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  1. Music (definitions of) In this entry I discuss three topics: the options for defining what music essentially is, features often common to the music of different cultures, and music's possible origins.

    • Stephen Davies
  2. Jan 27, 2022 · Understanding music and musical meaning is a central question in various domains such as philosophy, anthropology, social sciences, semiotics and music education. Content may be subject to...

  3. The New Harvard Dictionary of Music The present dictionary carries on the tradition of the first and second editions of the. Harvard Dictionary of Music, edited by Willi Apel. The greatly ex-panded scope of current musical scholarship and changes in the character of musical life in recent decades, however, have made it necessary to conceive

  4. Oxford Handbook of Critical Concepts in Music Theory, 2019. This chapter recasts the terms "Pitch," "Tone," and "Note" as far-reaching historical-ma­terialist categories, with a view to expounding and defending the following ideas: (1) there is an immanent developmental logic to the way that Pitch, Tone, and Note have changed over time; (2) this trajectory of development is open to empirical ...

    • Wênia Xavier
  5. Feb 12, 2020 · This reference includes: entries on all styles and forms in Western music; comprehensive articles on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Near East; descriptions of instruments and their historical background; and articles reflecting the contemporary beat, including pop, jazz and rock

  6. music underneath it with a repeat sign (see above). After playing thru the first ending, jump back to the previous repeat sign and play the section of music a second time, but on the second time, skip over the first ending and jump to the second ending Play the music under the second ending and continue on. Example:

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  8. What follows is a fairly long list of musical definitions and descriptions gleaned primarily from multiple Internet searches (utilizing available translation services). I also used a few book sources, mostly for purposes of corroboration.