music
English Thesaurus
1. musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) (noun.act)
hypernym | : | activity, |
definition | : | any specific behavior (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | instrumental music, |
definition | : | music produced by playing a musical instrument (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | intonation, |
definition | : | the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | percussion, |
definition | : | the act of playing a percussion instrument (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | vocal music, |
definition | : | music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | whistling, |
definition | : | the act of whistling a tune (noun.act) |
domain category | : | singing, vocalizing, |
definition | : | the act of singing vocal music (noun.act) |
domain category | : | music, |
definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | harmonise, harmonize, |
definition | : | sing or play in harmony (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | interlude, |
definition | : | perform an interlude (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | scamp, |
definition | : | perform hastily and carelessly (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | churn out, |
definition | : | perform in a mechanical way (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | sight-read, sightread, |
definition | : | perform music from a score without having seen the score before (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | rap, |
definition | : | perform rap music (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | concertise, concertize, |
definition | : | give concerts; perform in concerts (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | prelude, |
definition | : | play as a prelude (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | jazz, |
definition | : | play something in the style of jazz (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | rag, |
definition | : | play in ragtime (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | bugle, |
definition | : | play on a bugle (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | play, |
definition | : | perform music on (a musical instrument) (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | register, |
definition | : | manipulate the registers of an organ (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | skirl, |
definition | : | play the bagpipes (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | symphonise, symphonize, |
definition | : | play or sound together, in harmony (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | tweedle, |
definition | : | play negligently on a musical instrument (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | pipe, |
definition | : | play on a pipe (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | slur, |
definition | : | play smoothly or legato (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | pedal, |
definition | : | operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | bang out, |
definition | : | play loudly (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | modulate, |
definition | : | change the key of, in music (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | bow, |
definition | : | play on a string instrument with a bow (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | sing, |
definition | : | produce tones with the voice (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | psalm, |
definition | : | sing or celebrate in psalms (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | minstrel, |
definition | : | celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | solmizate, |
definition | : | sing using syllables like `do', `re' and `mi' to represent the tones of the scale (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | chirp, tweedle, |
definition | : | sing in modulation (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | choir, chorus, |
definition | : | sing in a choir (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | sing, |
definition | : | deliver by singing (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | troll, |
definition | : | sing the parts of (a round) in succession (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | hymn, |
definition | : | sing a hymn (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | carol, |
definition | : | sing carols (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | madrigal, |
definition | : | sing madrigals (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | drum, |
definition | : | play a percussion instrument (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | harp, |
definition | : | play the harp (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | conduct, direct, lead, |
definition | : | lead, as in the performance of a composition (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | conduct, |
definition | : | lead musicians in the performance of (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | fiddle, |
definition | : | play the violin or fiddle (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | trumpet, |
definition | : | play or blow on the trumpet (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | clarion, |
definition | : | blow the clarion (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | tongue, |
definition | : | articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments (verb.creation) |
2. punishment for one's actions (noun.act)
3. any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds (noun.cognition)
hyponym | : | music of the spheres, |
definition | : | an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | harmonise, harmonize, |
definition | : | write a harmony for (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | orchestrate, |
definition | : | write an orchestra score for (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | transcribe, |
definition | : | rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended (verb.creation) |
4. (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) (noun.cognition)
hyponym | : | piano music, |
definition | : | the sound of music produced by a piano (noun.cognition) |
domain category | : | music, |
definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | syncopate, |
definition | : | modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat (verb.change) |
domain member category | : | chord, harmonise, harmonize, |
definition | : | bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing (verb.change) |
domain member category | : | key, |
definition | : | regulate the musical pitch of (verb.change) |
domain member category | : | harmonise, harmonize, |
definition | : | sing or play in harmony (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | clarion, |
definition | : | blow the clarion (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | tongue, |
definition | : | articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments (verb.creation) |
5. an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication)
hyponym | : | section, subdivision, |
definition | : | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | pizzicato, |
definition | : | a note or passage that is played pizzicato (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | polytonalism, polytonality, |
definition | : | music that uses two or more different keys at the same time (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | popularism, |
definition | : | music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | harmony, musical harmony, |
definition | : | the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | part music, |
definition | : | vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment) (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | instrumental music, |
definition | : | music intended to be performed by a musical instrument or group of instruments (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | prelude, |
definition | : | music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | overture, |
definition | : | orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | antiphony, |
definition | : | alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | chorus, refrain, |
definition | : | the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | ballet, |
definition | : | music written for a ballet (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | dance music, |
definition | : | music to dance to (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | serial music, serialism, |
definition | : | 20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | syncopation, |
definition | : | music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | bach, |
definition | : | the music of Bach (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | beethoven, |
definition | : | the music of Beethoven (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | brahms, |
definition | : | the music of Brahms (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | chopin, |
definition | : | the music of Chopin (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | handel, |
