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music [n]

1)	an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

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auditory_communication attuned chromatic diatonic pop conjunct disjunct diminished bowed plucked fast slow first second copyrighted dissonant alto tenor lyric dramatic major minor cantabile tuned monophonic contrapuntal natural sharp flat stopped open solo con_brio disconnected legato masculine feminine tonal atonal atonalistic fretted unfretted serial polyphonic lyric mensural con_brio fugally presto largo accelerando adagio andante allegretto allegro glissando molto pizzicato prestissimo rallentando dolce transposition release entr'acte recapitualtion tuning audio_cd electric_organ soundboard stop synthesiser unison registration quality crescendo forte decrescendo pianissimo register pyrotechnics section dedication musical_notation sheet_music musical_scale fanfare slide gamut roulade keynote supertonic mediant subdominant dominant submediant leading_tone staff slur tie segno sforzando world_premiere musical monody concerted_music polytonalism popularism harmony preparation resolution air idea statement part_music composition prelude overture ligature largo larghetto adagio antiphony chorus ballet serial_music syncopation expressive_style genre arioso bach beethoven brahms chopin gilbert_and_sullivan handel haydn mozart stravinsky wagner ta'ziyeh vibrato executant musician sightreader tremolo note_value pacing beats_per_minute invert sharpen drop sound_off compose counterpoint set_to_music arrange put score transpose melodise harmonise realise fiddle play swing rag play beat chord solmizate prepare

2)	any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes"

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euphony

3)	musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"

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activity singing bell_ringing instrumental_music intonation percussion vocal_music whistling beats_per_minute sound_off harmonise interlude scamp churn_out sight-read rap concertise prelude jazz rag bugle play register skirl symphonise tweedle recapitulate pipe slur pedal bang_out accompany modulate bow sing psalm minstrel solmizate chirp choir sing troll hymn carol madrigal drum harp conduct conduct fiddle trumpet clarion double_tongue tongue

4)	(music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)

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auditory_sensation piano_music syncopate chord key sound_off harmonise clarion double_tongue tongue

5)	punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine"

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medicine

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penalisation vet administer venesect

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

A series of languages for musical sound synthesis from Bell Labs, 1960's. Versions: Music I through Music V.

["An Acoustical Compiler for Music and Psychological Stimuli", M.V. Mathews, Bell Sys Tech J 40 (1961)].

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