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musical, musicale
musical (MYOO zi kuhl) (adjective)
1. Relating to a tuneful or harmonious sound; relating to talent to produce such a sound: Trudy showed a keen musical interest as a child and grew up to play the piano very well.
2. A theatrical production characterized by both song and spoken word: Lynn's favorite musical is My fair Lady based on the play by George Bernard Shaw in which Elisa Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl, takes speech lessons and rises to the status of a real lady.
musicale (myoo zi KAL) (noun)
A social get-together during which song and instrumental compositions are performed: Clarence and Deanna attended the musicale at the home of Jillian's aunt so they could listen to the string quartet.

One of Rosette's favorite musical pieces is from a famous rendition that her music instructor played at the musicale gatherings at her home.

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chordo-, chord-, cordo-, cord- +
(Greek: khorde, "gut string" [of a lyre]; used in an extended sense to mean "sinew, flexible rod-shaped organ, string, cord"; Latin: chorda, "related notes in music, string of a musical instrument, cat-gut" via Old French, corde, "rope, string, twist, cord")
harmon- +
(Greek > Latin: a fitting together, joining, proportion, concord, agreement, musical harmony)
mixo-, mix-, mixti-, -mixis, -mixia, -mixie, -mixy +
(Greek mikso > Latin mixtus: mix, mixed, a mixing, a mingling, an intercourse; to combine or to blend into one mass or substance; to combine things; such as, activities, ideas, styles; to balance and to adjust individual musical performers’ parts to make an overall sound by electronic means)
tono-, ton-, -tonia, -tonic, -tonous, -tony
(Greek > Latin: sound, tone; that which is stretched, a stretching, a straining, a pitch of the voice, a musical note)
Word Entries containing the term: “musical”
a cappella choral singing without any musical-instrumental
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electronic musical instrument
1. A musical instrument in which an audio signal is produced by a pickup or audio oscillator and amplified electronically to feed a loudspeaker; such as, in an electric guitar, electronic carillon, electronic organ, or electronic piano.
2. A musical device that generates sounds electronically.
This entry is located in the following units: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 66) musico-, music- + (page 1) -tron, -tronic, -tronics + (page 11)
musical anhedonia (s) (noun), musical anhedonias (pl)
The inability to enjoy music or the inability to find pleasure in musical tunes: "There are some people who have musical anhedonia and so their brains are apparently desensitized to the enjoyment of music."

"Abby doesn't want to listen to any of the radio programs that play music of any kind because she is unable to experience any pleasure from such sounds."

"Musical anhedonia is a newly-termed concept that focuses on idea that even though people who can feel pleasures from other things, music is not one of them."

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musical anhedonic (adjective), more musical anhedonic, most musical anhedonic
A reference to a condition in which a person has no pleasure in listening to music: "After Harry listened to the news on his radio, he turned it off because he had a musical anhedonic feeling about the programs that usually came on when the news reports were finished."
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musical box
A small box which plays a tune when the lid is opened.
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musical chairs
A party game in which players compete for a decreasing number of chairs, the losers in successive rounds being those who are unable to find a chair to sit on each time the music which is being played stops playing.
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musical comedy
A light play or film with songs, dialogue, and dancing.
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musical director
The person who is responsible for the musical aspects of a performance or production; typically, the conductor or leader of a music group.
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musical glasses
A series of glass bowls, drinking glasses, or tubes played as a musical instrument by rubbing them with the fingers.
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musical saw
A saw, typically held between the knees and played with a bow like a cello, the note changing with the degree of bending of the blade by the performer.
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theory of music, musical theory
In music, a discipline involving the construction of cognitive systems to be used as a tool for comprehending musical compositions.

The discipline is subdivided into what can be called speculative and analytic theory.

Speculative theory engages in reconciling with music certain philosophical observations of man and nature.

It can be prescriptive when it imposes these extramusical contentions to establish an aesthetic norm.

In more general usage, the term musical theory is used to include the study of acoustics, harmony, and ear training.

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