often attributive
1
a
: vocal, instrumental, or mechanical sounds having rhythm, melody, or harmony
choral music
piano music
recorded music
b
: the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity
2
: a distinctive type or category of music
there is a music for everybody—
Eric Salzman
Eric Salzmanrock music
jazz music
classical music
3
: a musical accompaniment
a play set to music
4
: the score (see score entry 1 sense 6a) of a musical composition set down on paper
leafing through the music
Examples of music in a Sentence
This is one of my favorite pieces of music.
performing music in front of an audience
dancing to the music of a big band
They are writing music for a new album.
a song with music by George Gershwin and words by Ira Gershwin
He is learning to read music.
She studied music in college.
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—Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
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Its subscribers can design a radio station that’s completely based on their music preferences.
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Beginning with performances at both weekends of the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the tour will then bring Japanese Breakfast across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe, with a number of other music festival stops along the way.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2025
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Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
The rollout takes advantage of the buzz generated by Juszczyk, an entrepreneur and wife of 49ers player Kyle Juszczyk whose profile exploded in 2023 after music superstar Taylor Swift asked the designer to make a custom Chiefs jacket in support of her boyfriend Travis Kelce.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Its subscribers can design a radio station that’s completely based on their music preferences.
—Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Beginning with performances at both weekends of the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the tour will then bring Japanese Breakfast across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe, with a number of other music festival stops along the way.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/music. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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music
noun
mu·sic
ˈmyü-zik 
1
a
: the art of producing pleasing or expressive combinations of tones especially with melody, rhythm, and usually harmony
b
: a musical composition set down on paper
bring your music
2
a
: sounds that have rhythm, harmony, and melody
b
: an agreeable sound
the music of a brook
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