Dublin, Ireland

Music

Language: English Studies in English
Subject area: arts
University website: www.ucd.ie/
Music
Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organized in time. The common elements of music are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics (loudness and softness), and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture (which are sometimes termed the "color" of a musical sound). Different styles or types of music may emphasize, de-emphasize or omit some of these elements. Music is performed with a vast range of instruments and vocal techniques ranging from singing to rapping; there are solely instrumental pieces, solely vocal pieces (such as songs without instrumental accompaniment) and pieces that combine singing and instruments. The word derives from Greek μουσική (mousike; "art of the Muses"). See glossary of musical terminology.
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Gayly the troubadour
Touched his guitar.
Thomas Haynes Bayly, Welcome Me Home.
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Strange! that a harp of thousand strings
Should keep in tune so long.
Isaac Watts, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book II. 19.
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Writ in the climate of heaven, in the language spoken by angels.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Children of the Lord's Supper, line 262.
Scarcity of fresh water is of growing concern in the Mediterranean area due to urbanisation, irrigation and changing rainfall patterns. The influx of millions of Sun-seeking tourists puts even more pressure on limited water resources during the summer season.
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