music
noun
1 music
An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner.
Roget 415: music; concert; strain, tune, air; melody etc. 413; aria, arietta†; piece of music [Fr.], work, number, opus; sonata; rondo, rondeau [Fr.]; pastorale, cavatina†, roulade†, fantasia, concerto, overture, symphony, variations, cadenza; cadence; fugue, canon, quodlibet, serenade, notturno [It], dithyramb; opera, operetta; oratorio; composition, movement; stave; passamezzo [It], toccata, Vorspiel [G.]. instrumental music; full score; minstrelsy, tweedledum and tweedledee, band, orchestra; concerted piece [Fr.], potpourri, capriccio. vocal music, vocalism†; chaunt, chant; psalm, psalmody; hymn; song etc. (poem) 597; canticle, canzonet†, cantata, bravura, lay, ballad, ditty, carol, pastoral, recitative, recitativo†, solfeggio†. Lydian measures; slow music, slow movement; adagio etc. adv.; minuet; siren strains, soft music, lullaby; dump; dirge etc. (lament) 839; pibroch†; martial music, march; dance music; waltz etc. (dance) 840. solo, duet, duo, trio; quartet, quartett†; septett†; part song, descant, glee, madrigal, catch, round, chorus, chorale; antiphon†, antiphony; accompaniment, second, bass; score; bourdon†, drone, morceau†, terzetto†. composer etc. 413; musician etc. 416. ... show more
Roget 597: poetry, poetics, poesy, Muse, Calliope, tuneful Nine, Parnassus, Helicon†, Pierides, Pierian spring. versification, rhyming, making verses; prosody, orthometry†. poem; epic, epic poem; epopee†, epopoea, ode, epode†, idyl, lyric, eclogue, pastoral, bucolic, dithyramb, anacreontic†, sonnet, roundelay, rondeau [Fr.], rondo, madrigal, canzonet†, cento†, monody [Slang], elegy; amoebaeum, ghazal†, palinode. dramatic poetry, lyric poetry; opera; posy, anthology; disjecta membra poetae song [Lat.], ballad, lay; love song, drinking song, war song, sea song; lullaby; music etc. 415; nursery rhymes. [Bad poetry] doggerel, Hudibrastic verse†, prose run mad; macaronics†; macaronic verse†, leonine verse; runes. canto, stanza, distich, verse, line, couplet, triplet, quatrain; strophe, antistrophe†. verse, rhyme, assonance, crambo†, meter, measure, foot, numbers, strain, rhythm; accentuation etc. (voice) 580; dactyl, spondee, trochee, anapest &c.; hexameter, pentameter; Alexandrine; anacrusis†, antispast†, blank verse, ictus. elegiacs etc. adj.; elegiac verse, elegaic meter, elegaic poetry. poet, poet laureate; laureate; bard, lyrist†, scald, skald†, troubadour, trouvere [Fr.]; minstrel; minnesinger, meistersinger [G.]; improvisatore†; versifier, sonneteer; rhymer, rhymist†, rhymester; ballad monger, runer†; poetaster; genus irritabile vatum [Lat.]. ... show more
is a specific kind of: auditory communication.
is a broader term that covers: section, subdivision | pizzicato | monody, monophonic music, monophony | concerted music, polyphonic music, polyphony | polytonalism, polytonality | popularism | rhapsody | 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 ... show more.
