What is music?

Question

How do you define the word "music"?

Answer 1

music is what is created by intentional percussive sound, and intentional pitches made by various instruments, which can include the human voice (vocal chords vibrate just like guitar strings, so they count as an instrument in my mind) to convey any type of attitude, feeling, or atmosphere.

at least thats how i'd describe it. i didnt look it up, but i'd have to say that would cover it in my book.

Answer 2

This word, music, comes from Middle English: old French via Latin from Greek, based on expression(s) that mean 'art from the muses'.

It can mean the science or art of combining vocal and/or instrumental sounds to produce beauty of harmony, form or emotional expression. It can also mean the written or printed signs of those musical expressions.

To me, music's essence is organized sound that is pleasant and thought provoking.

Answer 3

.The sound of necessity.
Numbers in time. Music is the perfected geometry of a sound wave. Sound wave architecture of PERFECT mathematical frequencies. study more music theory and you may discover the keys to really understanding your universe. Study and research Pythagoras if you truly want to answer this question, for it is he who founded the mathematical and philosophical foundations of music theory, its more than entertainment and if chased as an intellectual enlargement can lead to many discoveries about your physical universe.

Answer 4

A way of expressing emotion through sound...the best songs come from the heart.

Answer 5

A form of expression.
Pleasure, most of the time, unless it's crappy music.

Answer 6

an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.

Answer 7

Controlled sound.
Music involves organized sound incorporating controlled instrumental and/or vocal tones in a structured manner utilizing pitch, rhythm, harmony, and timbre.