music (?), n. [F. musique, fr. L. musica, Gr. / (sc. /), any art over which the Muses presided, especially... [More]

music

(?), n. [F. musique, fr. L. musica, Gr. / (sc. /), any art over which the Muses presided, especially music, lyric poetry set and sung to music, fr. / belonging to Muses or fine arts, fr. / Muse.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster]

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