| accompaniment |
a part of a piece of music that supports or provides background for another, more important part. [1/2 definitions] |
| accompany |
to play or sing music as part of the performance of another. [1/3 definitions] |
| aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| album |
a musical recording that is made up of a few or several pieces of music. [1/2 definitions] |
| Apollo |
the god of light, music, poetry, and healing in Greek and Roman mythology. Apollo was also the god of prophecy. People travelled to his shrine at Delphi to ask questions about future events. |
| arrangement |
a piece of music that has been changed to fit a particular type of performance. [1/5 definitions] |
| artist |
a person who is good at painting, music, writing, or any other art. [1/2 definitions] |
| ballet |
a performance of such dance, with music, for an audience. [1/2 definitions] |
| band1 |
a group formed to play music. [1/3 definitions] |
| bar1 |
a vertical line that marks the beginning or end of a measure of music, or the music between two of these lines. [1/10 definitions] |
| bass1 |
the part of music that requires the lowest range of pitch, or sounds made in the low range. [1/3 definitions] |
| bluegrass |
country music of the southern United States played on instruments that have strings, such as the banjo, fiddle, and mandolin. [1/2 definitions] |
| blues |
(used with a singular or plural verb) a style of sad-sounding music with roots in African American folk music. Jazz and rock music developed from the blues. [1/2 definitions] |
| castanet |
one of a pair of wooden or ivory instruments that are partly hollowed out. They are held in the hand and clicked together to the rhythms of Spanish dance music. |
| choir |
a group of people who sing together, especially a group that sings religious music; chorus. |
| classical |
having to do with the complex music of the European tradition that is neither folk nor popular music. [1/2 definitions] |
| compact disk |
a small disk on which music or information is stored. A compact disk is played on a machine that uses a laser to read it. |
| composer |
someone who composes something, especially music. |
| concerto |
a piece of music for one or more solo instruments and an orchestra. |
| copy |
one of a number of books, magazines, photographs, or scores of music that were printed at the same time. [1/5 definitions] |
| country music |
a type of popular music, based on the traditional music of the rural South and the cowboy music of the West. Country music often express sad personal emotions. |