a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers
<noun.communication>

MIDI

musical instrument digital interface

the difference in pitch between two notes
<noun.communication>

interval

musical interval

any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
<noun.communication>

mode

musical mode

(music) notation used by musicians
<noun.communication>

musical notation

a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
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musical note

note

tone

sample sentences

"the singer held the note too long"

a musical interval of eight tones
<noun.communication>

musical octave

octave

an organization of musicians who perform together
<noun.group>

musical group

musical organisation

musical organization

an organization of musicians who perform together
<noun.group>

musical group

musical organisation

musical organization

a short section of a musical composition
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musical passage

passage

the auditory perception of musical sounds
<noun.cognition>

musical perception

the act of performing music
<noun.act>

musical performance

a short musical passage
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musical phrase

phrase

the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

beat

musical rhythm

rhythm

sample sentences

"the piece has a fast rhythm"
"the conductor set the beat"

(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
<noun.communication>

musical scale

scale

a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
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musical score

score

sample sentences

"he studied the score of the sonata"

a soiree assembled for the purpose of listening to music
<noun.group>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

musical soiree

soiree musicale

an expressive style of music
<noun.communication>

genre

music genre

musical genre

musical style

a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
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musical

musical comedy

musical theater

(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
<noun.communication>

idea

melodic theme

musical theme

theme

sample sentences

"the theme is announced in the first measures"
"the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"

(music) the beat of musical rhythm
<noun.time>

musical time

a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat
<noun.communication>

musical time signature

time signature

the property of sounding like music
<noun.attribute>

musicality

musicalness

in a musical manner
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

musically

sample sentences

"She sang very musically"

the property of sounding like music
<noun.attribute>

musicality

musicalness

someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
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instrumentalist

musician

player

artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
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musician

artistry in performing music
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

musicianship

reflex epilepsy induced by music
<noun.state>

musicogenic epilepsy

of or relating to musicology
<adj.pert>

musicological

with respect to musicology
<adv.all>

musicologically

a student of musicology
<noun.person>

musicologist