definition | : | the music of Handel (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | haydn, |
definition | : | the music of Haydn (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | mozart, |
definition | : | the music of Mozart (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | stravinsky, |
definition | : | the music of Stravinsky (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | wagner, |
definition | : | the music of Wagner (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | ta'ziyeh, |
definition | : | (Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion; based on the Battle of Kerbala and performed annually (in Farsi) (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | vocal, vocal music, |
definition | : | music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | transposition, |
definition | : | (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | release, tone ending, |
definition | : | (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | entr'acte, interlude, intermezzo, |
definition | : | a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | music, |
definition | : | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | recapitulation, |
definition | : | (music) the repetition of themes introduced earlier (especially when one is composing the final part of a movement) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | tuning, |
definition | : | (music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | audio cd, audio compact disc, |
definition | : | compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music) (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | soundboard, sounding board, |
definition | : | (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | stop, |
definition | : | (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | string, |
definition | : | a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | synthesiser, synthesizer, |
definition | : | (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments (noun.artifact) |
domain member category | : | unison, |
definition | : | (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | registration, |
definition | : | (music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform a particular piece of music; the technique of selecting and adjusting organ stops (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | quality, timber, timbre, tone, |
definition | : | (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | crescendo, |
definition | : | (music) a gradual increase in loudness (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | forte, fortissimo, |
definition | : | (music) loud (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | decrescendo, diminuendo, |
definition | : | (music) a gradual decrease in loudness (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | pianissimo, piano, |
definition | : | (music) low loudness (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | fermata, |
definition | : | (music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | register, |
definition | : | (music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments (noun.attribute) |
domain member category | : | pyrotechnics, |
definition | : | (music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music) (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | music, |
definition | : | (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | section, subdivision, |
definition | : | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | dedication, inscription, |
definition | : | a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | exposition, |
definition | : | (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | musical notation, |
definition | : | (music) notation used by musicians (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | sheet music, |
definition | : | a musical composition in printed or written form (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | musical scale, scale, |
definition | : | (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | fanfare, flourish, tucket, |
definition | : | (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | slide, swoop, |
definition | : | (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | gamut, |
definition | : | the entire scale of musical notes (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | roulade, |
definition | : | (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | keynote, tonic, |
definition | : | (music) the first note of a diatonic scale (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | supertonic, |
definition | : | (music) the second note of a diatonic scale (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | mediant, |
definition | : | (music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | subdominant, |
definition | : | (music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | dominant, |
definition | : | (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | submediant, |
definition | : | (music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | leading tone, subtonic, |
definition | : | (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | staff, stave, |
definition | : | (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | slur, |
definition | : | (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | tie, |
definition | : | (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | c, |
definition | : | (music) the keynote of the scale of C major (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | segno, |
definition | : | (music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | sforzando, |
definition | : | (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | world premiere, |
definition | : | (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | preparation, |
definition | : | (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | resolution, |
definition | : | (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | statement, |
definition | : | (music) the presentation of a musical theme (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | recapitulation, |
definition | : | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | ligature, |
definition | : | (music) a group of notes connected by a slur (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | largo, |
definition | : | (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | larghetto, |
definition | : | (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | suite, |
definition | : | a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | adagio, |
definition | : | (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully) (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | syncopation, |
definition | : | music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | expressive style, style, |
definition | : | a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | development, |
definition | : | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | arioso, |
definition | : | (music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | vibrato, |
definition | : | (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch (noun.event) |
domain member category | : | brass family, |
definition | : | (music) the family of brass instruments (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | violin family, |
definition | : | (music) the family of bowed stringed instruments (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | woodwind family, |
definition | : | (music) the family of woodwind instruments (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | executant, |
definition | : | a performer (usually of musical works) (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | musician, |
definition | : | artist who composes or conducts music as a profession (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | sightreader, |
definition | : | a performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music) (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | tremolo, |
definition | : | (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones (noun.state) |
domain member category | : | musical time, |
definition | : | (music) the beat of musical rhythm (noun.time) |
domain member category | : | pacing, tempo, |
definition | : | (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played (noun.time) |
domain member category | : | invert, |
definition | : | make an inversion (in a musical composition) (verb.change) |
domain member category | : | sharpen, |
definition | : | raise the pitch of (musical notes) (verb.change) |
domain member category | : | drop, flatten, |
definition | : | lower the pitch of (musical notes) (verb.change) |
domain member category | : | compose, write, |
definition | : | write music (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | counterpoint, |
definition | : | write in counterpoint (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | set to music, |
definition | : | write (music) for (a text) (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | arrange, set, |
definition | : | adapt for performance in a different way (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | put, |
definition | : | adapt (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | score, |
