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Music created with a focus on structure as opposed to title, text, or program; absolute music.
adj
(music) Referring to pre-recorded music that is presented in concert using loudspeakers, e.g. some types of computer music.
adj
(music, informal) More or less acoustic in nature.
adj
(biblical, music) soprano or, possibly, virgin
adj
Relating to or exhibiting amusia.
adj
(neuroscience) Exhibiting amusia.
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(music) Of or pertaining to antimusic.
n
Music composed with advanced structural and theoretical considerations, as opposed to folk music and pop music.
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A composer of atonal music.
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(music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer.
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An extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets.
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Of or pertaining to biomusic.
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Resembling or characteristic of a canon in music.
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A short song, now especially one which is light and breezy.
adj
Resembling a chorale (hymn tune).
adj
Of, or pertaining to choreomusicology.
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(music) The more serious forms of music, taught through formal education and performed according to strict rules, as opposed to folk music or popular music.
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Pertaining to coloratura.
n
Especially, one who composes music.
adj
Characteristic of a musical composer.
n
(music) consciously employed musical grammar.
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A teacher of composition (writing) at a university.
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A secondary singer, often in opera.
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The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
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The love of recorded music.
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(music) Belonging to a certain mode of Ancient Greek music.
n
(music) The study or admiration of the music or lyrics of Bob Dylan.
n
(music) The study of music, culture, and nature, related to ecology and the natural environment. A mixture of the fields of ecocriticism and musicology.
adj
(dated) Of or relating to music produced by electrical devices.
n
(music) Playing harmoniously together in an ensemble
n
The traditional music associated with an ethnic group; the kinds of music studied in ethnomusicology.
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Relating to ethnomusic.
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(music) The study of music and culture; the study of music as it relates to its cultural context.
n
A somewhat analogous genre in early 20th century music
n
Music created by taking natural or non-musical (non-instrumental/non-singing) sounds and combining them into, or as, a musical composition.
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(singing, countable) An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry.
n
Music; the art of music.
n
(music) One who understands the principles of harmony or is skillful in applying them in composition; a composer.
adj
(music) Relating to parts or pieces which are written both within the natural physical limitations of the instrument and human body and, less so or less often, the styles of playing used on specific instruments.
adj
(music) Belonging or pertaining to the genre of industrial music.
adj
(music) Characteristic of a libretto
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a lied (type of German song).
n
(music) Franz Liszt, a Hungarian composer, pianist and teacher.
n
(music, psychology, historical) A feverish enthusiasm for the music of Liszt.
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(music) In which the words dominate any melody
n
A person with a deep interest in the classical arts, especially music.
adj
Relating to ludomusicology or music-based games or video games in particular; ludomusicological.
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The way in which music is played and composed in the context of games, musicality specifically in game or video game music, or the relationship between play and music.
adj
Relating to ludomusicology.
n
One who studies ludomusicology.
n
The scientific study of video game music.
adj
(music) Designating a mode of ancient Greek music, reputed to be light and effeminate.
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(music) A song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy.
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Of or relating to madrigals.
adj
(music) Pertaining to a madrigal.
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A musical theme treated in a meditative manner.
n
(historical, music) The practice of reciting poetry while accompanied by concert music.
n
(music) A musician who performs the melody, as opposed to one who plays the rhythm.
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A performer or composer of melodies.
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Resembling or characteristic of a melody.
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(music) In which the melody dominates any words.
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(dated, of a musical instrument) Capable of producing a written transcription of any music played upon it.
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sexual arousal caused by music
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(music) An abnormal love of music.
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One with an abnormal fondness of music; a person who loves music.
adj
Having or related to a fervent or abnormal love of music.
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passionate about music
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(music) Of or pertaining to mensuralism.
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Resembling metal music.
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(music) Of or relating to the meter of a piece of music.
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(chiefly poetic) Any lyric poet, musician, or singer.
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The composer of a motet.
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By analogy with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a musical virtuoso.
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The supposed phenomenon by which listening to Mozart's music may induce a short-term improvement in spatiotemporal reasoning or in mental performance generally.
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(figuratively) Sublime, mysterious music.
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The field of study dealing with how music works, typically examining the language and notation of music, the patterns and structures in composers' techniques, and so on.
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Any of various supposed therapeutic uses of music.
adj
Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.
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That has been set to music
adj
Obsolete form of musical. [Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.]
n
The skill of a musician or of a composer.
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The art or process of making music.
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Any activity involving or related to music performance, such as performing, listening, rehearsing, or composing.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of music.
adj
Relating to music and art.
adj
Relating to music and drama.
n
A writer on musical subjects.
adj
Relating to musicography.
adj
Relating to musicography.
n
Writing on the subject of music.
adj
Of or pertaining to musicology.
adv
With regard to musicology.
n
A form of monomania involving an unnatural obsession with music
adj
Relating to music and mechanical devices for its playback or measurement.
adj
Relating to music and philosophy.
adj
Relating to music and poetry.
adj
Relating to music and rhetoric.
adj
Relating to musicotherapy.
n
Obsolete form of music. [A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of melody, harmony, tempo, rhythm etc. usually to convey a mood.]
adj
(art) Of or relating to a semiotic system that is the synchronous union of music and image.
n
An obsession with music.
n
One who composes or sings a myriologue.
n
(Japan, music) The instrumentals.
n
Serious or tragic opera; grand opera.
n
One who enthusiastically enjoys opera.
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(music) A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.
adj
Relating to an orchestra or to music played by an orchestra.
adj
(music) Relating to organum.
adj
(music) Appreciative of music, but especially to its performance; devoted to music.
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(music) A master of polyphony; a contrapuntist.
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(music) A person who composes or plays polytonal music
adj
(music) Of, or relating to program music.
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Alternative form of program music [(music) A form of art music, generally without vocal parts, that attempts to convey a scene, image, or mood.]
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(music) A composer of program music.
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Having, or appearing to have, certain aspects or properties of music; apparently, but not actually, musical.
n
(music) A practitioner or adherent of serialism, an approach to composing which emphasizes the use of a series of notes, especially scales, to achieve coherence
adj
Relating to music and society.
adj
(music) Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a soloist
adj
(rare) Characteristic of a song; songlike
n
(US) A book of songs; songbook.
n
(music) A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra, &.
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(music) A person who creates soundscapes.
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A composer of spectralist music
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symphonic effects in music
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A composer of symphonies
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A musician who programs or plays a synthesizer.
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(music) A musician that plays the synthesizer.
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(music) Relating to a melodic subject.
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A simple, light piece of music, written especially for the virginal.
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Of or relating to a violin or its sound.
adj
Of, pertaining or proper to a violinist.
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An attachment, sometimes fanatical, to the music of Wagner.
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(music, historical, US) One of a group of self-taught composers active in New England from 1770 until about 1810.
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(music) Of or relating to the theory that imitation is the ultimate organising force in music.
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