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1glee — n. 1. Merriment, mirth, gayety, joviality, jollity, exhilaration, liveliness, sportiveness, jocularity, hilarity. 2. Light song, song of interwoven melodies …
2concerto — /keuhn cher toh/; It. /kawn cherdd taw/, n., pl. concertos, concerti / tee/. Music. a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form. [1720 30; < It, deriv. of concertare; see… …
3music and dance, Oceanic — Introduction the music and dance traditions of the indigenous people of Oceania, in particular of Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, New Zealand, and Australia. Music and dance in Polynesia and Micronesia are audible and visual extensions of …
4motet — /moh tet /, n. Music. a vocal composition in polyphonic style, on a Biblical or similar prose text, intended for use in a church service. [1350 1400; ME < MF; see MOT, ET] * * * Latin choral composition, generally in one movement. Its origins are …
5Mahler, Gustav — born July 7, 1860, Kaliště, Bohemia, Austrian Empire died May 18, 1911, Vienna, Austria Austrian Jewish composer and conductor. He attended the Vienna Conservatory, where he studied piano and composition. He wrote his first significant work, the… …
6madrigal — madrigalesque, adj. madrigalian /mad reuh gal ee euhn, gal yeuhn, gay lee euhn/, adj. /mad ri geuhl/, n. 1. a secular part song without instrumental accompaniment, usually for four to six voices, making abundant use of contrapuntal imitation,… …
7glee — glee1 /glee/, n. 1. open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation. 2. an unaccompanied part song for three or more voices, popular esp. in the 18th century. [bef. 900; ME; OE gleo; c. ON gly; akin to GLOW] Syn. 1. merriment, jollity,… …
8arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
9Native American music — Introduction music of the indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere. The Americas contain hundreds of native communities, each with its own distinctive history, language, and musical culture. These communities although united in placing… …
10MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… …
