music
Art of sound
Music is organized sound, typically involving melody, harmony, rhythm, or some combination.
It ranges from folk songs to symphonies, from jazz improvisation to electronic beats.
Music can accompany words (set a poem to music) or stand alone.
To face the music is to accept consequences.
Music to my ears describes welcome news.
Someone who is musical has talent for or sensitivity to music.
Live musical performance
- gigShort-term paid work
- recitalSolo musical performance
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- setlistOrdered concert songs
encore · improvisation · stagecraft · busking · jam session · soundcheck · venue · festival
Improvisational American music genre
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- rockSolid earthen material
- popFizzy drink, regionally
punk · reggae · blues · folk · salsa · k-pop · afrobeat · flamenco
Musical sequence of notes
- motifRecurring thematic element
- themeCentral recurring concept
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
- hookCurved catching device
refrain · chorus · riff · lick · jingle · leitmotif · contour · sequence
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- meterDevice that measures usage
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- pulseArterial blood throb
groove · swing · backbeat · polyrhythm · downbeat · upbeat · measure · time signature
Notes sounded simultaneously
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- triadGroup of three
- intervalDuration between two points
tonality · counterpoint · polyphony · homophony · resolution · cadence · arpeggio · tuning
Quality of sound
- pitchFrequency of sound
- timbreSound's distinctive character
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- acousticsStudy of sound transmission
vibration · frequency · harmonic · overtone · loudness · dynamics · distortion · reverb
Longing for the past
- joyIntense positive emotion
- sadnessState of emotional pain
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
serenity · passion · bliss · grief · heartache · loneliness · contentment · yearning
concert
Live musical performance
setlist · encore · improvisation · stagecraft · busking · jam session · soundcheck · venue · festival · tour
jazz
Improvisational American music genre
pop · punk · reggae · blues · folk · salsa · k-pop · afrobeat · flamenco · samba
tune
Musical sequence of notes
hook · refrain · chorus · riff · lick · jingle · leitmotif · contour · sequence · ornamentation
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- meterDevice that measures usage
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
pulse · groove · swing · backbeat · polyrhythm · downbeat · upbeat · measure · time signature · drumming
chord
Notes sounded simultaneously
- consonanceHarmonious sound combination
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- triadGroup of three
interval · tonality · counterpoint · polyphony · homophony · resolution · cadence · arpeggio · tuning · modulation
tone
Quality of sound
- pitchFrequency of sound
- timbreSound's distinctive character
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
acoustics · vibration · frequency · harmonic · overtone · loudness · dynamics · distortion · reverb · echo
nostalgia
Longing for the past
melancholy · serenity · passion · bliss · grief · heartache · loneliness · contentment · yearning · catharsis
- Art & Culturepainting, sculpture, dance, theater, film
- art formspainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, dance
- artsartist, creativity, expression, songs, painting
- Arts & Sciencescreativity, painting, sculpture, literature, dance
- creative worksbooks, autobiography, memoir, novels, diary
- cultural artsart, dance, theater, opera, ballet
musicsilence
Total lack of sound
quiet · stillness · hush · soundlessness · muteness
musicnoise
Unwanted auditory disturbance
cacophony · din · racket · dissonance · discord
musicspeech
Oral communication ability
prose · talk · spoken word · plain speech · lecture
- 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
museum, musical, amusing, amuse, amusement, musician, muse, mused, musing