1843 N. P. Willis in 21 Oct. 48/1 What has he to do with a lodging in the brain and memory of every man, and in the heart and music-making of every woman in the country!
1877 A. A. Whitman 124 And her mountain stillness breaking, With her first sweet music making.
1946 Dec. 10 Since the early eighteenth century the music festival has been one of the most important and sustaining influences in English music-making.
1998 Jan. 100/2 I enjoyed all this music-making a great deal.