Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Music

Language: English Studies in English
Subject area: arts
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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.
Music
One whom the music of his own vain tongue
Doth ravish like enchanting harmony.
William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost (c. 1595-6), Act I, scene 1, line 167.
Music
In hollow murmurs died away.
William Collins, The Passions, an Ode for Music (1747), line 68.
Music
The silent organ loudest chants
The master's requiem.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Dirge.
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