music

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

• section, subdivision — a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
• musical, musical comedy, musical theater — a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
• monody, monophonic music — music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)
• polyphony, polyphonic music, concerted music — music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
• polytonality, polytonalism — music that uses two or more different keys at the same time
• popularism — music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority
• harmony, musical harmony — the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
• tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
• part music — vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment)
• prelude — music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
• overture — orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
• antiphony — alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts
• refrain, chorus — the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
• ballet — music written for a ballet
• serialism, serial music — 20th century music that uses of a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition
• syncopation — music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm
• music genre, musical genre, genre, musical style — an expressive style of music
• Bach — the music of Bach
• Beethoven — the music of Beethoven
• Brahms — the music of Brahms
• Chopin — the music of Chopin
• Gilbert and Sullivan — the music of Gilbert and Sullivan
• Handel — the music of Handel
• Haydn — the music of Haydn
• Mozart — the music of Mozart
• Stravinsky — the music of Stravinsky
• Wagner — the music of Wagner

• art, fine art — the products of human creativity; works of art collectively