musical : Idioms & Phrases

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doctor of musical arts

  • noun a doctor's degree in musical arts
    AMusD.
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electronic musical instrument

  • noun a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically
    electronic instrument.
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Musical, ∨ Music, box

  • a box or case containing apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes automatically.
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musical accompaniment

  • noun a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
    backup; support; accompaniment.
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musical arrangement

  • noun a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments
    arrangement.
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musical box

  • noun produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate
    music box.
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musical chairs

  • noun a child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players; when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated
    going to Jerusalem.
  • noun a rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance
    • the company is looking for stability after years of musical chairs with directors
    • shareholders don't want the company playing musical chairs with their investment
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musical comedy

  • noun a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
    musical; musical comedy.
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musical composition

  • noun a musical work that has been created
    piece of music; opus; piece; composition.
    • the composition is written in four movements
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musical drama

  • noun opera in which the musical and dramatic elements are equally important; the music is appropriate to the action
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Musical fish

  • (Zoöl.), any fish which utters sounds under water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc.
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musical genre

  • noun an expressive style of music
    genre; music genre; musical genre.
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Musical glasses

  • glass goblets or bowls so tuned and arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical notes. CF. Harmonica, 1.
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musical group

  • noun an organization of musicians who perform together
    musical group; musical organisation.
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musical harmony

  • noun the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
    harmony.
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musical instrument

  • noun any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
    instrument.
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musical instrument digital interface

  • noun a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers
    MIDI.
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musical interval

  • noun the difference in pitch between two notes
    interval.
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musical mode

  • noun any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
    mode.
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musical notation

  • noun (music) notation used by musicians
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musical note

  • noun a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
    note; tone.
    • the singer held the note too long
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musical octave

  • noun a musical interval of eight tones
    octave.
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musical organisation

  • noun an organization of musicians who perform together
    musical group; musical organisation.
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musical organization

  • noun an organization of musicians who perform together
    musical group; musical organisation.
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musical passage

  • noun a short section of a musical composition
    passage.
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musical perception

  • noun the auditory perception of musical sounds
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musical performance

  • noun the act of performing music
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musical phrase

  • noun a short musical passage
    phrase.
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musical rhythm

  • noun the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
    beat; rhythm.
    • the piece has a fast rhythm
    • the conductor set the beat
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musical scale

  • noun (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
    scale.
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musical score

  • noun a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
    score.
    • he studied the score of the sonata
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musical soiree

  • noun a soiree assembled for the purpose of listening to music
    soiree musicale.
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musical style

  • noun an expressive style of music
    genre; music genre; musical genre.
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musical theater

  • noun a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
    musical; musical comedy.
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musical theme

  • noun (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
    melodic theme; theme; idea.
    • the theme is announced in the first measures
    • the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it
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musical time

  • noun (music) the beat of musical rhythm
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musical time signature

  • noun a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat
    time signature.
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