domain member category: transposition | release, tone ending | entr'acte, interlude, intermezzo | musicn3 | recapitulation | tuning | audio CD, audio compact disc | barrel organ, grind organ, hand organ | electric organ, electronic organ, Hammond organ, organ | soundboard, sounding board | stop | synthesiser, synthesizer | unison | registration | quality, timber, timbre, tone | crescendo | decrescendo, diminuendo | pianissimo, piano | fermata | register | pyrotechnics | musicn4 | dedication, inscription | exposition | musical notation | sheet music | musical scale, scale | fanfare, flourish, tucket | slide, swoop | gamut | roulade | keynote, tonic | supertonic | mediant | subdominant | dominant | submediant | leading tone, subtonic | staff, stave | slur | tie | C | C major, C major scale, scale of C major | segno | sforzando | world premiere | preparation | resolution | idea, melodic theme, musical theme, theme | statement | recapitulation | ligature | largo | larghetto | suite | adagio | expressive style, style | development | arioso | vibrato | brass family | violin family | woodwind family | executant | musician | sightreader | tremolo | musical time | note value, time value, value | pacing, tempo | beats per minute, bpm, M.M., metronome marking | invert | sharpen | drop, flatten | sound off, strike up | compose, write | counterpoint | set to music | arrange, set | put | score | transpose | melodise, melodize | harmonise, harmonize | realise, realize | fiddle | play | swing | rag | play | beat | chord | solmizate | prepare | chromatic | diatonic | classical | pop, popular | conjunct | disjunct | diminished | bowed | plucked | fast | slow | first | second | copyrighted | dissonant, unresolved | alto | tenor | lyric | dramatic | major | minor | cantabile, singing | monophonic | contrapuntal, polyphonic | natural | sharp | flat | solo | con brio | disconnected, staccato | legato, smooth | masculine | feminine | tonal | atonal, unkeyed | increasing | accelerando | crescendo | decreasing | allargando | calando | decrescendo, diminuendo | rallentando, rit., ritardando, ritenuto | atonalistic | fretted | unfretted | serial | polyphonic, polyphonous | lyric | measured, mensurable, mensural | con brio | fugally | presto | largo | accelerando | adagio | andante | allegretto | allegro | glissando | molto | pizzicato | prestissimo | rallentando | dolce ... show more.
derivation: instrumentalist, musician, player.
Dutch: muziek, toonkunst
Polish: muzyka
2 music
Any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds:
— He fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes.
synonym: euphony.
is a specific kind of: auditory sensation, sound.
is a broader term that covers: music of the spheres.
domain member category: reharmonise, reharmonize | harmonise, harmonize | orchestrate | instrument, instrumentate | transcribe.
derivation: euphonious, euphonous | euphonious | melodic, melodious, musical | euphonic, euphonical.
Dutch: welluidendheid, eufonie
Polish: eufonia
3 music
Musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).
is a specific kind of: activity.
is a broader term that covers: bell ringing, carillon, carillon playing | instrumental music | intonation | percussion | vocal music | whistling.
has as a part: beats per minute, bpm, M.M., metronome marking.
domain category: singing, vocalizing | musicn1.
domain member 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 ... show more.
derivation: musician | instrumentalist, musician, player | musical.
4 music
music The sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds).
is a specific kind of: auditory sensation, sound.
is a broader term that covers: piano music.
domain category: musicn1.
domain member category: syncopate | chord, harmonise, harmonize | key | sound off, strike up | harmonise, harmonize | clarion | double tongue, triple-tongue | tongue.
derivation: musician | instrumentalist, musician, player | musical.
Dutch: bladmuziek, muziek
Polish: muzyka
5 music
Punishment for one's actions:
— You have to face the music.
synonym: medicine.
is a specific kind of: penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment.
Moby thesaurus: Apollo, Apollo Musagetes, Erato, Euterpe, Orpheus, Pierides, Polyhymnia, Polymnia, Terpsichore, arrangement, babel, clamor, copy, din, draft, edition, harmonics, harmony, hubbub, hullabaloo, hymnal, hymnbook, instrumental score, jangle, libretto, lute tablature, melodics, music paper, music roll, music theory, musical notation, musical score, musicality, musicography, musicology, notation, opera, opera score, orchestral score, pandemonium, part, piano score, racket, rhythmics, sacred Nine, score, sheet music, short score, songbook, songster, tablature, text, the Muses, the Nine, theory, transcript, transcription, tumult, tuneful Nine, uproar, version, vocal score, written music ... show more.
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