Definitions and Synonyms of music | Another word for music | What is music?
Definition 1: musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) - [noun denoting act]Samples where music or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- his music was his central interest
(music is a kind of ...) any specific behavior
"they avoided all recreational activity" (... is a kind of music ) the act of whistling a tune
"his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work" (... is a kind of music ) music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music)
(... is a kind of music ) the act of playing a percussion instrument
(... is a kind of music ) the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
(... is a kind of music ) music produced by playing a musical instrument
(... is a kind of music ) playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
(music is a part of ...) the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds
(music belongs to category ...) an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
(music belongs to category ...) the act of singing vocal music
(music is the domain which ... is member of) sing the parts of (a round) in succession
(music is the domain which ... is member of) deliver by singing
"Sing Christmas carols" (music is the domain which ... is member of) sing in a choir
(music is the domain which ... is member of) sing in modulation
(music is the domain which ... is member of) sing using syllables like `do', `re' and `mi' to represent the tones of the scale
"The voice teacher showed the students how to solmizate" (music is the domain which ... is member of) celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels
(music is the domain which ... is member of) sing or celebrate in psalms
"He psalms the works of God" (music is the domain which ... is member of) produce tones with the voice
"She was singing while she was cooking" "My brother sings very well" (music is the domain which ... is member of) play on a stringed instrument with a bow
(music is the domain which ... is member of) sing a hymn
(music is the domain which ... is member of) sing carols
"They went caroling on Christmas Day" (music is the domain which ... is member of) sing madrigals
"The group was madrigaling beautifully" (music is the domain which ... is member of) articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play fast notes on a wind instrument
(music is the domain which ... is member of) blow the clarion
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play or blow on the trumpet
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play the violin or fiddle
(music is the domain which ... is member of) lead musicians in the performance of
"Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor" "she cannot conduct modern pieces" (music is the domain which ... is member of) lead, as in the performance of a composition
"conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" (music is the domain which ... is member of) play the harp
"She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully" (music is the domain which ... is member of) play a percussion instrument
(music is the domain which ... is member of) change the key of, in music
"modulate the melody" (music is the domain which ... is member of) perform an accompaniment to
"The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" (music is the domain which ... is member of) play loudly
"They banged out `The star-spangled banner'" (music is the domain which ... is member of) play something in the style of jazz
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play as a prelude
(music is the domain which ... is member of) give concerts; perform in concerts
"My niece is off concertizing in Europe" (music is the domain which ... is member of) perform rap music
(music is the domain which ... is member of) perform music from a score without having seen the score before
"He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread" (music is the domain which ... is member of) perform in a mechanical way
(music is the domain which ... is member of) perform hastily and carelessly
(music is the domain which ... is member of) perform an interlude
"The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation" (music is the domain which ... is member of) sing or play in harmony
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play in ragtime
"rag that old tune" (music is the domain which ... is member of) play on a bugle
(music is the domain which ... is member of) operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play smoothly or legato
"the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata" (music is the domain which ... is member of) play on a pipe
"pipe a tune" (music is the domain which ... is member of) repeat an earlier theme of a composition
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play negligently on a musical instrument
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play or sound together, in harmony
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play the bagpipes
(music is the domain which ... is member of) manipulate the registers of an organ
(music is the domain which ... is member of) perform music on (a musical instrument)
"He plays the flute" "Can you play on this old recorder?" (music is the domain which ... is member of) start playing
"The musicians struck up a tune"
Samples where music or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- his music was his central interest
(music is a kind of ...) any specific behavior
"they avoided all recreational activity"(... is a kind of music ) the act of whistling a tune
"his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work"(... is a kind of music ) music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music)
(... is a kind of music ) the act of playing a percussion instrument
(... is a kind of music ) the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations
(... is a kind of music ) music produced by playing a musical instrument
(... is a kind of music ) playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
(music is a part of ...) the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds
(music belongs to category ...) an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
(music belongs to category ...) the act of singing vocal music
(music is the domain which ... is member of) sing the parts of (a round) in succession
(music is the domain which ... is member of) deliver by singing
"Sing Christmas carols"(music is the domain which ... is member of) sing in a choir
(music is the domain which ... is member of) sing in modulation
(music is the domain which ... is member of) sing using syllables like `do', `re' and `mi' to represent the tones of the scale
"The voice teacher showed the students how to solmizate"(music is the domain which ... is member of) celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels
(music is the domain which ... is member of) sing or celebrate in psalms
"He psalms the works of God"(music is the domain which ... is member of) produce tones with the voice
"She was singing while she was cooking" "My brother sings very well"(music is the domain which ... is member of) play on a stringed instrument with a bow
(music is the domain which ... is member of) sing a hymn
(music is the domain which ... is member of) sing carols
"They went caroling on Christmas Day"(music is the domain which ... is member of) sing madrigals
"The group was madrigaling beautifully"(music is the domain which ... is member of) articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play fast notes on a wind instrument
(music is the domain which ... is member of) blow the clarion
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play or blow on the trumpet
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play the violin or fiddle
(music is the domain which ... is member of) lead musicians in the performance of
"Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor" "she cannot conduct modern pieces"(music is the domain which ... is member of) lead, as in the performance of a composition
"conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"(music is the domain which ... is member of) play the harp
"She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully"(music is the domain which ... is member of) play a percussion instrument
(music is the domain which ... is member of) change the key of, in music
"modulate the melody"(music is the domain which ... is member of) perform an accompaniment to
"The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"(music is the domain which ... is member of) play loudly
"They banged out `The star-spangled banner'"(music is the domain which ... is member of) play something in the style of jazz
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play as a prelude
(music is the domain which ... is member of) give concerts; perform in concerts
"My niece is off concertizing in Europe"(music is the domain which ... is member of) perform rap music
(music is the domain which ... is member of) perform music from a score without having seen the score before
"He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread"(music is the domain which ... is member of) perform in a mechanical way
(music is the domain which ... is member of) perform hastily and carelessly
(music is the domain which ... is member of) perform an interlude
"The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation"(music is the domain which ... is member of) sing or play in harmony
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play in ragtime
"rag that old tune"(music is the domain which ... is member of) play on a bugle
(music is the domain which ... is member of) operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play smoothly or legato
"the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"(music is the domain which ... is member of) play on a pipe
"pipe a tune"(music is the domain which ... is member of) repeat an earlier theme of a composition
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play negligently on a musical instrument
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play or sound together, in harmony
(music is the domain which ... is member of) play the bagpipes
(music is the domain which ... is member of) manipulate the registers of an organ
(music is the domain which ... is member of) perform music on (a musical instrument)
"He plays the flute" "Can you play on this old recorder?"(music is the domain which ... is member of) start playing
"The musicians struck up a tune"Definition 2: punishment for one's actions - [noun denoting act]Samples where music or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- you have to face the music
- take your medicine
Synonyms for music in the sense of this definition
(music is a kind of ...) the act of punishing
Samples where music or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- you have to face the music
- take your medicine
Synonyms for music in the sense of this definition
(music is a kind of ...) the act of punishing
Definition 3: any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds - [noun denoting cognition]Samples where music or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes
Synonyms for music in the sense of this definition
(music is a kind of ...) the subjective sensation of hearing something
"he strained to hear the faint sounds" (... is a kind of music ) an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial
(music is the domain which ... is member of) provide with a different harmony
"reharmonize the melody" (music is the domain which ... is member of) write a harmony for
(music is the domain which ... is member of) write an orchestra score for
(music is the domain which ... is member of) write an instrumental score for
(music is the domain which ... is member of) rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended
Samples where music or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes