| Music 1. (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 harmonic 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. 2. (n.) Melody; a rhythmical and otherwise agreeable succession of tones. 3. (n.) Harmony; an accordant combination of simultaneous tones. 4. (n.) The written and printed notation of a musical composition; the score. 5. (n.) Love of music; capacity of enjoying music. 6. (n.) A more or less musical sound made by many of the lower animals. See Stridulation. Thesaurus Entries 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 |