definition | : | write a musical score for (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | transpose, |
definition | : | put (a piece of music) into another key (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | melodise, melodize, |
definition | : | supply a melody for (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | harmonise, harmonize, |
definition | : | sing or play in harmony (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | realise, realize, |
definition | : | expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | fiddle, |
definition | : | play on a violin (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | play, |
definition | : | play on an instrument (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | swing, |
definition | : | play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | rag, |
definition | : | play in ragtime (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | play, |
definition | : | perform music on (a musical instrument) (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | beat, |
definition | : | produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | chord, |
definition | : | play chords on (a string instrument) (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | solmizate, |
definition | : | sing by the syllables of solmization (verb.creation) |
domain member category | : | prepare, |
definition | : | lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord (verb.perception) |
domain member category | : | chromatic, |
definition | : | based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | diatonic, |
definition | : | based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | pop, popular, |
definition | : | (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | conjunct, |
definition | : | progressing melodically by intervals of a second (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | disjunct, |
definition | : | progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | diminished, |
definition | : | (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | bowed, |
definition | : | of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | plucked, |
definition | : | of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | fast, |
definition | : | at a rapid tempo (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | slow, |
definition | : | at a slow tempo (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | first, |
definition | : | highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | second, |
definition | : | a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | copyrighted, |
definition | : | (of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work) protected by copyright (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | dissonant, unresolved, |
definition | : | characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | alto, |
definition | : | (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | tenor, |
definition | : | (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | lyric, |
definition | : | used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | dramatic, |
definition | : | used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | major, |
definition | : | of a scale or mode (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | minor, |
definition | : | of a scale or mode (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | cantabile, singing, |
definition | : | smooth and flowing (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | monophonic, |
definition | : | consisting of a single melodic line (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | contrapuntal, polyphonic, |
definition | : | having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | natural, |
definition | : | (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | sharp, |
definition | : | (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | flat, |
definition | : | (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | solo, |
definition | : | composed or performed by a single voice or instrument (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | con brio, |
definition | : | with liveliness or spirit (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | disconnected, staccato, |
definition | : | (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | legato, smooth, |
definition | : | (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | masculine, |
definition | : | (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | feminine, |
definition | : | (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | tonal, |
definition | : | having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | atonal, unkeyed, |
definition | : | characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality (adj.all) |
domain member category | : | atonalistic, |
definition | : | of or relating to atonalism (adj.pert) |
domain member category | : | fretted, |
definition | : | having frets (adj.pert) |
domain member category | : | unfretted, |
definition | : | without frets (adj.pert) |
domain member category | : | serial, |
definition | : | pertaining to or composed in serial technique (adj.pert) |
domain member category | : | polyphonic, polyphonous, |
definition | : | of or relating to or characterized by polyphony (adj.pert) |
domain member category | : | lyric, |
definition | : | relating to or being musical drama (adj.pert) |
domain member category | : | con brio, |
definition | : | with liveliness or spirit (adv.all) |
domain member category | : | fugally, |
definition | : | in a fugal style (adv.all) |
domain member category | : | presto, |
definition | : | at a very fast tempo (faster than allegro) (adv.all) |
domain member category | : | largo, |
definition | : | slowly and broadly (adv.all) |
domain member category | : | accelerando, |
definition | : | with increasing speed (adv.all) |
domain member category | : | adagio, |
definition | : | slowly (adv.all) |
domain member category | : | andante, |
definition | : | at a moderately slow tempo (adv.all) |
domain member category | : | allegretto, |
definition | : | in a moderately quick tempo (adv.all) |
domain member category | : | allegro, |
definition | : | in a quick and lively tempo (adv.all) |
domain member category | : | glissando, |
definition | : | (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes) (adv.all) |
domain member category | : | molto, |
definition | : | much (adv.all) |
domain member category | : | pizzicato, |
definition | : | with a light plucking staccato sound (adv.all) |
domain member category | : | prestissimo, |
definition | : | extremely fast; as fast as possible (adv.all) |
domain member category | : | rallentando, |
definition | : | slowing down (adv.all) |
domain member category | : | dolce, |
definition | : | gently and sweetly (adv.all) |
6. musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) (noun.act)
derivation | : | musician, |
definition | : | artist who composes or conducts music as a profession (noun.person) |
derivation | : | musical, |
definition | : | talented in or devoted to music (adj.all) |
7. any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | euphonious, |
definition | : | (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident (adj.all) |
derivation | : | melodic, melodious, musical, |
definition | : | containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody (adj.all) |
derivation | : | euphonic, euphonical, |
definition | : | of or relating to or characterized by euphony (adj.pert) |
8. (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | musician, |
definition | : | artist who composes or conducts music as a profession (noun.person) |
derivation | : | musical, |
definition | : | characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music (adj.all) |
9. an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication)
derivation | : | musician, |
definition | : | artist who composes or conducts music as a profession (noun.person) |
10. musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) (noun.act)
derivation | : | musician, |
definition | : | artist who composes or conducts music as a profession (noun.person) |
derivation | : | musical, |
definition | : | talented in or devoted to music (adj.all) |
11. any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | euphonious, |
definition | : | (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident (adj.all) |
derivation | : | melodic, melodious, musical, |
definition | : | containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody (adj.all) |
derivation | : | euphonic, euphonical, |
definition | : | of or relating to or characterized by euphony (adj.pert) |
12. (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | musician, |
definition | : | artist who composes or conducts music as a profession (noun.person) |
derivation | : | musical, |
definition | : | characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music (adj.all) |
13. an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication)
derivation | : | musician, |
definition | : | artist who composes or conducts music as a profession (noun.person) |
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