| music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.), his music was his central interest |
| instrumental music | music produced by playing a musical instrument |
| vocal music | music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music) |
| music lesson | a lesson in performing music |
| music medicine | punishment for one's actions, you have to face the music, take your medicine |
music box
musical box | produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate |
music hall
vaudeville theater
vaudeville theatre | a theater in which vaudeville is staged |
| music school | a school specializing in music |
music stand
music rack | a light stand for holding sheets of printed music |
music stool
piano stool | a stool for piano players, usually adjustable in height |
music
euphony | any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds, he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes |
| music | (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) |
| piano music | the sound of music produced by a piano, he thought he heard piano music next door |
| music of the spheres | an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial |
Bachelor of Music
BMus | a bachelor's degree in music |
Doctor of Music
DMus
MusD | a doctor's degree in music |
| piano music | sheet music to be played on a piano |
| sheet music | a musical composition in printed or written form, she turned the pages of the music as he played |
vaudeville
music hall | a variety show with songs and comic acts etc. |
| music r | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
monophony
monophonic music
monody | music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment) |
polyphony
polyphonic music
concerted music | music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments |
black music
African-American music | music created by African-American musicians, early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses |
classical music
classical
serious music | traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste |
| chamber music | serious music performed by a small group of musicians |
| part music | vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment) |
religious music
church music | genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies |
musical composition
opus
composition piece piece of music | a musical work that has been created, the composition is written in four movements |
| instrumental music | music intended to be performed by a musical instrument or group of instruments |
symphony
symphonic music | a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra |
| dance music | music to dance to |
serialism
serial music | th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition |
twelve-tone music
-tone music
twelve-tone system
-tone system | a type of serial music introduced by Arnold Schoenberg, uses a tone row formed by the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale (and inverted or backward versions of the row) |
marching music
march | genre of music written for marching, Sousa wrote the best marches |
military march
military music
martial music | brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade |
popular music
popular music genre | any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) |
disco
disco music | popular dance music (especially in the late s), melodic with a regular bass beat, intended mainly for dancing at discotheques |
pop music
pop | music of general appeal to teenagers, a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love |
folk music
ethnic music
folk | the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community |
country music
country and western
C and W | a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States, usually played on stringed instruments |
dance music danceroom music
ballroom music | a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing |
| hillbilly music | country music originating in mountainous regions of southern United States |
| square-dance music | music performed for square dancing |
rap rap music
hip-hop | genre of African-American music of the s and s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment, several forms of rap have emerged |
rock 'n' roll
rock'n'roll
rock-andoll
rock and roll
rock rock music | a genre of popular music originating in the s, a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western, rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll. |
heavy metal
heavy metal music | loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat, lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery |
swing swing music
jive | a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the s, flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz |
music genre
musical genre
genre musical style | an expressive style of music |
prate
prattle
idle talk
blether
chin music | idle or foolish and irrelevant talk |
program music
programme music | musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events |