Definition of music

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Music (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..

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Passage :: Passage (v. i.) A particular portion constituting a part of something continuous; esp., a portion of a book, speech, or musical composition; a paragraph; a clause..
Rosin :: Rosin (v. t.) To rub with rosin, as musicians rub the bow of a violin..
Dance :: Dance (v. i.) The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the persons are regulated by art, in figures and in accord with music..
Play :: Play (n.) To perform on an instrument of music; as, to play on a flute..
Jig :: "Jig (n.) A light, brisk musical movement..
Cento :: Cento (n.) A literary or a musical composition formed by selections from different authors disposed in a new order.
Church Modes :: Church modes () The modes or scales used in ancient church music. See Gregorian.
Gallery :: Gallery (a.) A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed merely to increase the capacity of the hall..
Concert :: Concert (v. t.) Musical accordance or harmony; concord.
Trump :: Trump (n.) A wind instrument of music; a trumpet, or sound of a trumpet; -- used chiefly in Scripture and poetry..
Airy :: Airy (a.) Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as, airy music..
Baton :: Baton (n.) A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances..
Bone :: Bone (n.) Two or four pieces of bone held between the fingers and struck together to make a kind of music.
Music :: Music (n.) A more or less musical sound made by many of the lower animals. See Stridulation.
Bravura :: Bravura (n.) A florid, brilliant style of music, written for effect, to show the range and flexibility of a singer's voice, or the technical force and skill of a performer; virtuoso music..
Melisma :: Melisma (n.) A piece of melody; a song or tune, -- as opposed to recitative or musical declamation..
Melodeon :: Melodeon (n.) A music hall.
Taste :: Taste (n.) Manner, with respect to what is pleasing, refined, or in accordance with good usage; style; as, music composed in good taste; an epitaph in bad taste..
Psaltery :: Psaltery (n.) A stringed instrument of music used by the Hebrews, the form of which is not known..
Kind :: Kind (a.) Nature; style; character; sort; fashion; manner; variety; description; class; as, there are several kinds of eloquence, of style, and of music; many kinds of government; various kinds of soil, etc..
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