Mozart
- Stravinsky (noun) - the music of Stravinsky
- Ta'ziyeh (noun) - (Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion
- Wagner (noun) - the music of Wagner
- antiphony (noun) - alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts
- ballet (noun) - music written for a ballet
- dance music (noun) - music to dance to
- harmony, musical harmony (noun) - the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
- instrumental music (noun) - music intended to be performed by a musical instrument or group of instruments
- monophony, monophonic music, monody (noun) - music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)
- music genre, musical genre, genre, musical style (noun) - an expressive style of music
- musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music (noun) - a musical work that has been created
- overture (noun) - orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
- part music (noun) - vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment)
- pizzicato (noun) - a note or passage that is played pizzicato
- polyphony, polyphonic music, concerted music (noun) - music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
- polytonality, polytonalism (noun) - music that uses two or more different keys at the same time
- popularism (noun) - music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority
- prelude (noun) - music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
- refrain, chorus (noun) - the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
- section, subdivision (noun) - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
- serialism, serial music (noun) - 20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition
- syncopation (noun) - music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm
- tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase (noun) - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- vocal music, vocal (noun) - music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
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- C (noun) - (music) the keynote of the scale of C major
- C major, C major scale, scale of C major (noun) - (music) the major scale having no sharps or flats
- accelerando (adverb) - with increasing speed
- adagio (noun) - (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
- adagio (adverb) - slowly
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- allegretto (adverb) - in a moderately quick tempo
- allegro (adverb) - in a quick and lively tempo
- alto (adjective) - (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group
- andante (adverb) - at a moderately slow tempo
- arioso (noun) - (music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria
- to arrange, set (verb) - adapt for performance in a different way
- atonal, unkeyed (adjective) - characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality
- atonalistic (adjective) - of or relating to atonalism
- audio CD, audio compact disc (noun) - compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music)
- barrel organ, grind organ, hand organ, hurdy gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, street organ (noun) - a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
- to beat (verb) - produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
- beats per minute, bpm, metronome marking, M.M. (noun) - the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds
- bowed (adjective) - of a stringed instrument
- brass family (noun) - (music) the family of brass instruments
- cantabile, singing (adjective) - smooth and flowing
- to chord (verb) - play chords on (a string instrument)
- chromatic (adjective) - based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones
- to compose, write (verb) - write music
- con brio (adverb) - with liveliness or spirit
- con brio (adjective) - with liveliness or spirit
- conjunct (adjective) - progressing melodically by intervals of a second
- copyrighted (adjective) - (of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work) protected by copyright
- to counterpoint (verb) - write in counterpoint
- crescendo (noun) - (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- decrescendo, diminuendo (noun) - (music) a gradual decrease in loudness
- dedication, inscription (noun) - a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
- development (noun) - (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
- diatonic (adjective) - based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals
- diminished (adjective) - (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval
- disjunct (adjective) - progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second
- dolce (adverb) - gently and sweetly
- dominant (noun) - (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
- dramatic (adjective) - used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style
- electric organ, electronic organ, Hammond organ, organ (noun) - (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
- executant (noun) - a performer (usually of musical works)
- exposition (noun) - (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur
- expressive style, style (noun) - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
- fast (adjective) - at a rapid tempo
- feminine (adjective) - (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable
- fermata (noun) - (music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest
- to fiddle (verb) - play on a violin
- first (adjective) - highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
- flat (adjective) - (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- to flatten, drop (verb) - lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- flourish, fanfare, tucket (noun) - (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
- forte, fortissimo (noun) - (music) loud
- fretted (adjective) - having frets
- fugally (adverb) - in a fugal style
- gamut (noun) - the entire scale of musical notes
- glissando (adverb) - (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes)
- to harmonize, harmonise (verb) - sing or play in harmony
- interlude, intermezzo, entr'acte (noun) - a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
- to invert (verb) - make an inversion (in a musical composition)
- larghetto (noun) - (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio
- largo (noun) - (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner
- largo (adverb) - slowly and broadly
- legato, smooth (adjective) - (music) without breaks between notes
- ligature (noun) - (music) a group of notes connected by a slur
- lyric (adjective) - used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range
- lyric (adjective) - relating to or being musical drama
- major (adjective) - of a scale or mode
- masculine (adjective) - (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable
- mediant (noun) - (music) the third note of a diatonic scale
- to melodize, melodise (verb) - supply a melody for
- mensural, measured, mensurable (adjective) - having notes of fixed rhythmic value
- minor (adjective) - of a scale or mode
- molto (adverb) - much
- monophonic (adjective) - consisting of a single melodic line
- music (noun) - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
- music (noun) - (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)
- musical notation (noun) - (music) notation used by musicians
- musical time (noun) - (music) the beat of musical rhythm
- musician (noun) - artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
- natural (adjective) - (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone
- piano, pianissimo (noun) - (music) low loudness
- pizzicato (adverb) - with a light plucking staccato sound
- to play (verb) - play on an instrument
- to play (verb) - perform music on (a musical instrument)
- plucked (adjective) - of a stringed instrument
- polyphonic, contrapuntal (adjective) - having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together
- polyphonic, polyphonous (adjective) - of or relating to or characterized by polyphony
- popular, pop (adjective) - (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
- preparation (noun) - (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord
- to prepare (verb) - lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
- prestissimo (adverb) - extremely fast
- presto (adverb) - at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro)
- to put (verb) - adapt
- pyrotechnics (noun) - (music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music)
- to rag (verb) - play in ragtime
- rallentando (adverb) - slowing down
- to realize, realise (verb) - expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
