an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
the tones or sounds employed, occurring in single line (melody) or multiple lines (harmony), and sounded or to be sounded by one or more voices or instruments, or both.
musical work or compositions for singing or playing.
the written or printed score of a musical composition.
such scores collectively.
any sweet, pleasing, or harmonious sounds or sound: the music of the waves.
appreciation of or responsiveness to musical sounds or harmonies: Music was in his very soul.
Fox Hunting. the cry of the hounds.
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Idioms for music
face the music, to meet, take, or accept the consequences of one's mistakes, actions, etc.: He's squandered his money and now he's got to face the music.
Origin of music
1200–50; Middle English musike<Latin mūsica<Greek mousikḕ (téchnē) (the art) of the Muse, feminine of mousikós, equivalent to Moûs(a) Muse + -ikos-ic
After struggling to play music while vacationing at a Lebanese ski resort in 2010 — iTunes was unavailable in the country then — founder Eddy Maroun raised funding to build a solution.
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Drivers of the Encore GX SUV can use the voice assistant to perform a number of tasks while they drive, from providing directions to playing music and ordering goods on the go.
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Blum says that Facebook is best for her B2B relationships with other vendors, and Buonassissi uses YouTube to show videos of DJ sets and has a podcast about event music.
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Search for “Katy Perry” and you will get a box next to the main search results telling you that Katy Perry is an American singer-songwriter with music available on YouTube, Spotify, and Deezer.
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The order is the result of the agencies cartel-like behavior in the past, and ensures they can’t arbitrarily withhold access to songs or gouge those who license the music.
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I gotta say—I think this past year was pretty bad for music.
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What an amazing thing to be able to listen to any music you want, a whole world of bands.
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Do you think that as we get older our thoughts shift to the more abstract, the music, than the definite, the lyrics?
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I remember all our music appeared on Spotify overnight, without anybody asking us.
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Was that a transitional moment for you from music to comedy?
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From the inn yard came the sound of music and the beat of the dancers feet on the hard ground.
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He was an elector, and had a taste for music and literature.
Dealings With The Dead|A Sexton of the Old School
The music, the lights, the haze of smoke and the scent of food were depressing.
Sally Bishop|E. Temple Thurston
Perhaps I shall be able to justify it, and make my meaning clearer too, if I give an account of my own feelings about music.
Art|Clive Bell
In the pauses of the music speeches were made and more presents given, first by the sachems and then by the Frenchmen.
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British Dictionary definitions for music
music
/ (ˈmjuːzɪk) /
noun
an art form consisting of sequences of sounds in time, esp tones of definite pitch organized melodically, harmonically, rhythmically and according to tone colour
such an art form characteristic of a particular people, culture, or traditionIndian music; rock music; baroque music
the sounds so produced, esp by singing or musical instruments
written or printed music, such as a score or set of parts
any sequence of sounds perceived as pleasing or harmonious
rarea group of musiciansthe Queen's music
face the musicinformalto confront the consequences of one's actions
music to one's earssomething that is very pleasant to hearhis news is music to my ears
Word Origin for music
C13: via Old French from Latin mūsica, from Greek mousikē (tekhnē) (art) belonging to the Muses, from MousaMuse