All music synonyms

noun music

• soul — the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
• rap — to carry off; transport.
• rock — rock the boat, Informal. to disrupt the smooth functioning or routine of something: Don't rock the boat by demanding special treatment from management.
• melody — musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement.
• piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
• singing — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
• tune — Thomas James ("Tommy") born 1939, U.S. dancer, choreographer, actor, singer, and director.
• opera — a plural of opus.
• hymn — a song or ode in praise or honor of God, a deity, a nation, etc.
• modern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
• classical — You use classical to describe something that is traditional in form, style, or content.
• song — Ailing [ahy-ling] /ˈaɪˈlɪŋ/ (Show IPA), Soong, Ai-ling.
• bop — A bop is a dance.
• chamber — A chamber is a large room, especially one that is used for formal meetings.
• jazz — music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
• measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
• fusion — the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
• refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
• air — Air is the mixture of gases which forms the Earth's atmosphere and which we breathe.
• strain — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
• harmony — agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
• swing — to play (music) in the style of swing.
• acoustic — An acoustic guitar or other instrument is one whose sound is produced without any electrical equipment.
• folk — Usually, folks. (used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer.
• ragtime — a novel (1975) by E. L. Doctorow.
• plainsong — the unisonous vocal music used in the Christian church from the earliest times.
• bebop — Bebop is a form of jazz music with complex harmonies and rhythms. The abbreviation bop is also used.
• composition — When you talk about the composition of something, you are referring to the way in which its various parts are put together and arranged.
• harmonised — Simple past tense and past participle of harmonise.
• harmonized — Add notes to (a melody) to produce harmony.
• instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
• popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
• a cappella — without instrumental accompaniment
• heavy metal — big iron
• rock and roll — a style of popular music that derives in part from blues and folk music and is marked by a heavily accented beat and a simple, repetitive phrase structure.