- an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- the tones or sounds employed, occurring in single line (melody) or multiple lines (harmony), and sounded or to be sounded by one or more voices or instruments, or both.
- musical work or compositions for singing or playing.
- the written or printed score of a musical composition.
- such scores collectively.
- any sweet, pleasing, or harmonious sounds or sound: the music of the waves.
- appreciation of or responsiveness to musical sounds or harmonies: Music was in his very soul.
- the cry of the hounds.
- to meet, take, or accept the consequences of one's mistakes, actions, etc.: He's squandered his money and now he's got to face the music.
- an art form consisting of sequences of sounds in time, esp tones of definite pitch organized melodically, harmonically, rhythmically and according to tone colour
- such an art form characteristic of a particular people, culture, or tradition
- the sounds so produced, esp by singing or musical instruments
- written or printed music, such as a score or set of parts
- any sequence of sounds perceived as pleasing or harmonious
- a group of musicians
- to confront the consequences of one's actions
- something that is very pleasant to hear
