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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Conservatory :: Conservatory (n.) A public place of instruction, designed to preserve and perfect the knowledge of some branch of science or art, esp. music..
Do :: Do (n.) A syllable attached to the first tone of the major diatonic scale for the purpose of solmization, or solfeggio. It is the first of the seven syllables used by the Italians as manes of musical tones, and replaced, for the sake of euphony, the syllable Ut, applied to the note C. In England and America the same syllables are used by mane as a scale pattern, while the tones in respect to absolute pitch are named from the first seven letters of the alphabet..
Intonate :: Intonate (v. i.) To sound the tones of the musical scale; to practice the sol-fa.
Band :: Band (v. t.) A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals..
Sol-fa :: Sol-fa (n.) The gamut, or musical scale. See Tonic sol-fa, under Tonic, n..
Tuneless :: Tuneless (a.) Not expressed in music or poetry; unsung.
Rise :: Rise (v.) To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pith; as, to rise a tone or semitone..
Tarantism :: Tarantism (n.) A nervous affection producing melancholy, stupor, and an uncontrollable desire to dance. It was supposed to be produced by the bite of the tarantula, and considered to be incapable of cure except by protracted dancing to appropriate music..
Capellmeister :: Capellmeister (n.) The musical director in royal or ducal chapel; a choir-master.
Cento :: Cento (n.) A literary or a musical composition formed by selections from different authors disposed in a new order.
Sustenance :: Sustaltic (a.) Mournful; -- said of a species of music among the ancient Greeks.
Quartette :: Quartette (n.) The set of four person who perform a piece of music in four parts.
Consort :: Consort (n.) Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments..
Piping :: Piping (v.) Playing on a musical pipe.
Kapelle :: Kapelle (n.) A chapel; hence, the choir or orchestra of a prince's chapel; now, a musical establishment, usually orchestral..
Amateur :: Amateur (n.) A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally..
Cabaret :: Cabaret (n.) a type of restaurant where liquor and dinner is served, and entertainment is provided, as by musicians, dancers, or comedians, and providing space for dancing by the patrons; -- similar to a nightclub. The term cabaret is often used in the names of such an establishment..
Tunable :: Tunable (a.) Capable of being tuned, or made harmonious; hence, harmonious; musical; tuneful..
Orphean :: Orphean (a.) Of or pertaining to Orpheus, the mythic poet and musician; as, Orphean strains..
Modulate :: Modulate (v. t.) To vary or inflect in a natural, customary, or musical manner; as, the organs of speech modulate the voice in reading or speaking..
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