Music
Academic arts discipline
Music is organized sound, typically involving melody, rhythm, and harmony.
It spans everything from orchestral symphonies to hip-hop beats to birdsong.
People make music, play music, listen to music.
To face the music is to accept consequences.
Music to my ears describes welcome news.
As an adjective, musical describes things relating to or resembling music: musical talent, a musical voice.
Fretted stringed instrument
- pianoKeyed percussion instrument
- violinBowed string instrument
- drumsStruck membrane instruments
- fluteTube blown sideways
saxophone · cello · trumpet · sitar · kora · djembe · erhu · tabla
Pleasing sequence of notes
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- tempoRate of musical performance
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
key · scale · notation · score · arrangement · verse · chorus · bridge
Duration between two points
- pitchFrequency of sound
- toneQuality of sound
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- timbreSound's distinctive character
dissonance · consonance · chromatic · diatonic · syncopation · polyrhythm · atonality · pentatonic
Identifying attachment or marker
- producerOne who makes things
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
- contractEnforceable written agreement
album · single · chart · billboard · platinum · Grammy · copyright · publishing
Of ancient Greece/Rome
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- rockSolid earthen material
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- reggaeJamaican offbeat music style
blues · folk · country · electronic · pop · R&B · salsa · highlife
Live musical performance
- recitalSolo musical performance
- gigShort-term paid work
- showMake something apparent
- liveTo exist or dwell
stage · venue · audience · encore · setlist · tour · festival · performer
Reducing distress or discomfort
- upliftingEmotionally encouraging
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- euphoricOverwhelmed with joy
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
nostalgic · energizing · romantic · meditative · cathartic · inspiring · mournful · joyful
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
flute · saxophone · cello · trumpet · sitar · kora · djembe · erhu · tabla · didgeridoo
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
chord · key · scale · notation · score · arrangement · verse · chorus · bridge · crescendo
interval
Duration between two points
timbre · dissonance · consonance · chromatic · diatonic · syncopation · polyrhythm · atonality · pentatonic · mode
label
Identifying attachment or marker
- producerOne who makes things
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- royaltiesOngoing payments to creators
contract · album · single · chart · billboard · platinum · Grammy · copyright · publishing · distribution
classical
Of ancient Greece/Rome
reggae · blues · folk · country · electronic · pop · R&B · salsa · highlife · K-pop
concert
Live musical performance
live · stage · venue · audience · encore · setlist · tour · festival · performer · bandstand
soothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
- upliftingEmotionally encouraging
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- euphoricOverwhelmed with joy
haunting · nostalgic · energizing · romantic · meditative · cathartic · inspiring · mournful · joyful · bittersweet
- listening to musicAttending to organized sound
- music videosVisual accompaniments to songs
- science museumInstitution displaying natural phenomena
- rock musicAmplified guitar-driven popular genre
- live musicOnstage musical performance
- loud musicHigh-decibel audio entertainment
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