(a) Art = impressionism, n. 2; (b) Music = impressionism, n. 4.

The use of a single dominant theme; the quality of being monothematic.

Music. A style of composition, originating in the late 1880s with Debussy, characterized by its harmonic system, esp. in the use by Debussy of the…

Music (originally U.S.). Frequently with the. A melancholic style of music, typically centring on a twelve-bar sequence based around a standard…

A modern revival or appreciation of primitive or unsophisticated values, beliefs, styles, etc., esp. as a rejection of contemporary influences; (Art…

In extended use (esp. in Music): a method or style of creating a representation of something (in various media) from a collection of fragments…

U.S. The style or mood of the blues (see blues, n. 2, and cf. sense A. 4d). Chiefly in the titles of musical compositions.

A baroque style developed by Monteverdi, emphasizing dramatic expression and excitement.

= kinetic art; also, in Music, a mechanical and inexpressive style.

The strict contrapuntal style of the sixteenth century, esp. as exemplified in the works of Palestrina.

This style of music.

transitive. In phrases. to sock it to (one): to strike, deal a blow to (that person); to ‘give it’ to (one). Hence figurative; frequently in…