Music
Nouns
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music
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concert
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strain, tune, air
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melody etc. Melody. Concord
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aria, arietta
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work, number, opus
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sonata
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rondo
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pastorale, cavatina, roulade, fantasia, concerto, overture, symphony, variations, cadenza
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cadence
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fugue, canon, quodlibet, serenade, dithyramb
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opera, operetta
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oratorio
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composition, movement
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stave
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toccata
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full score
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minstrelsy, tweedledum and tweedledee, band, orchestra
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potpourri, capriccio. vocal music, vocalism
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chaunt, chant
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psalm, psalmody
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hymn
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song etc. (poem) Poetry
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canticle, canzonet, cantata, bravura, lay, ballad, ditty, carol, pastoral, recitative, recitativo, solfeggio. Lydian measures
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slow music, slow movement
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adagio etc. adv.
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minuet
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siren strains, soft music, lullaby
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dump
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dirge etc. (lament) [Expression of pain.] Lamentation
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pibroch
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martial music, march
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dance music
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waltz etc. (dance) Amusement. solo, duet, duo, trio
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quartet, quartett
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septett
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part song, descant, glee, madrigal, catch, round, chorus, chorale
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antiphon, antiphony
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accompaniment, second, bass
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score
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bourdon, drone, morceau, terzetto. composer etc. Melody. Concord
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musician etc. Musician [Performance of Music.].
Adjectives
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musical
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instrumental, vocal, choral, lyric, operatic
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harmonious etc. Melody. Concord
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Wagnerian.
Adverbs
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adagio
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largo, larghetto, andante, andantino
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maestoso, moderato
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allegro, allegretto
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spiritoso, vivace, veloce
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presto, prestissimo
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con brio
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capriccioso
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scherzo, scherzando
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legato, staccato, crescendo, diminuendo, rallentando, affettuoso
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obbligato
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pizzicato
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desto.
Phrases
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in notes by distance made more sweet" [Collins]
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like the faint exquisite music of a dream" [Moore]
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music arose with its voluptuous swell" [Byron]
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music is the universal language of mankind" [Longfellow]
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music's golden tongue" [Keats]
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the speech of angels" [Carlyle]
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will sing the savageness out of a bear" [Othello]
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music hath charms to soothe the savage beast.