- recapitulation (noun) - (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement)
- recapitulation (noun) - (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated
- register (noun) - (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
- registration (noun) - (music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform a particular piece of music
- release, tone ending (noun) - (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
- resolution (noun) - (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
- roulade (noun) - (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable
- scale, musical scale (noun) - (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
- to score (verb) - write a musical score for
- second (adjective) - a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
- section, subdivision (noun) - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
- segno (noun) - (music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated
- serial (adjective) - pertaining to or composed in serial technique
- to set to music (verb) - write (music) for (a text)
- sforzando (noun) - (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack
- sharp (adjective) - (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- to sharpen (verb) - raise the pitch of (musical notes)
- sheet music (noun) - a musical composition in printed or written form
- sightreader (noun) - a performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music)
- slow (adjective) - at a slow tempo
- slur (noun) - (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
- to solmizate (verb) - sing by the syllables of solmization
- solo (adjective) - composed or performed by a single voice or instrument
- to sound off, strike up (verb) - start playing
- sounding board, soundboard (noun) - (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument
- staccato, disconnected (adjective) - (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds
- staff, stave (noun) - (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
- statement (noun) - (music) the presentation of a musical theme
- stop (noun) - (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
- string (noun) - a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
- subdominant (noun) - (music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale
- submediant (noun) - (music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic)
- subtonic, leading tone (noun) - (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale
- suite (noun) - a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
- supertonic (noun) - (music) the second note of a diatonic scale
- to swing (verb) - play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
- swoop, slide (noun) - (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
- syncopation (noun) - music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm
- synthesizer, synthesiser (noun) - (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments
- tempo, pacing (noun) - (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
- tenor (adjective) - (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
- theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea (noun) - (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
- tie (noun) - (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch
- timbre, timber, quality, tone (noun) - (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
- tonal (adjective) - having tonality
- tonic, keynote (noun) - (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
- to transpose (verb) - put (a piece of music) into another key
- transposition (noun) - (music) playing in a different key from the key intended
- tremolo (noun) - (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
- tuning (noun) - (music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency
- unfretted (adjective) - without frets
- unison (noun) - (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves
- unresolved, dissonant (adjective) - characterized by musical dissonance
- value, time value, note value (noun) - (music) the relative duration of a musical note
- vibrato (noun) - (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch
- violin family (noun) - (music) the family of bowed stringed instruments
- woodwind family (noun) - (music) the family of woodwind instruments
- world premiere (noun) - (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world
Example:
- “he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes”
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- music of the spheres (noun) - an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial
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- “his music was his central interest”
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- whistling (noun) - the act of whistling a tune
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- musical (adjective) - talented in or devoted to music
- musician (noun) - artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
- musician, instrumentalist, player (noun) - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
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- music (noun) - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
- singing, vocalizing (noun) - the act of singing vocal music
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- to bang out (verb) - play loudly
- to bow (verb) - play on a string instrument with a bow
- to bugle (verb) - play on a bugle
- to carol (verb) - sing carols
- to choir, chorus (verb) - sing in a choir
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- to churn out (verb) - perform in a mechanical way
- to clarion (verb) - blow the clarion
- to concertize, concertise (verb) - give concerts
- to conduct, lead, direct (verb) - lead, as in the performance of a composition
- to conduct (verb) - lead musicians in the performance of
- to double tongue, triple-tongue (verb) - play fast notes on a wind instrument
- to drum (verb) - play a percussion instrument
- to fiddle (verb) - play the violin or fiddle
- to harmonize, harmonise (verb) - sing or play in harmony
- to harp (verb) - play the harp
- to hymn (verb) - sing a hymn
- to interlude (verb) - perform an interlude
- to jazz (verb) - play something in the style of jazz
- to madrigal (verb) - sing madrigals
- to minstrel (verb) - celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels
- to modulate (verb) - change the key of, in music
- to pedal (verb) - operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument
- to pipe (verb) - play on a pipe
- to play (verb) - perform music on (a musical instrument)
- to play along, accompany, follow (verb) - perform an accompaniment to
- to prelude (verb) - play as a prelude
- to psalm (verb) - sing or celebrate in psalms
- to rag (verb) - play in ragtime
- to rap (verb) - perform rap music
- to register (verb) - manipulate the registers of an organ
- to reprise, reprize, repeat, recapitulate (verb) - repeat an earlier theme of a composition
- to scamp (verb) - perform hastily and carelessly
- to sightread, sight-read (verb) - perform music from a score without having seen the score before
- to sing (verb) - produce tones with the voice
- to sing (verb) - deliver by singing
- to skirl (verb) - play the bagpipes
- to slur (verb) - play smoothly or legato
- to solmizate (verb) - sing using syllables like `do', `re' and `mi' to represent the tones of the scale
- to sound off, strike up (verb) - start playing
- to symphonize, symphonise (verb) - play or sound together, in harmony
- to tongue (verb) - articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
- to troll (verb) - sing the parts of (a round) in succession
- to trumpet (verb) - play or blow on the trumpet
- to tweedle (verb) - play negligently on a musical instrument
- to tweedle, chirp (verb) - sing in modulation
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- piano music (noun) - the sound of music produced by a piano
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- musical (adjective) - characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music
- musician (noun) - artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
- musician, instrumentalist, player (noun) - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
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- music (noun) - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
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- to sound off, strike up (verb) - start playing
- to syncopate (verb) - modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat
- to tongue (verb) - articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
Examples:
- “you have to face the music”,
- “take your medicine”