(n.) The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i. e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a string at various degrees of tension; the science of harmonical tones which treats of the principles of harmony, or the properties, dependences, and relations of tones to each other; the art of combining tones in a manner to please the ear.
(n.) Melody; a rhythmical and otherwise agreeable succession of tones.
(n.) Harmony; an accordant combination of simultaneous tones.
(n.) The written and printed notation of a musical composition; the score.
(n.) Love of music; capacity of enjoying music.
(n.) A more or less musical sound made by many of the lower animals. See Stridulation.
Example Sentences:
(1) National policy on the longer-term future of the services will not be known until the government publishes a national music plan later this term.
(2) This week MediaGuardian 25, our survey of Britain's most important media companies, covering TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, music and digital, looks at BSkyB.
(3) Living by the "Big River" as a child, Cash soaked up work songs, church music, and country & western from radio station WMPS in Memphis, or the broadcasts from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry on Friday and Saturday evenings.
(4) Subjects' musical backgrounds were evaluated with a survey questionnaire.
(5) On raw music scores a sex-linked, time-of-day-induced priming effect was due to the prior presentation of CVs--that is, cognitive priming.
(6) Lady Gaga is not the first big music star to make a new album available early to mobile customers.
(7) He had links to networks including the Hammerskin Nation and was involved in an underground music scene often referred to as "white power music" or "hate rock".
(8) Strict fundamentalists oppose music in any form as a sensual distraction - the Taliban, of course, banned music in Afghanistan.
(9) Amplitude of the musical vibrations decreased by inhalation of amyl nitrite, but increased by infusion of methoxamine.
(10) While a clearcut relationship cannot be established between heavy metal music and destructive behavior, evidence shows that such music promotes and supports patterns of drug abuse, promiscuous sexual activity, and violence.
(11) For Burroughs, who had been publishing ground-breaking books for 20 years without much appreciable financial return, it was association with fame and the music industry, as well as the possible benefits: a wider readership, film hook-ups and more money.
(12) Much of the week's music isn't actually sanctioned by the festival, with evenings hosted by blogs, brands, magazines, labels and, for some reason, Cirque du Soleil .
(13) The musical would begin previews in Chicago on December 21, and move to Broadway in February.
(14) His coding talent attracted attention early: a music-recommendation program he wrote as a teenager brought approaches from both Microsoft and AOL.
(15) Thanks to the groundbreaking technology and heavy investment of a new breed of entertainment retailers offering access services, we are witnessing a revolution in the entertainment industry, benefitting consumers, creators and content owners alike.” ERA acts as a forum for the physical and digital retail sectors of music, and represents over 90% of the of the UK’s entertainment retail market.
(16) In film, music videos and TV shows, especially those traditionally consumed by a young demographic, we are used to seeing women stripping and frolicking with one another.
(17) If we’ve a duty to pass folk music on, we should also bring it up to date and make it relevant to our times,” he says.
(18) Changes to the Mac Pro desktop computer are also expected, as is a new music streaming service .
(19) "What this proves is that the way Bowie engineered his comeback was a stroke of genius," said music writer Simon Price.
(20) Was that misreading the mood music of the referendum?” He claimed that many Tories had expressed their anger directly to Rudd about the controversial policy, which has since been watered down.
Potpourri
Definition:
(n.) A medley or mixture.
(n.) A ragout composed of different sorts of meats, vegetables, etc., cooked together.
(n.) A jar or packet of flower leaves, perfumes, and spices, used to scent a room.
(n.) A piece of music made up of different airs strung together; a medley.
(n.) A literary production composed of parts brought together without order or bond of connection.
Example Sentences:
(1) The major topics include the assessment and treatment of occlusal wear, the controversies surrounding treatment position of the mandibular condyles, occlusal considerations in osseointegrated prostheses, the two-way relationship between occlusal factors and temporomandibular disorders, design criteria and longevity studies in resin-bonded, fixed-partial dentures, and a potpourri of articles on other topics of interest.
(2) The 18th century minted the magazine, an elegant potpourri of stories and news, instruction and amusement.
(3) Perhaps a lovely bowl of potpourri under the nose of the framed Adolf smiling benignly down from the wall.
(4) Alongside it is the charming City Bird , a potpourri of a retail store, and its sister store Nest , which together serve as studio, gallery and retail outlet for Detroit-themed goods.
(5) In contrast, T-cell ALLs introduce a potpourri of genes into their T cell receptor loci.
(6) A potpourri of surgical and prosthodontic complications using the Branemark implant are presented and evaluated.
(7) It is labeled as potpourri and marketed as synthetic marijuana, although it has nothing to do with either.
(8) "I have to wash before I speak to you because I stink," he continues, his voice a weird transatlantic potpourri of vowels and dropped consonants.
(9) The programme, which he presents with Amy Lamé and Baylen Leonard , is a wonderful potpourri of nonsense.
(10) In this chapter, I have presented a potpourri of examples of proper clothing to wear during various exercise demands in different environments.
(11) Since tracheobronchial secretions are commonly contaminated by microorganisms colonizing the upper airways, routine culture of expectorated sputum, with the inevitable recovery of a potpourri of potential pathogens, can hardly be regarded as a meaningful exercise for the physician.
(12) The potpourri of names applied to those specializing in emergency medicine creates an aura of amorphism.
(13) This potpourri of fantasy and reality, celebration and satire, is a blast, and a very contemporary one.
(14) Despite this recognition, relatively little is known regarding the potpourri of physiological, environmental, structural and mechanical factors potentially associated with a lower aerobic demand of running.
(15) The book is a classic Brand potpourri: brilliant and infuriating, part travelogue, memoir, rant, riff, a call to arms and, ultimately, to love.
(16) We have reviewed a potpourri of high-tech advances of interest to the hand surgeon: electronically controlled prostheses, functional neuromuscular stimulation, computer graphics, data base computer programs, 3-D imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, and lasers--fields that point toward new directions in medicine, in general, and in our specialty, in particular, as we enter the twenty-first century.
(17) The origin of the myth is a green, potpourri-like mixture of herbs and uncured tobacco leaves called ipdambae (잎담배), translated literally as "leaf tobacco".